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On the proposed LRT fare increase: It should go through public hearings or at the very least the people must be told the need, the justification and the legal basis. Most important, fare hike proponents must explain what improvements will a fare increase bring. What are the

Malacañang has been urged to unveil the pay hike package it is proposing for the nation’s civil servants, if any, so that it can be studied in earnest by Congress and by the state employees themselves. The call was made by Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto, who said