{"id":41647,"date":"2015-02-10T22:21:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T14:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=41647"},"modified":"2015-02-10T22:21:51","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T14:21:51","slug":"commuters-group-presses-tro-vs-mrt-lrt-fare-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/02\/10\/commuters-group-presses-tro-vs-mrt-lrt-fare-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Commuters\u2019 group presses TRO vs. MRT-LRT fare hike"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senators Grace Poe and Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero at the MRT-LRT Senate hearing (Photo courtesy of Sen. Grace Poe’s Facebook page)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — A commuters\u2019 group on Tuesday held a picket in front of the Supreme Court (SC) along Padre Faura, Ermita, Manila to demand a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the fare increase in the Metro Rail Transit and Light Rail Transit (LRT).<\/p>\n

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

The Riles Laan sa Sambayanan (Riles) Network said that the SC should be able to act now on the petition it filed for a TRO last January 5, the day that the big time increase in fare for the train systems took effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been one month since the fare hikes were implemented and since we filed a petition for a TRO before the SC. The riding public and all Filipinos deserve a TRO now,\u201d RILES Network spokesman Samuel Malunes said.<\/p>\n

The Riles Network is among the various organizations which filed a petition for a TRO which claims that the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) approved the fare hike without conducting public consultations on the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is easy to see that the fare hikes are illegal, as the DOTC clearly failed to conduct public consultations. The SC could and should immediately issue a TRO against the fare hikes, which has increased the economic burden of commuters,\u201d Malunes added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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