The government wants to increase fares for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems in Metro Manila by an average of 56% in a move aimed at reducing costly state subsidies that reached P13.85 billion last year, according to the Department of Transportation and Communication.
The fare increases are not uniform for the three train systems. Riders using MRT 3, the train system along EDSA, the metropolis’ main thoroughfare that connects Quezon City to the Makati central business district, will see average fares go up by a 59.9% from only P12.30 to P19.61.
On the other hand, users of the LRT Line 1 along Taft Avenue and Rizal Avenue Manila will be asked to pay just 33.8% more on average fromP14.20 to P19.00. Those using the LRT Line 2 that connects Recto in Manila to Santolan in Pasig City will experience an average 41.2% fromP13.51 to P19.08.
The fares refer to charges for stored value tickets. Single-journey tickets are charged different. For some trips, fares for single-journey tickets will go up by 100%
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