MANILA, Philippines — Progressive groups and a lawmaker have called out the government over the fare hike to be implemented for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 starting on Aug. 2, saying the Department of Transportation 's (DOTr) approval of the increase was 'sloppy and rushed.' Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes, who participated in the public hearing for the fare hike petitions, also questioned why the DOTr had yet to publicly issue a resolution regarding the increase. He called the fare hike 'substantial' and a burden to 'commuters still reeling from the current economic crisis.

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