Train fare increases require prior notice and hearing for them to be valid, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.
The decision stemmed from the petitions challenging the then-Department of Transportation and Communications Department Order 2014-014 , which adopted a uniform base fare of P11 for Light Rail Transit Lines 1 and 2 and Metro Rail Transit Line 3, plus P1 per kilometer of distance traveled.Beginning January 2015, the fares for the three railway lines are as follows: for LRT1, P15 to P30; for LRT2, P15 to P25; and for MRT3, P13 to P28.
The DOTC published a Notice of Public Consultation on January 20 and 27, 2011, in two newspapers. Public consultations were held on February 4–5, 2011.“While the fare increase took effect only on December 20, 2014, the Court held that the previous public consultations substantially served the purpose of the hearing requirement under the law, as the proposed fare structure was retained and the original basis and purpose for the proposed hike remained the same,” the SC said.
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