MRT and LRT fare increase- Government Position Clarified

From the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson.

This is to clarify the government’s position on the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) fare increase as discussed by Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda in a press briefing held on January 5, 2015.

ON THE PETITIONS FILED AGAINST COMMUTER GROUPS AGAINST THE FARE INCREASE

Secretary Lacierda: “Well, that is the right of the [citizen] — those who filed the petition to question the rate hike… Matagal na po itong [increase in fares] dapat ginawa. Iilang hearings na rin ang nagawa natin noon pa… There are two concerns—concern ng service at saka ‘yung concern to the need… to rehabilitate the MRT service. And that’s why we are doing that with the 2015 budget.”

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