Agricultural truckers will receive toll discounts to help them save on costs, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced.
Under the Agri-Trucks Toll Rebate initiative, all DA-accredited truck drivers will be exempted from the recent hike in toll fees starting June 1.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. commended the decision of President Marcos and the transportation sector for the toll discounts, stating, “This move should help reduce price pressures on food products and ease the burden on consumers.”
This initiative has been undertaken by the DA, Toll Regulatory Board, the Department of Finance, and the Department of Transportation, with the help of the Manila-Cavite expressway, North Luzon expressway, Subic Clark-Tarlac expressway, Muntinlupa-Cavite expressway, and South Luzon expressway.
The DA expressed gratitude to the tollway operators in Luzon for the provision of free toll fees which would help alleviate the inflation on agricultural products, especially rice.
Aside from cutting back the transportation expense, the agriculture sector will continue to seek other ways to lower the prices of agricultural products such as farmer support which would boost outputs at a lower cost.