00:00Bus operators call on the government to immediately lift the suspension of fare increases approved by regulators in March.
00:07This as fuel prices continue to rise.
00:10The bus operators say they are not asking for charity, but an urgent action and a fair and sustainable act.
00:16Bus operators clarify that their statement is not a threat to stop operations, but a notice that operations may soon
00:22be impossible.
00:23Fare increases for various modes of public transportation were set to take effect on March 19.
00:28President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. suspended the implementation, citing the impact of the Middle East crisis.
00:34Since then, the Marcos administration has rolled out cash assistance and fuel subsidies for public utility drivers along with the
00:40service contracting program.
