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Staff members of the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT)  allows young people aged 18 years and below their pass for a free ride at the MRT North Avenue station in Quezon City on November 6, 2023, in celebration of National Childrens Month. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MONTH

Harlene Delgado

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175835144782320231106-libreng-sakay-childrens-month-JC2-2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Staff members of the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT)  allows young people aged 18 years and below their pass for a free ride at the MRT North Avenue station in Quezon City on November 6, 2023, in celebration of National Childrens Month. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the launching of automatic 50% student discount in LRT-1, 2 and MRT-3 and the on-the-spot printing of white beep cards for students, senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) Saturday, September 20.</p><p>The president said this will greatly help students who are on a “very, very, tight” budget and will reduce waiting time for queuing at cashiers.</p><p>“Dati ang Beep card, bago mo makuha ang Beep card, seven to 10 days ang processing. Ngayong three minutes na lang. Dahil pagpunta nila riyan, basta&#x27;t maipakita nila na talagang student sila, na they are attending school, dadalhin ngayon doon, mag-imprenta sila ng beep card, load-an lang nila,” he said in his speech.</p><p>He also teased the students saying that they will no longer have an excuse for coming late to classes.</p><p>“Tinutukso ko nga yung estudyante rito: wala na kayong excuse maging late. Wala na talaga. Madalas sasabihin, ‘Hindi po sir, kasi ang haba ng pila sa LRT.’ Ay wala na. Wala na yung excuse na ‘yun. Kailangan na ‘yung excuse slip galing sa mga magulang ninyo,” he quipped.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/16/lrt-2-santolan-station-back-in-operation-after-hour-long-glitch-0828">LRT-2 Santolan station back in operation after hour-long glitch</a></div><p>All stations of LRT-1, 2 and MRT-3 will have booths where white Beep cards can be availed on the spot from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends.</p><p>The white Beep cards for students are personalized per user, non-transferrable and valid up to one year, while those for senior citizens and PWDs have a lifetime validity.</p><p>Students only need to present their school ID or enrollment certificate to avail the white Beep cards.</p><p>During the processing, they will undergo encoding of data, image capture, signature of acknowledgement form and payment of P30 one-time fee. The Department of Transportation said up to 400,000 students are expected to benefit from the automatic discount daily.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/8/30/how-to-get-student-beep-cards-with-50-pct-fare-discount-0900">How to get student Beep cards with 50 pct fare discount</a></div><p>Hannah Lerona, 24, welcomed the move, saying that this will benefit her in daily life as a college student.</p><p>“’Yung matitipid ko po pwede siyang mapunta sa mga projects, sa mga groupings, sa mga other additional fees na magagamit naming for school, yung mga unexpected na fees,” she said.</p><p>“Actually sobrang saya ko kasi hindi na ako pipila. Knowing na maraming students dito sa U-Belt is sobrang haba po ng pila pauwi or papasok. Sobrang makakatipid sa time, kahit papano mas mahaba pa ‘yung rest time ko,” she added. </p><p>First year Medical Technology student CJ Ebrada also expressed gratitude for the automatic student discount.</p><p>He shared that this will help him save time and money as he travels from Manila to Bulacan every weekend.</p><p>“’Yung sa 50% po, hindi po siya mapapalagpas talaga. Palagi po akong pumipila diyan dati kahit pag rush hour, mahaba ‘yung pila. Since ngayon, may beep card na, less hassle, less stress, less pagod. Napaka-helpful po,” he stated.</p><p>When asked how they will ensure that the cards will not be transferred to unintended users, Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez answered, “makonsensya na lang sila.&quot;</p><p>“May mga train personnel tayo pero if we can have like 100% na masisigurado namin na it will not happen para walang pilferage, eh we have to be pragmatic here. Hindi namin magagawa ‘yun. Nakikiusap na lang ako sa mga estudyante, huwag niyo ipahiram sa mga nanay, sa mga kamag-anak niyo, sa inyo po ‘yan,” he appealed.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>SOLO PARENTS’ DISCOUNT</strong></div><p>Meanwhile, the DOTr chief said they are studying to expand the scope of the automatic 50% discount to solo parents.</p><p>“Ngayon pinag-aaralan naming ‘yung solo parent din po. Kailangan din mabigyan natin sila ng ganitong pribilehiyo. Isang bagay lang po ang kailangan naming alamin right now. Again, the budget constraint. Titingnan namin kung saan kami huhugot ng pondo para dito sa karagdagang scope,” he stated. </p><p>The automatic discount will be subsidized by the Office of the President, according to Giovanni.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/26/dotr-warns-public-vs-illegal-beep-card-online-sellers-1539">DOTr warns public vs illegal beep card online sellers</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hKtLhlIbE-4?si=oO_kBKnYCMXl5tPR" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the launching of automatic 50% student discount in LRT-1, 2 and MRT-3 and the on-the-spot printing of white beep cards for students, senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) Saturday, September 20.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the launching of automatic 50% student discount in LRT-1, 2 and MRT-3 and the on-the-spot printing of white beep cards for students, senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) Saturday, September 20.

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Marcos teases students on launching of 50% automatic train discount: 'Wala na kayong excuse maging late'

Harlene Delgado,

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Published Sep 20, 2025 03:07 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 20, 2025 05:27 PM PHT

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