A planned fare adjustment at the Philippine National Railway (PNR) met no opposition at the Senate and was in fact supported by Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito.

Ejercito on Wednesday noted that compared to the fare hikes at the Light Rail Transit 1, LRT 2 and Metro Rail Transit 3, which have been receiving yearly subsidies from the government in billions of pesos, the proposal to increase PNR fare from P10 to P15 is justifiable since it will pave the way for improvement of the train system.

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