The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and AF Payments Inc. (AFPI) brought their White Beep Card Caravan to Rizal Technological University (RTU) to make the issuance of white beep cards with a 50% discount faster and more accessible for students, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities (PWDs).
According to DOTr Secretary Giovanni Lopez, the beauty of the caravan is that it will speed up the issuance of white beep cards with an automatic 50 percent discount on MRT-3, LRT-1, and LRT-2, and more students will benefit for a more convenient trip.
“We are doing this Caravan for our students including PWDs and senior citizens. We are bringing it closer to them so that they will not have to suffer and so that they can immediately enjoy the 50% discount and make their trip more comfortable according to the order of President Marcos,”. Lopez said.
According to engineering student Kisha, getting beep cards from the caravan is fast and the 50% discount on trains is really helpful for students especially for her who is coming from Antipolo.
“The process of getting a beep card is super fast especially for me I didn’t have to wait in line. The 50 percent discount is also a big help since my daily allowance is only P300 and I am from Antipolo– I took the LRT and then the MRT so it’s much better to have a 50 pecent off”, according to Kisha.
For student athlete Richard, getting white beep cards quickly is a big help because he commutes every day and he can also save on his fare because of the 50% discount on trains.
“The beep card is very helpful because I use it every day. When I go to school, also when I have training at RTU because I am an athlete here, then I don’t have a dorm so I travel every day. I can save on my fare,” said Richard.
Meanwhile, AFPI provided more than 300 white beep cards for students, PWDs, and senior citizens for the two-day caravan at RTU from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
