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Student Fare Discount Act
Republic Act No. 11314
April 17, 2019
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Summary of Republic Act No. 11314 (Student Fare Discount Act)Short Title and Policy Declaration (Sections 1-2):
- The Act is known as the "Student Fare Discount Act".
- It aims to make education accessible by providing student fare discounts on public transportation, enlisting support from transportation utilities, and encouraging students to pursue quality education.
Definitions (Section 3):
- "Student" refers to Filipino citizens enrolled in elementary, secondary, technical-vocational, or higher education institutions, excluding post-graduate and informal short-term courses.
- "Public transportation utilities" refer to common carriers engaged in transporting passengers or goods by land, sea/water, or air for compensation.
- "Public transportation utility operator" refers to the entity granted a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate as a common carrier.
Coverage (Section 4):
- The Act covers all public transportation utilities, including public utility buses (PUBs), public utility jeepneys (PUJs), taxis, tricycles, passenger trains, aircrafts, and marine vessels.
- It excludes school service, shuttle service, tourist service, and similar services covered by contract or charter agreement.
- The discount is available during the entire enrollment period, including weekends and holidays.
- If a promotional fare is offered, the student can choose between the promotional fare or the regular fare less the discount.
Student Fare Discount Privilege (Section 5):
- Students are entitled to a 20% discount on domestic regular fares upon presenting a valid school ID or enrollment form, supported by a government-issued ID.
- For air transportation, the discount applies only to the base fare or ticket price before taxes and ancillary services.
Prohibition on Double Discounts (Section 6):
- The student fare discount cannot be claimed if the student claims a higher discount granted by the transportation utility or under other existing laws, or in combination with other discount programs or incentives.
Tax Deduction (Section 7):
- The transportation utility operator can claim the student fare discount as a tax deduction based on the cost of services rendered in the same taxable year the discount is granted.
- The total amount of the tax deduction, net of value-added tax if applicable, shall be included in their gross sales receipts for tax purposes and subject to proper documentation and the National Internal Revenue Code.
Additional Relief or Support (Section 8):
- Appropriate government agencies regulating fares, especially for public land transportation, may provide additional relief or support for transportation utility operators and drivers, such as reduction or exemption from regulatory fees and charges, to mitigate the impact of the discount.
Filing of Complaints (Section 9):
- Students who are refused the fare discount can file a complaint with:
- LTFRB for land public transportation utilities, except tricycles
- MARINA for sea/water public transportation utilities
- CAB for air public transportation utilities
- DOTr Legal Service for rail public transportation facilities
- Local Chief Executive's Office for tricycles
Penalties (Section 10):
- For land public transportation utilities, including tricycles:
- Drivers face license suspension of 1 month (first offense), 2 months (second offense), 3 months (third offense), and 3 months plus a P1,000 fine for subsequent offenses.
- Owners/operators face fines of P5,000 (first offense), P10,000 and 30-day impounding (second offense), and P15,000 and CPC cancellation (third and subsequent offenses).
- For sea/water public transportation utilities:
- Owners/operators face fines of P5,000 (first offense), P10,000 (second offense), P20,000 (third offense), and increments of P10,000 on top of the third offense fine for subsequent offenses.
- For air public transportation utilities:
- Fines of P50,000 (first offense), P100,000 and a warning (second offense), and P150,000 and other sanctions determined by CAB (third and subsequent offenses).
- For rail public transportation utilities:
- Mandated to observe the fare discount and designate a student/senior citizen fare booth, with violations sanctioned or fined under civil service rules.
- For private rail utilities, fines prescribed for sea/water utilities apply, imposed by DOTr.
- Proper authorities may also cause cancellation or revocation of CPC, permit to operate, franchise, licenses, and other privileges for non-compliance.
Use of Falsified Identification Documents and Misrepresentation (Section 11):
- Any person who avails or attempts to avail of the privileges through falsified identification documents, fraud, or misrepresentation shall be denied the privileges and may be subject to civil and penal liabilities prescribed by law.
Implementing Rules and Regulations (Section 12):
- Within 90 days from the Act's effectivity, LTFRB (land transport), MARINA (sea/water transport), CAB (air transport), and DOTr (rail transport) shall promulgate the IRR for their respective sectors, considering the government central identification platform, in consultation with relevant agencies, transportation utility operators, and stakeholders.
Separability Clause (Section 13):
- If any portion of the Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Repealing Clause (Section 14):
- All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Effectivity (Section 15):
- The Act shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
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Student Fare Discount Act
Republic Act No. 11314
•April 17, 2019
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11314
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF STUDENT FARE DISCOUNT PRIVILEGES ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Student Fare Discount Act."
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — Section 1, Article XIV, of the 1987 Constitution states: "The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all." In addition, Paragraph 3, Section 2 of the same Article directs the State to establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives, which shall be available to deserving students in both public and private schools, especially to the underprivileged.
Consistent with these Constitutional mandates, the State shall:
(a) Establish a mechanism that ensures the mandatory grant of a student fare discount privilege;
(b) Enlist the cooperation and support of public transportation utilities in extending assistance to students as a social responsibility through the observance of this privilege;...
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