Question & AnswerQ&A (LTFRB MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 94-001)
Operators must grant a fare discount of not less than twenty percent (20%) of the authorized fares prescribed by the LTFRB.
Tricycles-for-hire are excluded from these guidelines as they are under the jurisdiction of local governments.
Students enrolled in elementary, secondary and collegiate schools, including academic, vocational, and technical schools recognized by the government, except those in dancing, driving schools, culinary arts, and short-term seminar-type courses.
Students must present their Student ID cards or registration cards, duly validated by their schools, bearing their pictures, names, and schools to the drivers, conductors, or inspectors.
They must present ID cards duly signed by the Mayor of their locality, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Disabled persons must present ID cards duly issued by the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP).
For elementary and high school students, the discount applies Monday to Friday on regular public utility buses and jeepneys.
College students can avail of the fare discount from Monday to Saturday on regular public utility buses and jeepneys.
Penalties are as follows: First offense: P50, Second offense: P75, Third offense: P100, Fourth offense: P200.
First offense: P1,000 fine, Second offense: P2,000 fine, Third offense: P3,000 fine, Fourth offense: suspension of the Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) for fifteen (15) days on the route authorized.