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‘Dubious’ oil price hikes hurt the poorest most

by Karol Anne M. Iligan

NELSON MARTINEZ has only one child, but he says getting by each day has become even tougher because oil price hikes have diminished his earnings.

The 46-year-old who drives his own jeepney for a living complains, “It’s the little people who have been hit, and it’s hitting us hardest in the pocket.”

Read more… | Posted Monday, August 4th, 2008