A few days behind the originally scheduled date.
On Saturday, September 13, the Department of Transportation announced that launch of the personalized Beep cards for students will push through on September 20, 2025.
According to the agency, the supposed September 15 launch was delayed due to “system issues,” with Acting Transportation Sec. Giovanni Lopez saying that it has been rectified immediately.
“Tuloy na tuloy na sa September 20 ang launch ng student beep cards na may automatic na 50% discount sa pamasahe sa LRT-1, LRT-2 at MRT-3, kasunod ng utos ng Pangulo na gawing mas abot-kaya ang pamasahe ng mga estudyante,” the agency’s statement wrote.
Meanwhile, acting transport chief Lopez noted, “Inutusan ko po ang team natin na tapusin agad ang mga problema sa system dahil alam kong matagal na itong inaabangan ng mga estudyanteng pasahero. Kung kailangang hindi matulog, hindi kami matutulog para ma-launch na natin agad ito.”
Beginning on the said date, the on-the-spot printing of student Beep cards, as well as the white Beep cards for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) will commence.
Thus, the process will be streamlined to mere minutes, in contrast to the previously tedious 7 to 10 days of processing.
The move is hailed as one of the measures to further expedite the queues in station and prevent crowding at the ticket booth, especially of students availing the 50% discount offered in the MRT and LRT lines in Metro Manila.