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TACLOBAN CITY — There is now a shortage of fuel supply on Samar Island following the load limit imposition at the San Juanico Bridge, an official of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), and a fuel distributor confirmed.
Leyte board member Wilson Uy, past regional governor of PCCI and president of Netro Fuel, confirmed during the Talakayan sa Budget Hotel here on May 23, the closure of some gas stations in Samar following the load limit issue at the San Juanico Bridge last week.
Uy said gas station owners have no supply of their fuel as their fuel tankers could no longer cross the bridge.
He said many fuel tankers are still on standby outside the oil depot in Babatngon, Leyte, as they could not bring their products to Samar because of the absence of barge to bring them.
"Yes there is now a shortage of fuel in Samar Island as the gas owners could not transport their supply from Leyte because of the San Juanico Bridge problem," said Uy.
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He said gas station owners in Northern Samar tried to get their supply in an oil depot in Pasacao in Bicol but got problems as their tankers have to wait for the long line and booking to get accreditation and to buy their supply.
Uy said with the almost more than one week stoppage of fuel supply, the people of Samar should brace for the effects of fuel shortage on the economy of the province.
Business leaders in Eastern Visayas urged the Philippine Ports Authority in Tacloban City to open their port to allow barges from Basey, Samar, to dock and load cargo trucks to and from Samar Island amid problems created by the San Juanico Bridge issues.
