Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Ray Villafuerte on Tuesday made a last-ditch appeal for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to put off the planned fare increases in Metro Manila’s rail transit systems, saying the people were still reeling from--
off the planned fare increases in Metro Manila’s rail transit systems, saying the people were still reeling from the effects of runaway inflation that sent prices of oil and basic commodities rocketing sky high.
“The DOTr, LRTA and MRTC should not spring this surprise upon commuters in the metropolis just two months after President Marcos himself ordered them to put back the planned fare adjustments,” he said. “If the fare adjustment or increase from P30 to P35 for an end-to-end trip pushes through, this will lessen the amount subsidized by the government to P143 or 80 percent,” Aquino said.
She noted that the last time LRT-1 and LRT-2 implemented a fare increase was more than eight years ago . On the other hand, she said the MRT-3 was also set to refile their petition for a fare increase “within the next two weeks.”
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