Question & AnswerQ&A (DOTC Department Order No. 2014-014)
It was adopted on December 18, 2014, and took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation, with the date filed being January 7, 2015.
The fare formula adopted is PhP11.00 base fare plus PhP1.00 per kilometer traveled.
It follows the 'user-pays' principle as directed by the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (2011-2016).
The Light Rail Transit Authority Board Resolution with concurrence from the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board, and the recommendation from the MRT-3 Office.
They are deemed superseded and/or revoked accordingly by this Department Order.
The annexes (A to E) contain the revised fare matrices for LRT-1 Stored Value, LRT-1 Single Journey, LRT-2 Stored Value, LRT-2 Single Journey, and MRT-3 respectively.
It aims to reduce subsidies currently dedicated to these operations to allow reallocation to development projects and relief operations in other parts of the country.
It directs the application of the 'user-pays' principle in transportation service pricing, which forms the basis for the fare adjustment under the Order.
The full text is available at the Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.