Republic of the Philippines CERES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3206

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE ERIC 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, STARTollway, Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway
(SCTEX) and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX)
being managed 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, toll wayoperators introduced the use of
Electronic Collection System.

This Electronic Toll Collection System cuts short the waiting
time of the motorists when passing through the tollgates. It
decreases the congestion of cash transactions 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 motorists 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 costs 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.
Motorists 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 of these tags and reloading all of them.

Mandating the use of unified Radio Frequency Identification
Device to be used in any and all of these tollgates, motorists 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 providerand have it reloaded from different
locations. This will entice 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.

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ERIC L. OLIVAREZ


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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House Bill No. pens

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Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE ERIC L. OLIVAREZ

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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.

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.