MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday approved a P2.29 fare hike for the boarding fares of Light Rail Transit Line 1 and 2, as well as a P0.21 hike to the rail lines' distance fare. However, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, in a press briefing, said that the implementation of the fare increases had been deferred 'pending a thorough study on the economic impact' to commuters in compliance with an instruction from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. When asked how long the DOTr will defer the new fare's implementation, Bautista said that it might take a few months.

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