00:00Starting March 15, the Cashless and Contactless Transaction will be implemented again by the Expressway
00:06following the release of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Toll Regulatory Board.
00:12This is the report of Bernard Ferreira.
00:17The Toll Regulatory Board will again implement the Cashless and Contactless Toll Collection
00:22in the Major Expressways starting March 15.
00:26Vehicles without a Valid ETC Device or RFID Sticker will be allowed to enter the Toll Lane or Plaza
00:32and will be given an ETC Device or RFID Sticker.
00:36Now, they will be given by the Land Transportation Office
00:39a Temporary Operator's Permit or SHOCOS Order
00:42for violating the No Valid ETC Device, No Entry Policy.
00:46The entire support of the Expressways in the country
00:51in the implementation of the Cashless and Contactless Toll Collection Policy
00:55following the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2024-001
01:00issued by the Department of Transportation, LTO and LTFRB.
01:05According to the toll concessionaires,
01:07this policy is important to speed up the traffic in the toll plazas
01:11and to ensure the safety of the motorists in the Expressways
01:15who are using the ETC Device or RFID Sticker while 3% are still paying the cash.
01:22Motorists are not allowed to place RFID
01:25because there are installation and loading stations in the Expressways.
01:28Meanwhile, the Department of Public Works and Highways is doing road re-blocking and repair this weekend.
01:34As for the affected roads in Caloocan,
02:05Roads will be reopened at 5 a.m. Monday, February 17.
02:11Motorists are being instructed to use alternative routes to avoid heavy traffic.
02:17Bernard Frere for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
