ongress o student discounts

GMNG 20 percent far:e ends and hoiida5c. The counterpart mea- college, as well as those
discounts to students Senator Bam Aquino, sure at the House of Rep- euolled in teclmical-vocation-
even during holidays plincipal author of the resentatives is authored by al schools- wolrld be enti-
and weekends will soon 4easure, said it will Rep. Alfred Vargas (sth tled to a 20 percent discount
become a law after it str€ngthed the mandate for District, Quezon City). in buses, jeepneys, taxis,
was ratifred by the bi- student fiscounts on trans- the privil%e iE curently tricycle, transport network
cametral conference port fares. The law will beirig enforced by the Land vehicle services or TI{VS,
committee of both the force all PIIV drivers to give Transportation Franchisiag MRT, l,RT, as w€ll as air-
Hou6e of Representa- discounts to students 2417. and n€gulatory Board (LT- line ald passenger ships.
tive6 arld the Senate. SBN 1597, contained in fRB) thmugh a memorzm, Marlon Purificacion
The two chamberc har- Committee Report 166, is in dum circular it issued in
Eonized the disagreeing
provisions of Senate Bill
substitution ofSB No6. 662, October 2017 stating that
945 and 1226 authored by .students can avail ofthe 20-
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159? and House Bill 8885, Aquino, Sen. Juan Edgardo percent discount from Mon-
or the "Student Fare Dis- "SonnJa Angara, who spoh- day to Sunday, including
count Act" before Congress sored the mea$rre, and Sen. summer breaks, legal arld
adjoumed last week. Sherwin GatclElian, respec- special hohdays but is not
1'he-mea-sure institution- tively. Sen. FYancis Esrudero efec'tir,rely being enforced and
alizes the gant of20 percent steered the passage of the is not being followed.
fare discounts to students on measuie as chairrDan ofthe Once the bill is enacted
all land, air and water trans- Senate conmitt€e oI} educa- into law, all Filipino stu-
portation, even dur:ing week- tion, arLs and cutur€. denLs - froi{t elementary to