MRT-3 accepts cashless payments starting July 25

Check this out, commuters!

Starting Friday, July 25, cashless fare payments are accepted on the Metro Rail Transit Line 3.

The Department of Transportation launched cashless payments on the MRT-3, where commuters can pay for their fares via debit, credit, prepaid cards, and online wallets like GCash.

With the aim of "commuting made easier for Filipinos," the project was launched in partnership with the Department of Information and Communications Technology, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and GCash. Its simple tap and go feature allows commuters to skip the long lines at the counter and head straight to the train platform.

DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon was among the first to try the new feature at Ayala station by tapping the GCash QR code on the designated turnstile before entering the platform.

"Hindi ka na kailangan pumila para bumili ng ticket, hindi ka na kailangan magkaroon ng beep card kasi minsan, kinakapos din tayo ng beep card," Dizon said during his interview with DZMM TeleRadyo on Monday.

"Kung ano 'yung mga nakikita natin sa ibang bansa, dahil sabi nga ng Pangulo, convenience ang pinakaimportante, kailangang gawin nating mas kumbinyente," he added.

Those entitled to 50% discounts, students, persons with disabilities, and senior citizens, however, would still have to avail of the single ticket journey at the counter for now.