Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero on Sunday said the Senate will summon Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya in its ongoing inquiry into the maintenance of Metro Rail Transit to explain the fare increase in the MRT 3 and Light Rail Transit Line 1 and 2.

”We will tackle that (fare increase) and if there is a chance, we will stop it and ask their commitment because there is no reason, financially and practically, for fare hike,” Escudero said in radio dzBB interview.

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