Bill Type
Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF STUDENT FARE DISCOUNT PRIVILEGES ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
October 8, 2018
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08397
FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF STUDENT FARE DISCOUNT PRIVILEGES ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
ABSTRACT : Seeks to institutionalize the twenty percent (20%) discount granted to students in various public land tranportation which includes, but not limited to, PUBs, PUJs, taxis, tricycles, Transport Network Vehicle Services (TNVS), Trasport Network Companies (TNCs), shuttle services, and public and private railways such as the LRT, MRT, AND PNR. Provides that in the case of air transportation utilities, the discount shall only apply to the base fare or the price of the ticket before taxes and costs for ancillary services. Proposes further that Filipino students who will travel abroad for education, training, and competition shall be exempts from the payment of travel tax.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C.
DATE FILED : 2018-10-08
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Del Mar (000 2018-11-14) 2. Malapitan (000 2018-11-26)
3. Sandoval (000 2018-11-29) 4. Martinez (000 2018-12-05)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
MOTHER BILL: HB08885
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION ON 2018-10-10

Abstract

Seeks to institutionalize the twenty percent (20%) discount granted to students in various public land tranportation which includes, but not limited to, PUBs, PUJs, taxis, tricycles, Transport Network Vehicle Services (TNVS), Trasport Network Companies (TNCs), shuttle services, and public and private railways such as the LRT, MRT, AND PNR. Provides that in the case of air transportation utilities, the discount shall only apply to the base fare or the price of the ticket before taxes and costs for ancillary services. Proposes further that Filipino students who will travel abroad for education, training, and competition shall be exempts from the payment of travel tax

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