FRIDAY COMMUTE.Passengers queue at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) platform inside the Quezon Avenue station in Quezon City on Friday (Feb. 17, 2023). During a public hearing on the proposed train fare hike, railconcessionaires argued that approving a fare hike for Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT1), Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2), and the MRT-3 would lessen government funds used to subsidize fares in these rail services.(PNA photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - The proposed fare hike for the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2), and the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will decrease the amount of subsidy provided by the government, train concessionaires said Friday. During a public hearing on the fare increase petition led by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday, representatives from the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), the MRT-3, and the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) argued that fare hikes for these rail services would als
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed "serious alarm," Saturday, after a CCTV footage circulated this week documenting an alleged breach into the Manila office of a youth-led activist organization.
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