Rail operators in Metro Manila must provide better service first before even asking for an increase in fare rates, Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. LRay Villafuerte said. READ:
“So palagay ko naman na puwede naman pong i-consider ito na i-defer na muna iyon at hanapan ng pondo … ang point ko lang, sana huwag nilang sasabihin na kailangan ang increase dahil matagal nang hindi nag-increase. Pagandahin muna nila ‘yung serbisyo saka na lang siguro tayo mag increase. I mean, iyan lang po ang apila natin,” he added.
Villafuerte also hopes President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. or the Department of Transportation can defer the fare hikes — just like how Marcos deferred it the first time. The lawmaker was referring to Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista’s announcement last April 11 that the department approved a P2.29 fare hike for the boarding rates of LRT Lines 1 and 2, and a P0.21 hike to the per distance fare, but Marcos deferred it pending a thorough study on the move’s economic impact.
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