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Probe on Beep card price hike may be tackled in next Cabinet meeting: Guevarra
Probe on Beep card price hike may be tackled in next Cabinet meeting: Guevarra
ABS-CBN News
Published Jan 03, 2020 03:22 PM PHT

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) is ready to investigate the price hike imposed on Beep cards that are used as stored-value train tickets in Metro Manila, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Friday.
MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) is ready to investigate the price hike imposed on Beep cards that are used as stored-value train tickets in Metro Manila, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Friday.
The P10 increase on Beep cards may be "taken up at the next cabinet meeting," Guevarra said in a statement.
The P10 increase on Beep cards may be "taken up at the next cabinet meeting," Guevarra said in a statement.
"The DOJ will await a formal request from the DOTr (Department of Transportation) or a direct order from the President," he said.
"The DOJ will await a formal request from the DOTr (Department of Transportation) or a direct order from the President," he said.
The price hike was due to a provision in the concession agreement between the DOTr and AF Payments Inc., the Light Rail Transit Authority, which manages the LRT-2, earlier said.
The price hike was due to a provision in the concession agreement between the DOTr and AF Payments Inc., the Light Rail Transit Authority, which manages the LRT-2, earlier said.
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The new price of the reloadable card will not affect fare rates in Metro Manila's MRT-3, LRT 1 and 2, the DOTr said in a separate statement.
The new price of the reloadable card will not affect fare rates in Metro Manila's MRT-3, LRT 1 and 2, the DOTr said in a separate statement.
"Currently, the DOTr is reviewing the said concession agreement and all its provisions, with the end view of determining how best to protect public interest," it said.
"Currently, the DOTr is reviewing the said concession agreement and all its provisions, with the end view of determining how best to protect public interest," it said.
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