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Marcos orders suspension of new round of fare hikes

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on March 18, 2026 ordered the Department of Transportation to suspend the implementation of the new round of fare hikes amid the skyrocketing prices of fuel and commodities caused by the war in the Middle East. Marcos issued the directive to ease the burden of commuters and also gave reassurance that the government would continue to provide assistance to all those affected.

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Transcript
00:00Good evening to our men.
00:03You know, I'm going to see you in the morning,
00:06I'm going to see you in the morning,
00:08and I'm going to talk about the fair hike
00:13for our men.
00:16I think that because we still have a problem
00:22because of the Middle East,
00:25I'm going to say that this is not a year
00:27to go up with our men.
00:31I'm going to see you in the future,
00:33that we will suspend the fair hike.
00:37I-fair muna,
00:39postpone muna natin,
00:40dahil nasa gitna ngayon tayo
00:43at the situation this is where we need to be
00:46to be involved with our commuters,
00:51all of our students,
00:53all of our transport systems.
00:55Huwag po mag-alala ang ating mga transport workers
01:00dahil mamadaliin po namin,
01:02nadagdagan po namin ang support sa inyo
01:04para naman ay hindi kayo masyadong mahirapan.
01:08Ang DOT ay pinutusan ko na sisimula na
01:13ang libre ng sakay sa buong Pilipinas.
01:15At pwede po ninyong gamitin na muna yan
01:20para magpambawas ang gasto sa pang-araw-araw.
01:24At sa MRT at sa LRT ay magdi-diskwento po tayo
01:29doon sa pamasahe.
01:31Bukod pa doon, sa mga toll road ay meron din tayong inutos na diskwento
01:36para mas maliit na ngayon ang bayan sa paggamit ng mga toll road.
01:42Kahit na may malaking gulo na nangyayari,
01:46ang aming nga rin ay basta kaunti lang ang mararamdaman
01:50o sana man kung kaya namin gawin,
01:53sana walang mararamdaman ng ating taong bayan
01:57sa kanilang araw-araw na pagkrabaho
02:00sa ating mga estudyante na araw-araw pumapasok.
02:03Alakahan ninyo po ninyo ng ngayon yung pamahalan
02:06ay laging nandito.
02:07Lagi kaming nag-iisip ng panibagong paraan
02:10upang matiyak na ang inyong pamumuhay
02:13ay normal, maayos, at ligtas.
02:16Maraming salamat po. Magandang araw po.
02:32Maisha Mal by
02:33Mika
02:33Asimos
02:33Wiware
02:34Oo
02:47Our
02:48Our
02:49Our
02:49Nobody
02:51Okay
02:51You
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