A commuter group is urging President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos to retract his approval of the<a href="https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/lrt-1-lrt-2-fare-hikes-in-august" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> fare increase</a> in Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2, emphasizing that Filipinos are still suffering from inflation.
According to Primo Morillo, convener of The Passenger Forum, the country&rsquo;s inflation rate remains at six percent, and commuters have yet to feel the supposed economic recovery.
&ldquo;The situation today and in April 2022, when the president deferred the planned train fare increases, are practically the same,&rdquo; he said.
He believes that the government should bear the costs.
Marcos authorized rate increases for LRT-1 and 2 on Monday, raising the boarding cost to a minimum of ₱13.29 and charging per kilometer to ₱1.21 from ₱1.
The fare increase will be effective beginning August 2.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
The additional revenue from the fare adjustment will be used to rehabilitate and modernize the LRT-1 and LRT-2 trains.
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant Secretary Jorjette Aquino earlier stated that the administration chose to adopt the fee increase after inflation fell to a 12-month low of 6.1 percent in May.
Last Monday, the management of Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) Line 3 also announced its plan to <a href="https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/mrt-3-to-file-petition-for-a-fare-increase" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refile a petition for a fare increase</a> in the next two weeks.

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