LONGER WAITING TIME DUE TO: • Longer train intervals • Slow speed • Fewer number of trains |
P7.2 M GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY • P48 subsidy for every P12-P15 one-way ticket prior to the fare hike last January 4, 2015 • All taxpayers pay for such subsidy • DOTC did not respond the proposal by MPIC to take over MRT operations including shouldering of expansion costs and billions in subsidy |
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* http://opinion.inquirer.net/11527/good-and-bad-reasons-for-mrtlrt-fare-hike | |||||||||