Starting the second week of September
by Kara Santos
Students will be able to enjoy automatic 50% fare discounts
Mark your calendars: The white-colored beep card will be made available to all students on September 15, 2025. With this special beep card, the 50% fare discount that students are entitled to will be automatically applied at the turnstile.Before this,
by Billy Caluag
Previously, the card was only available to PWDs and senior citizens
Good news for commuting students: Starting in September, the white-colored beep Card will be available to all enrolled students. Previously, that particular card was only issued to PWDs and senior citizens, with students having to line up at the station office
by Billy Caluag
Top up more conveniently online
In the past, reloading a beep card required physically visiting a terminal station and paying in cash. But if you no longer carry cash on hand or want to minimize waiting in long lines, it's good to know that you can
by Kara Santos
Liven up your daily commute
Need some inspiration to explore the metro by public transportation this year? If you plan to use trains and buses more regularly this year or still rely on single-journey tickets, you might want to kick-start 2025 with a brand-new
by Kara Santos
Get automatic 20% discounts on rides
Looking to save on your daily commute this coming year? If you use public transport regularly, you'll want to get a beep card for electronic payments. This stored value card is used to pay for fares in various modes of transportation,
by Kara Santos
Commute with a piece of Philippine history
The Spoliarium beep card that went viral this week is already sold out-but if you weren't able to get your hands on one, more cards will be available soon.We dropped by the National Museum of Fine Arts on May
Refrain from buying from these unauthorized resellers, commuters
There's been a shortage of Beep cards for a while now. If you ride any of Metro Manila's trains regularly, then that's not news to you.What may come as a surprise to some of you, though, is that
You can do it over the counter or online
Beep cards can be topped up at any LRT or MRT station as well as at passenger terminals of transport partners. Over-the-counter reloading is also available at select Ministop branches. Card holders may also reload through self-service kiosks around
You can apply for an extension 90 days before or after the original expiry date
Did you know you can extend the validity of your Beep card for one more year before it expires? I used to be a regular commuter and yet I didn't know about this, so I'm guessing this could be news
Uh oh
As if commuters didn't have enough to worry about already, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has bared that it is trying to address a looming Beep card shortage right before the start of face-to-face classes.In a statement, the
by Drei Laurel
Extra convenience is always appreciated
It looks like Beep card users are going to have an easier time topping up their cards for their daily commute.PayMaya and Beep card operator AF Payments have teamed up to provide Filipinos with a more convenient way to pay for
by Drei Laurel
There were a few important happenings this week
The project launches with Master Siomai as the first partner merchant
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) is making even more changes for LRT-1 commuters. After recently revealing its QR-based ticketing system, LRMC has announced that Beep cards may now be used to pay kiosks at LRT-1 stations.The first
It’s been a very, very long year
You've probably heard this dozens of times before already, but we'll say it again: It's been a long year. A lot of things happened throughout the course of 2020, from the beginning of January right until these last few
So what happens if you still don’t have tollway RFIDs come November 2?
Passengers can use these to update their Beep cards after reloading online
The 'one seat apart' policy for all modes of public transport begins today, October 19, as the government strives to revitalize the economy by allowing more businesses to open and more people to get to work. The new guideline allows a higher
Some changes are taking effect this coming week
The agency will take on this project along with the Land Bank of the Philippines
It's been one fiasco after another for commuters throughout this entire COVID-19 pandemic. The latest one comes in the form of the automated fare-collection system (AFCS) that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is requiring for the EDSA Busway.This
Some good news and bad news for commuters
The agency has already issued a memo
Commuters must pay only for the load amount on their tap-to-pay cards for public transport, and should not be charged for securing or using the cards, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has announced. The policy directive from the
