MANILA -- Due to the lack of supply in diesel and gasoline in several parts of Leyte, residents have started reselling oil at high prices.
Several gas stations in several towns in Leyte have closed due to lack of supply. Residents have to wait in line in order to buy the oil that they need in some of the gas stations that are still open.
In order to extend the limited supply of gasoline that they have, some gasoline stations limit the amount that they sell to P500 worth of gasoline per person.
This caused some of the residents to resell the product at higher prices.
One liter of gasoline is sold at P50 but can then be resold from P100 to P250 per liter.
Those who choose to resell gasoline said it is their only way to earn some money.
Even owners of gasoline stations cannot control those who want to resell their products.
They can only hope that resellers will be considerate, as they are all victims of the typhoon. -- with reports from Jenny Reyes, TV Patrol
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
