Will I be violating any law should I deny the discount being asked by my passenger? CaloyDear Caloy,Being an athlete per se does not automatically qualify one to a 20-percent fare discount. Your passenger should be classified as a national athlete so that he can avail of the said discount. Use of living quarters and training centers set up and maintained by the PSC for the exclusive use of national athletes while preparing and training for international competitions” (Emphasis supplied). For the first violation, a fine of not less than fifty thousand pesos (P50,000), but not exceeding one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000) or imprisonment of not less than six months but not more than two years, or both, at the discretion of the court; and“2.

Source: Manila Times January 14, 2020 17:26 UTC