The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Wednesday refuted claims that the bid award of the P65-billion Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension (Cavex) project will result in a fare increase for LRT-1 passengers on August 1 this year.

DOTC acknowledged the proposed P 11+1 fare increase for LRT-1, LRT-2, and MRT-3 riders, but stressed it is completely separate from the Cavex Private-Public Partnership project.

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