BESIDES bearing with congestion at major ports in Metro Manila, truckers are also shelling out extra just to expedite the process of getting their cargoes out of the ports, an officer of a truckers association told a Senate panel on Thursday.

During a hearing of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Alberto Suansing, director of Confederation of Truckers Associations of the Philippines, said apart from normal fees being paid by truck operators, truckers each have to pay an additional P500 for them to enter and get their cargo faster.

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