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Good News to everyone specially for the riding public, like students: The implementation of the new fare system for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) will remain indefinitely suspended.
Earlier, during the joint hearing of the House Committees on Transportation and Government Enterprises and Privatization, Atty. Hernando Cabrera, corporate secretary of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), said the MRT and LRT fare hikes have been indefinitely shelved to ease the plight of the riding public who have been reeling from continued increases in the prices of oil and basic commodities.
Sound good but for how long?
Atty. Hernando Cabrera told to lawmakers, “We decided to postpone or forego the implementation (of the new fare matrix) in light of the recent increase in bus and jeepney fares and the school opening so as not to burden the parents. We have suspended it indefinitely.”
According to him, there are 500,000 people riding the MRT daily. The LRT Lines 1 and 2, on the other hand, draw 450,000 and 230,000 passengers respectively, he said.
He also admitted that during peak hours from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., the railway transport system is “overcrowded and overloaded.”
“That is why we are asking for fare increase. While some people will initially ride the buses or jeepneys because it is cheaper, they will realize that it is still cheaper and more convenient to ride the MRT and LRT and transfer back,” Atty. Cabrera said.
Atty. Cabrera noted that even if they would implement fare hikes in LRT and MRT, the government would only save P3 billion.
Source: mb.com.ph
Earlier, during the joint hearing of the House Committees on Transportation and Government Enterprises and Privatization, Atty. Hernando Cabrera, corporate secretary of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), said the MRT and LRT fare hikes have been indefinitely shelved to ease the plight of the riding public who have been reeling from continued increases in the prices of oil and basic commodities.
Sound good but for how long?
Atty. Hernando Cabrera told to lawmakers, “We decided to postpone or forego the implementation (of the new fare matrix) in light of the recent increase in bus and jeepney fares and the school opening so as not to burden the parents. We have suspended it indefinitely.”
According to him, there are 500,000 people riding the MRT daily. The LRT Lines 1 and 2, on the other hand, draw 450,000 and 230,000 passengers respectively, he said.
He also admitted that during peak hours from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., the railway transport system is “overcrowded and overloaded.”
“That is why we are asking for fare increase. While some people will initially ride the buses or jeepneys because it is cheaper, they will realize that it is still cheaper and more convenient to ride the MRT and LRT and transfer back,” Atty. Cabrera said.
Atty. Cabrera noted that even if they would implement fare hikes in LRT and MRT, the government would only save P3 billion.
Source: mb.com.ph
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