The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has issued a show cause order to NLEX Corp., directing it to explain why it should not face administrative sanctions over flooding in certain portions of North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), which left motorists and commuters stranded on Monday, July 21. In a letter dated...
CEBU CITY – Starting July 1, higher toll will be collected from vehicles using the 8.9-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX). The Local Toll Regulatory Council (LTRC) has authorized the collection of adjusted toll but to cushion the effects on motorists, the management of the expressway...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Citing potential benefits to his region, a Bicol congressman has welcomed the Toll Regulatory Board’s (TRB) announcement that the final engineering design for the first segment of the South...
The long-awaited implementation of a unified collection system for the country’s tollways is expected to begin this year alongside the full adoption of a cashless toll policy, according to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB). TRB Executive Director Alvin Carullo said the cashless collection on...
Reelectionist Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Sunday, March 2 lauded Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon's move to suspend the implementation of the “No RFID, No Entry” policy of two toll concessionaires on expressways in Luzon. Lapid, who is a native of Pampanga...
The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) strongly opposed the planned reimplementation of the cashless toll collection policy, which has since been suspended by the government. The Department of Transportation (DOTr), under newly appointed Secretary Vince Dizon, ordered a pause on...
Senate Grace Poe expressed support for Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon's order to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to suspend the implementation of cashless toll collection on major expressways. "The new DOTr secretary is heading in the right direction when he suspended the...
Newly installed Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon said he has ordered the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to suspend the implementation of cashless toll collection on major expressways, citing previous issues and concerns about its impact on lower-income motorists. 100% RFID...
NLEX Corp., the private operator of North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), is investing approximately ₱1.4 billion in technology upgrades to ensure seamless transactions ahead of the reimplementation of cashless toll collection next month. In a statement, NLEX Corp. said it is upgrading its remaining 127...
Expressway operators and concessionaires are in full support of the reimplementation of the cashless toll collection policy beginning next month. In a joint statement on Saturday, Feb. 15, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) Infrastructure, Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), MCX Tollway Inc., the Bases...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol has recorded six fatalities due to severe tropical storm “Kristine. Gremil Naz, OCD-Bicol information officer, said these fatalities as of Thursday morning, Oct. 24, were from the provinces of Masbate and...
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to address the longstanding problem of faulty RFID systems, which had been causing traffic jams in several expressways. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Services, expressed concern following complaints that the scanners...
