{"id":37420,"date":"2015-01-06T02:06:03","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T18:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=37420"},"modified":"2015-09-19T12:54:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T04:54:58","slug":"sc-asked-to-stop-lrt-mrt-fare-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/01\/06\/sc-asked-to-stop-lrt-mrt-fare-hikes\/","title":{"rendered":"SC asked to stop LRT, MRT fare hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Metro Rail Transit (MRT 3) shall implement the new distance-base fare scheme effective January 4, 2015 as displayed on Saturday (January 3, 2015) at the MRT station in Pasay City. (PNA photo by Gil S. Calinga)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — Former Iloilo Rep. Augusto “Boboy” Syjuco on Monday filed a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to stop the fare hikes now being implemented by the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT).<\/p>\n

In a 12-page petition, Syjuco asked the SC to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the implementation of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Department Order No. 2014-14 declaring fare increases at the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1), LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) and MRT Line 3 (MRT-3).<\/p>\n

LRT-1 traverses from Baclaran, Paranaque City to Roosevelt, Quezon City; LRT-2 traverses from Recto, Manila to Santolan, Pasig City; and MRT-3 traverses from North Avenue, Quezon City to EDSA-Taft Avenue, Pasay City.<\/p>\n

Syjuco also urged the SC to declare the assailed department order as \u201cillegal and unconstitutional\u201d.<\/p>\n

He argued that the DOTC has committed \u201cgrave abuse of authority\u201d in the approval of the fare increase because it was implemented without \u201cdue process\u201d.<\/p>\n

The former lawmaker further argued that the fare increase is also violative of the \u201cPublic Service Act\u201d as well as the existing \u201cRules of Court\u201d because of the failure of the DOTC to first conduct a public hearing on the matter as the basis of the fare hike and how the computation was made will be presented.<\/p>\n

Syjuco expressed the belief that if the fare increase will not be stopped, it will bring about \u201cirreparable damage\u201d to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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