00:00The palace understands the appeal of commuter groups to suspend the scheduled fare increase for the light rail transit or
00:08LRT starting April 2
00:10However, the palace explained that while the administration wants to defer the fare hike
00:15It is bound by contract and that failing to implement the increase could lead to bigger problems for commuters in the future
00:24Starting April 2 the single journey ticket will increase from 45 pesos to 55 pesos
00:30While the minimum fare will rise from 15 pesos to 20 pesos
