We propose that this dual cash/card payment scheme – used while the search is on for a Solomonic compromise – be adopted permanently, if only because rejecting cash payment would be impractical, unfair and legally challenged. The DoTr and the LTFRB said off-board cash payments will be collected by personnel from the EDSA bus consortia at the stations. just for the card – on top of the peso value loaded in the card from which the bus fare is deducted. We hope the solution will consider that there will always be passengers with no immediate choice but to pay in cash. There will always be bus passengers who, for some reason, will not have a ready Beep card but have cash for the fare.

Source: Philippine Star October 05, 2020 15:56 UTC