IMPORTERS and port stakeholders have called on the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to reject the 25-percent hike in cargo handling tariff for international containerized cargo at the Batangas Container Terminal.

Earlier, a PPA technical working group approved a hefty increase in cargo handling tariff for the Manila North Harbor Port Inc. (MNHPI) despite a united position of stakeholders rejecting the hike, citing adverse effects of such adjustment on ordinary Filipinos as well as on government efforts to improve business competitiveness.

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