How soaring fuel prices are pushing Filipino farmers to the brink
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“Filipino farmer pleads ‘Stop US-Iran War’ after soaring fuel prices wipe out earnings”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia that supports or refutes the claim about Filipino farmer's earnings being wiped out by fuel prices.
“Farmer Elmer Ullani spent seven hours transporting his produce to a trading post, but says he has nothing left after paying for fuel”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia that supports or refutes the claim about transportation costs depleting the farmer's earnings.
“Ullani, who hails from the northern town of Tinoc in Ifugao province, said he only managed to sell his produce – yielded over three harvest rounds – at a paltry rate of 8 to 9 pesos (15 US cents) per kilogram, earning him a total of 90,000 pesos (US$1,482)”
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“All of his earnings went towards covering his fuel expenses and a capital of 200,000 pesos”
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— The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, the …
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“During my first harvest, all the money I earned went to fuel. Diesel has become very expensive here”
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“With diesel now costing 125 pesos per litre in his remote town, Ullani spent about 8,750 pesos on 70 litres of diesel to haul his harvest to the trading post”
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Wikipedia entries retrieved (about British Rail, InterCity 125, and Toyota engines) are entirely unrelated to the claim about diesel pricing and fuel costs. No relevant evidence found.
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— The British Rail Class 43 (HST) is the TOPS classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train (formerly Classes 253 and 254) diesel-electric power cars, built by British Rail Engineering Limi…
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— The InterCity 125 (originally Inter-City 125) or High Speed Train (HST) is a diesel-powered high-speed passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1975 and 1982. A total of 95 se…
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“I don’t even have any left to pay those who helped harvest the crops”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia that supports or refutes the claim about the farmer having no funds to pay laborers.
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