DOTr: Fare Hike a 'Last Resort' as Fuel Prices Surge

DOTr: Fare hike a 'last resort' as fuel prices surge

As fuel costs bite, DOTr says commuters should be spared for now.

As diesel cost soars, Palace says fare hikes ‘last resort’

MALACAÑANG on Tuesday said the call of transport groups to increase fares will be the “last resort” as bus operators pressed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to let them raise ticket prices, arguing that soaring fuel costs from the Middle East war threatened to make operations “impossible.” The cost of diesel, which powers most of the Southeast Asian country’s buses, has effectively doubled since the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February tr…

Palace: Gov't not inclined to enact fare hike, but possibility is there

The Palace on Tuesday said the government is not inclined to pass fare hikes across different public utility vehicles (PUV), but has not closed the door on this proposal.

Philippine bus lines press Marcos for rate hike as fuel prices soar

The cost of diesel, which powers most of the Southeast Asian country's buses, has effectively doubled since the start of the Middle East war.

Philippine bus lines press Marcos for rate hike

Philippine bus operators urge President Marcos to approve fare hikes amid soaring diesel prices threatening public transport operations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Palace: aid drivers first, fare hike is last resort

MANILA — Malacañang wants government assistance to public transport drivers and operators exhausted first before allowing higher fares, as soaring fuel prices intensify pressure on the transport sector and trigger renewed calls for fare adjustments. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the Marcos administration remains reluctant to pass higher operating costs on to commuters and […]