The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill expanding the coverage of students’ 20-percent transport fare discount. Senate Bill 1597 seeks to institutionalize the grant of fare discount currently being enforced by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) even during weekends and holidays and which covers all means of transportation all-year round. The discount for airfare will only be for domestic travel on regular fare upon presentation of a duly issued school ID or current validated enrollment form. However, students taking up post-graduate studies such as medicine, law, masteral and doctoral studies, and other short-term courses will not be covered. Under the bill, corresponding penalties will be meted out to those who will deny students their 20-percent discount or fail to follow the proposed law.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 01, 2018 11:15 UTC