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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte directed the Department of Transportation DOTr to give away Beep cards for free after the implementation of cashless payments through fare cards created confusion with commuters complaining they dont have extra money to buy the cards and they are not informed.In a televised address to the nation Monday night the President said that the majority of the Filipino commuters are not prepared for the extra payment for the cards as well as the cashless payment system that will be implemented on public transportations.First my complaint is that - those Filipinos who do not know or do not have the ability to - can walk where they are going home go home go home what where and they were not prepared with this card The President said.So that card its just a card give it away for free. Why pay for that We have been wasting so many billions to corruption and then not that you can not give he added.But the President clarified that only the Beep card should be free of charge and commuters would still have to shell out for the load.The President said he will talk with Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade in their upcoming meeting to raise the issue of the possibility in handing out Beep cards for free.Due to the current pandemic the President said many Filipinos struggle financially and thats the reason why his government is doing everything to ease their burden.You know it breaks your heart really to For those whose day-to-day work you do but we here above we see and how it affects the human person the President said.Eh trabaho namin yan eh. So if there is not - if there is no relief in sight or it cannot be done immediately I suggest that we find the money and give it to the public free para walang gulo at saka lahat mayroon he added.Recently the Beep cards provider AF Payments Inc. AFPI announced that they cannot grant the request of the DOTr to waive the card fees because they cover the expenses on logistics production initialization printing and distribution.The AFPI received donations to give away 125000 free beep cards to passengers who cant afford to buy fare cards.In the meantime the DOTr announced last Sunday that the mandatory use of Beep cards at the EDSA Busway will be suspended until issues in the payment systems are resolved. PIA NCR
