STUDENTS in Metro Manila on Saturday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for initiating a government program that grants them a 50 percent discount on Beep cards for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 trains.
For Roberto Go, 18, a Grade 12 student of De La Salle University, the discount is a big help for his daily commute to school.
“Ang masasabi ko sa Beep card, malaking tulong po talaga lalo na sa mga commuter students katulad namin. Araw-araw talaga kailangan bumiyahe bahay to school at balik. Malaking tulong talaga yan para sa amin lalo na yung 50 percent disount, malaking tulong po talaga iyan,” said Go.
“Maraming salamat President Marcos tungkol sa project na ito, maganda talaga. Talagang nagpapasalamat po ako kay President Marcos po. Makakatulong talaga sa mga kabataan, lalo na mga commuters, lalo na sa mga gustong magtipid sa byahe,” Go added.
For his part, Ian Pasinos, 20, from Las Piñas, an engineering student at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), also expressed gratitude to President Marcos.
“Una po, mas mababa po ‘yung pamasahe. Pangalawa, mas makakamura kasi automatic ‘yung 50 percent discount na hindi na kailangan pumila,” said Pasinos.
Meanwhile, Dina Santos, 19, a student of Letran College, said the
discount card would greatly help her save money from her allowance.
“Malaki po na tulong kasi po nag-LRT po ako araw-araw. Salamat po President Marcos, malaking tulong po ito sa akin. Malaki din po ang masi-save ko na pera dahil sa discount,” Santos said.
Santos said the easier process in loading the card also helps them since they do not need to fall in line especially during rush hours.
“Sa vending machine na lang maglalaman ng card. Thank you, President Marcos na naisip po niya ‘yun. Mas maraming estudyante na matutulungan,” she said.
President Marcos said that the government has expedited the processing of applications for the student Beep cards, also called “white” Beep cards.
The processing now only takes three minutes, when it used to take seven to ten days, the President said.
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