MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Sunday suspended the mandatory use of the beep cards along Edsa busway, just two days after the cashless payment process was launched. DOTr said suspension takes effect on Monday, Oct. 5, after AF Payments, Inc. (AFPI), provider of the cashless cards, failed to waive the additional cost of the fees for the beep cards. “Thus, starting Monday, 05 October 2020, we are suspending the mandatory use of beep cards at the EDSA Busway until the issue is resolved,” it added. DOTr, meanwhile, said the Edsa Bus Consortia will look for another card provider to address overpricing issues for the said card fare. Previously, groups have called for the suspension of the cashless fare system after fare cards being sold at the Edsa busway were overpriced.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 04, 2020 09:33 UTC