Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTHCONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No._____ 
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Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE EDWIN L. OLIVAREZ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
There are several major Expressways in Luzon, namely, Cavite Expressway 
(CAVITEX), North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), 
Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX), Skyway, STARTTollway, Subic-Clark-Tarlac 
Expressway (SCTEX) and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) being 
manage by different tollway operators under the watch of the Toll Regulatory Board 
(TRB). Travelling on these expressways became truly an express journey especially 
for those traversing (NLEX, SLEX, and CAVITEX as toll operators provide their 
patrons Electronic Toll Collection System. 
During holidays and rush hours, the tollway plazas are jam-packed with 
vehicles the long queue is a waste of time, gasoline, money and sometimes can even 
cause road rages. To somehow resolve this issue, tollway operators introduced the 
use of Electronic Collection System. 
This Electronic Toll Collection System cuts shorts the waiting time of the 
motorist when passing through the tollgates. It decreases the congestion of cash 
transaction in the toll lanes especially during rush hours and holidays when high 
traffic volume is expected. “E-Pass” and “Easytrip” allows a vehicle to just slow down 
through designated lanes and the toll fee is automatically deducted from their 
accounts. 
For motorist who regularly use these expressways, they purchase reloadable 
tags from each tollgate operator to enjoy the benefits of the Electronic Toll Collection 
System, each tag cost four hundred to two thousand pesos and they need to have 
their account reloaded from different outlets making it inconvenient for them. 
However, not everyone would purchase these devices or tags because each 
stretch of the expressway requires a different one. Motorist passing through North 
Luzon Expressway must purchase the “EasyTrip” while those traversing South Luzon 
Expressway must have an “EasyPass” and those that will pass through Cavitex must 
have “EasyDrive”, it is very inconvenient and costly to purchase all these tags and 
reloading all of them. 
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Mandating the use of unified Radio Frequency Identification Device to be used 
in any and all these tollgates, motorist can have cash less and queue-less transaction 
as they pass through dedicated lanes or mixed lanes in all expressway toll plazas. 
This bill seeks to eradicate the trouble of having to purchase tags from each 
provider and have it reloaded from different locations. This will entire more motorists 
to avail of this service. This is a simple measure that intends not only to help people 
save money but also to ensure smooth traffic situation in toll plazas during rush 
hours and holidays, thus, approval of this bill is earnestly recommended. 
 
 
 
EDWIN L. OLIVAREZ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTHCONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No._____ 
________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE EDWIN L. OLIVAREZ 
AN ACTMANDATING ALL TOLLWAY OPERATORS TO USE 
UNIFIED ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION ACCESS PASS 
SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as "Unified Access Toll Act 
of 2019" 
SECTION 2. Definition of terms. For purposes of this Act, the following   terms 
shall be used under the definition provided hereof, 
Electronic Toll Collection   System - It is a new toll system designed to 
enhance convenience for drivers enabling cashless toll collection and thus 
mitigating   congestion   at expressway tollgates. 
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - It is the wireless use of 
electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically 
identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. 
Radio Frequency Identification Tag - A card or sticker attached to the 
windshield of the vehicle that contains electronically stored information. 
Electronic Access Pass - Access pass that can be used by vehicle owners for 
cashless toll fee transactions in toll plazas. 
SECTION 3. Unified Electronic Access Pass - There shall only be a single 
Radio Frequency Identification Tag per vehicle that can be used for cashless toll fee 
payments in any of the expressways. 
SECTION 4. Electronic Toll Collection System Lanes. All toll way operators 
shall designate special lanes in toll plazas for motorists who avail of the Unified 
Electronic Access Pass. 
SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within one Hundred 
twenty days (120) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) 
shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the effectivity of this Act. 
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SECTION 6. Separability Clause.  If any provision or part hereof is held invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected 
shall remain valid and subsisting. 
 
SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative 
order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act is 
hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
 
SECTION 8.  Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved.