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Petitioners asked the Supreme Court to block the Metro Rail Transit and Light Rail Transit fare hike that took effect Sunday, January 4. Consisting of former government officials, private individuals and leftist groups, the petitioners want the High Court to issue a temporary restraining order against the increase, which they described as “arbitrary, unjustified, excessive, irregular and invalid.” MRT rates ranged from P15 to P18, while for LRT-1, the maximum single journey fare increased to P30. For LRT-2, fare is up to P25. Malacañang defended the increase, saying it is the right thing to do as government subsidy for the MRT and LRT can be used to fund new projects in other provinces.
Read the full story on Rappler.
A related story on the Palace’s defense of the fare hike is also on Rappler.
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