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POSTS FOR "MRT fare hike"
Consumer group fears MRT-LRT fare hike may be announced in DOTC ‘public consultation’

Consumer group fears MRT-LRT fare hike may be announced in DOTC ‘public consultation’

"This push for a fare hike, which comes in the wake of significant increases in the prices of LPG and other petroleum products and proposals for a record-high power rate hike by Meralco, is part of the economic disaster that the Aquino government is cooking up against the majority of Filipinos,"

With planned MRT, LRT fare hike, public to ‘subsidize’ profits of private concessionaires – RILES Network

With planned MRT, LRT fare hike, public to ‘subsidize’ profits of private concessionaires – RILES Network

Citing financial statements culled from past public consultations with DOTC and train operators, RILES Network said the real cost of a single ride ticket, which already covers the maintenance and operation, is only P9.50 ($0.21). What the government has been “subsidizing” is the difference between the current fare and the P60 ($1.35) per passenger fare it guaranteed to private concessionaires.

Benjie Oliveros | Heed the People’s Call for Immediate Relief

Benjie Oliveros | Heed the People’s Call for Immediate Relief

It seems that the Aquino government would rather let the Filipino people suffer than lean on oil companies to "moderate their greed." It is more scared of facing the wrath of the IMF-WB than the Filipino people. Perhaps, it is banking on its popularity and relying on its apologists-allies who are already in government but still stake their claim to being part of civil society. (By Benjie Oliveros / bulatlat.com)

News in Pictures: Groups Continue Protests Against Impending MRT-LRT Fare Hikes

News in Pictures: Groups Continue Protests Against Impending MRT-LRT Fare Hikes


Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-National Capital Region held a protest action against LRT-MRT fare increase outside LRT Recto Station Friday. After the public consultation on Friday, progressive youth groups held a protest action outside LRT2 Santolan station, calling on the Aquino administration to withdraw the proposed fare hikes. (Photos by Tudla Productions and Alvin Joseph Tenedero / bulatlat.com)

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