Tag: beep cards

Beep e-load stations available in all LRT-2 stations starting today, Oct. 19

(Eagle News)–Beep e-load stations are now available in all Light Rail Transit-2 stations. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said two e-load stations or stored value updaters were installed in busy stations like Araneta Center-Cubao and Recto stations, and one e-load station  at low-foot traffic stations for use starting today, Oct. 19. The installation by AF Payments Inc., the beep card operator, would  allow contactless and simplified loading transactions, with cardholders able to use […]

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LTFRB to PUV operators, AFCS providers: Don’t charge commuters for fare cards

(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has ordered all public utility vehicle operators and automatic fare collection system (AFCS) operators to remove  any charges or fees for the purchase of cards for fare payment on top of the initial load. The LTFRB issued the directive in memorandum circular number 2020-057 after President Rodrigo Duterte said beep cards used in the Edsa bus system should be free. In calling for this, the President  noted […]

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DOTr hails AF Payments Inc. decision to give away 125,000 beep cards

(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation has lauded the decision of AF Payments Inc. to give away 125,000 beep cards. The provider of the automatic fare system made the announcement after the DOTr suspended its no-beep card, no ride policy following complaints from commuters about having to pay P80 for the card on top of the minimum required load of P65. “We thank AFPI for seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, […]

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President Duterte: Don’t charge commuters for beep cards

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Oct. 5, called on the relevant agencies to make the beep cards used for commuting free of charge. The President’s announcement came after the Department of Transportation said it had suspended the mandatory use of beep cards on Edsa Busway vehicles following complaints by commuters who were made to pay P80 for the card on top of the minimum required load of P65. The DOTr said it was currently […]

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Tugade wants beep cards to be given to commuters for free upon fare load payment

(Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Art Tugade wants beep cards given to commuters for free after they pay for the minimum load required. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said Tugade ordered key officials from the DOTr rail and road sector to ensure that the consortium that operates the automatic fare collection system being used in the Metro Manila rail systems and on the EDSA Busway–AF Payments, Inc., the consortium composed of conglomerates Ayala […]

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DOTC hindi papayag na magtaas ng pamasahe ang LRT, MRT; Beep Card maaari nang gamitin sa CAVITEX

Tiniyak ni Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade sa publiko na hindi niya papayagang magtaas ng pasahe ang Light Rail Transit at Metro Rail Transit sa hinaharap. Sa pagdinig ng Senado sa panukalang Emergency Powers para kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, tinanong ang kalihim ni Senador Ralph Recto kaugnay ng panukalang sampung porsyentong fare increase sa LRT Line 1. Nakatakda sanang ipatupad ngayong Agosto ang fare increase, pero hiniling umano ng gobyerno sa Light Rail Manila Corporation, ang […]

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Beep cards in buses fully operational by Q3

MANILA, June 13 (PIA) – Beep cards in buses are currently undergoing a testing phase, and its concessionaire says that if no problems arise, they will be fully operational by the third quarter of 2016. To recall, beep card concessionaire AF Payments Inc. (AFPI) last month signed agreements with bus operators Froehlich Tours, Citylink Coach Services and HM Transport to incorporate the tap payment system. Froelich Tours covers the Trinoma to Makati and SM North […]

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LRT-1 southbound passengers can now use “beep” cards

QUEZON CITY, Aug. 16 (PIA) — The Light Railway Transit Authority (LRTA) announced last Friday, August 14 that passengers of LRT-1 on southbound journeys can now use the “beep” cards starting on Sunday, August 16. In a statement, private supplier AF Payments Inc., CEO Peter Maher said a successful trial was conducted on the southbound direction of LRT-1. AF Payments Inc. has conducted selling activities for pre-loaded beepTM cards from August 10 to 14 at seven […]

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