Veteran lawmakers have threatened to block the budget of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) in connection with the looming fare hike in the Metro and Light Rail Transits.

Reps. Neri Colmenares and Teddy Casiño of Bayan Muna aired the warning after Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya announced that there will be a P5 fare hike for the MRT and LRT by August and another P5 increase by 2014.

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