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

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3243

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, 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 Svstem cuts shorts the waiting tine 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.


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 smnooth traffic situation in toll
plazas during rush hours and holidays, thus, approval of this bill is earnestly
recommernded.

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

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3243

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE ERIC L. OLIVAREZ

AN ACT MANDATING 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 terns. 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
(RPID) - t 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 Loll 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 his
Act.

SECTION 6. Separability Clau se. If any provisiOn or part hereof is held
invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provisionn not
otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
executive order letter of instrucuon, administrative order, rule or regulatioi
contrary to or inconsistent witth any piovision of this Act is hereby repealed,
modified, or amernded accordingly.

SECTION 8. Eflectivity Clause. This Act shal take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved.