The price of gas rose once more yesterday, effectively increasing the price of gas twice in October alone. <\/p>\n
In September, Mobil Oil Marianas\u2019 regular unleaded sold for $3.48 a gallon, before going up to $3.68 and ultimately $3.73. About 5 cents were increased for regular unleaded, totaling 25 cents in October.<\/p>\n
Mobil\u2019s super unleaded went up from $3.80 a gallon to $4.10 a gallon.<\/p>\n
Mobil\u2019s diesel used to sell for $3.66 in September, before shooting up $3.81 and once again to $3.91, which translates to a 25-cent increase in October.<\/p>\n
The other gas company on island, Shell, also increased its prices yesterday\u20145 cents for gas and 10 cents for diesel. The two have traditionally mirrored each other\u2019s prices.<\/p>\n
A boat captain, who usually fills up $50 to $60 worth of gas every week, said, \u201cThey should drop it by just a little. Not everybody is working.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ideal Sign Production supervisor Erwin Gomez said that he wasn\u2019t really monitoring the prices of the gas until now, and he was surprised by the sudden increase.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore, I don\u2019t really monitor the [price of] gas. It\u2019s no problem actually. Now that I am aware that gas [prices] increased, I\u2019m surprised. I usually refill my tank every week,\u201d said Gomez.<\/p>\n
Eli Mindanao, a father of three, said the gas price increase has affected him.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has a big effect on me because a full tank is usually about $42 to $43. Now, it\u2019s about $53 for a full tank. It has a big effect because of additional expenses, such as groceries, rent, and all that. Another reason is because of my children are still in school. I pick them up and drop them off to school everyday before going to work,\u201d said Mindanao.<\/p>\n
Mindanao gets a full tank of gas a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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