Vision

"A nation with efficient and effective Toll Road Network, built and managed in partnership with the private
sector, geared towards the service of public interest."
Mission
"To establish viable toll roads and facilities built and managed by the private sector, regulated and
supervised by the government, in pursuit of sustainable economic development."

MALACAANG
Manila

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1112

AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL FACILITIES ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS,
CREATING A BOARD FOR THE REGULATION THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, the huge financial requirements of the Government's development programs have made it
necessary to seek out alternative sources of financing to ensure the prosecution of certain desirable
infrastructure projects that complement the over-all national development effort;
WHEREAS, the potential resources of the private sector could be tapped to the maximum benefit by the
government dispensing to a great extent the availment of additional domestic and foreign borrowings as
well as the utilization of government guarantee or security; and
WHEREAS, in order to attract private sector investment in the government's infrastructure projects, the
collection of toll fees for the use of certain public improvements, that would allow a reasonable rate of
return on investments, should be authorized; Provided that, the collection of toll fees and operation of toll
facilities by the private sector should be loosely supervised and regulated in the public interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:
Section 1. This shall be known as "Toll Operation Decree".
Section 2. Toll Regulatory Board. There is hereby created the Toll Regulatory Board hereinafter referred
to as the "Board" to be composed of the Deputy Director-General for Program and Projects of the National
Economic and Development Authority as Chairman, the Undersecretary of Public Highways and the
Undersecretary of Finance as Members.

Section 3. Powers and Duties of the Board. The Board shall have in addition to its general powers of
administration the following powers and duties:
(a) Subject to the approval of the President of the Philippines, to enter into contracts in behalf of
the Republic of the Philippines with persons, natural or juridical, for the construction, operation and
maintenance of toll facilities such as but not limited to national highways, roads, bridges, and
public thoroughfares. Said contract shall be open to citizens of the Philippines and/or to
corporations or associations qualified under the Constitution and authorized by law to engage in
toll operations;
(b) Determine and decide the kind, type and nature of public improvement that will be constructed
and/or operated as toll facilities;
(c) Condemn private property for public use subject to the provisions of existing law;
(d) Issue, modify and promulgate from time to time the rates of toll that will be charged the direct
users of toll facilities and upon notice and hearing, to approve or disapprove petitions for the
increase thereof. Decisions of the Board on petitions for the increase of toll rate shall be
appealable to the Office of the President within ten (10) days from the promulgation thereof. Such
appeal shall not suspend the imposition of the new rates, provided however, that pending the
resolution of the appeal, the petitioner for increased rates in such case shall deposit in a trust fund
such amounts as may be necessary to reimburse toll payers affected in case a reversal of the
decision.
(e) To grant authority to operate a toll facility and to issue therefore the necessary "Toll Operation
Certificate" subject to such conditions as shall be imposed by the Board including inter alia the
following:
(1) That the Operator shall desist from collecting toll upon the expiration of the Toll Operation
Certificate.
(2) That the entire facility operated as a toll system including all operation and maintenance
equipment directly related thereto shall be turned over to the government immediately upon
the expiration of the Toll Operation Certificate.
(3) That the toll operator shall not lease, transfer, grant the usufruct of, sell or assign the rights
or privileges acquired under the Toll Operation Certificate to any person, firm, company,
corporation or other commercial or legal entity, nor merge with any other company or
corporation organized for the same purpose, without the prior approval of the President of the

Philippines. In the event of any valid transfer of the Toll Operation Certificate, the Transferee
shall be subject to all the conditions, terms, restrictions and limitations of this Decree as fully
and completely and to the same extent as if the Toll Operation Certificate has been granted to
the same person, firm, company, corporation or other commercial or legal entity.
(4) That in time of war, rebellion, public peril, emergency, calamity, disaster or disturbance of
peace and order, the President of the Philippines may cause the total or partial closing of the
toll facility or order to take over thereof by the Government without prejudice to the payment of
just compensation.
(5) That no guarantee, Certificate of Indebtedness, collateral, securities, or bonds shall be
issued by any government agency or government-owned or controlled corporation on any
financing program of the toll operator in connection with his undertaking under the Toll
Operation Certificate.
(6) The Toll Operation Certificate may be amended, modified or revoked whenever the public
interest so requires.
(a) The Board shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the procedures for the
grant of Toll Certificates. The rights and privileges of a grantee under a Toll Operation
Certificate shall be defined by the Board.
(b) To issue rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Decree.
Section 4. Technical Staff. The Board is hereby authorized to create a Technical Staff including
administrative or support staff as may be necessary to assist the Board in the fulfillment of its
responsibilities and functions under this Decree. The Board is hereby authorized to grant honoraria,
allowances or overtime pay in such amount as it may fix, any provision of law, rules or regulations to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Section 5. Publication of Toll Rates. No new rates shall be collected unless published in a newspaper of
general publication at least once a week for three consecutive weeks.
Section 6. Exemption. Government vehicles on official business shall be exempted from the payment of
toll fees under such procedures and circumstances as will be promulgated by the Board.
Section 7. Appropriation, Operational Expenses. The sum of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS
(P300,000.00) shall be set aside each year for the first three years from such fees or other obligations due
from toll operators of existing toll facilities to defray operational expenses of the Board. Thereafter, such

sums as may be necessary for the operational expenses of the Board in the succeeding fiscal years shall
be included in the Annual General Appropriations Decree.
Section 8. Separability. All laws, decrees and orders inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree are
hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.
Section 9. Effectivity. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventyseven.

Historical Background
In March 1977, Presidential Decree (PD) No.1112 was issued creating the Toll Regulatory Board
(TRB), whose primary function is to supervise, monitor and regulate the construction, operation and
maintenance of toll facilities as well as the rates that may be charged therefrom. The Board provides the
balance between the pursuance of the investors reasonable rate of return and the safeguard of the tollusers interest. It serves to attract private investors to participate in financing costly infrastructure projects
of the Government. In that same year, Presidential Decree No. 1113 was issued, granting the Philippine
National Construction Corporation (PNCC, formerly Construction Development Corporation of the
Philippines), the franchise to operate, construct and maintain toll facilities in the North and South Luzon
Tollways

(NLT/SLT).

A Toll Operation Agreement (TOA) was thereafter concluded between the TRB and PNCC, defining
the terms of supervision of TRB over PNCCs operation of the tollways. The original composition of the
Board as provided by PD 1112 includes the Deputy Director General for Programs and Projects of the
NEDA as Chairman, the Undersecretary of the Public Highways and the Undersecretary of Finance as
members. In 1979, the Toll Regulatory Board was transferred as one of the attached agencies of the
newly-created Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). PD No. 1649, was then issued
amending the composition of the Board, with the Minister of Transportation and Communications as
Chairman, the Deputy Director-General for programs and Projects of NEDA, Deputy Minister of Public
Highways, Deputy Minister of Finance, a representative from the private sector, as members. However, it

was only in 1986 that this transfer from the NEDA to DOTC was fully implemented. The year 1986 likewise
saw the emergence of a new TRB administration. The Board created a Regular Working Staff, with an
Executive Director as Head, in order to assist the Board in the implementation and enforcement of its
policies,

programs,

guidelines

and

regulations.

In 1988, TRB prepared for the first time its budgetary requirements for inclusion in the General
Appropriations Act of 1989. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the staffing
pattern of seventeen (17) personnel for the TRB, for both its technical and administrative divisions. On
July 9, 1990, upon action of congress, President Aquino approved Republic Act No. 6957, other wise
known as the Private Financing Act, which the TRB to the Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) with the Secretary of Public Works and Highways as Chairman. The transfer of TRB to the
DPWH changed the staffing pattern and the budgetary appropriations of the TRB. The Engineering
Supervision Staff (ESS), formerly under PMO-URPO of the DPWH (and only detailed to the TRB), was
transferred to the TRB as one of its Divisions. The transfer also included the inclusion of its budgetary
allocation

to

the

total

budget

of

the

TRB.

Thus, for the very first time, the 1991 General Appropriations Act gave recognition to the TRB as a
regular government agency and most importantly , it provided for thirty-five (35) permanent positions for
the agencys plantilla of personnel. TRBs transfer also charged the direction of the studies being
conducted by the Staff. Instead of the usual pre-feasibility studies planned for the year, several specialized
studies were undertaken per the direction of the Board. The newly ESS functions as the technical arm of
TRB, in charge of the supervision and monitoring of all the extension/expansion/improvement projects in
the NLT/SLT and other tollway related projects. In addition to this, position upgrading of four (4) TRB
personnel

were

approved

by

the

Department

of

Budget

and

Management

(DBM).

On January 26, 1999, President Joseph Ejercito Estada ordered the attachment of TRB to the
Office of the President with the Secretary of the DPWH as the Chairman of the Board.
TRB was transferred from the Office of the President to the Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC), with the Secretary of the DOTC as its Chairman by virtue of Executive Order
No.

133

issued

by

President

Gloria

M.

Arroyo

on

October

10,

2002.

On July 30, 2007, President Arroyo ordered the transfer of TRB from the DOTC to the DPWH.
However, on December 19th of the same year, President Arroyo transferred back TRB to the DOTC.

Citizen's Charter
Frontline Service: Receiving and Processing of Communications
Clients: General Public
Schedule of the Availability of Service: Mon-Fri (8:00am-5:00pm), no noon break, except non-working
holidays.
Total/Maximum Duration of Process: 5 working days for simple and 10 working days for complex
matters.

How to Avail the Service

No.

Client Step

Agency Action

Submits request,

Receives and records the

query, and other

communication

communication

forwards it to the Office of

the

Executive

and

Office/Person

Location

Duration

Responsible

of Office

of Activity

TRB records

TRB

10 minutes

TRB

1 hour

Custodian

Director

(OED)
2

Records and refers the

communication
appropriate

to

OED Secretary

the
and

concerned
3

Evaluates
communication,

the
reviews

the related documents,

Division Chief

TRB

within 3

and Staff

working

concerned

days for

prepares the necessary

simple and

recommendations

5 working

or

actions on the matter and

days for

submits the same to the

complex

OED

matters

OED signs the reply

Executive

TRB

Director

within 2
working
days for
simple and
5 working
days for
complex
matters

Forwards the signed reply

TRB Records

to the Records section for

Custodian

TRB

1 day

delivery to and receipt of

recieving party
6

Recieves reply

TOLL ROAD PROJECTS

Historical Background
Back in the 70s, traffic congestion is a daily occurrence in the narrow stretch of land in Paranaque and
Las Pinas going to nearby provinces, particularly Cavite. Thus, the government thought of a major road
network that would link Roxas Boulevard to all other parts of Metro Manila and the Southern Tagalog
provinces. The answer was a 6.6 kilometer, two-lane asphalt reclaimed road from Roxas Boulevard
leading to the municipalities of Paranaque, Las Pinas and Bacoor which was finally opened to the public in
September

1985.

The road deteriorated so fast that there was a need to upgrade the road and upgrade the same to toll
standards. This paved the way to the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway Project, more popularly known as
Coastal Road. It is a joint venture project of the Public Estates Authority or PEA (now called Philippine
Reclamation Authority) and the Malaysian group of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) and Renong Berhad
(Renong). The project is an offshoot of the February 3, 1994 state visit to the Philippines of then Malaysian
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, where a Memorandum of Understanding for a joint and
cooperative implementation of critical infrastructure projects in the Philippines was signed. The MOU
provided among others, the construction and completion of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway and the
expansion, extension and modernization of other roadways and tollway systems. The project is a major
component of a vast network of inter-urban roads traversing six municipalities namely: Paranaque, Las
Pinas,

Bacoor,

Imus,

Kawit

and

Noveleta.

On December 27, 1994, a Joint Venture Agreement by and between the PEA, Mara and Renong was
signed whereby PEA shall ensure that all land and rights of way necessary are made available for the
carrying

out

of

the

Design

and

Construction

Works

obligation

of

the

Malaysian

parties.

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on September 14, 1995 for the construction and completion of the
Expressway. Also in 1995, a Novation Agreement was executed between PEA, Mara, Renong and the
United Engineers (Malaysia) Berhad or UEM where the parties acknowledged and agreed that all rights,
liabilities and obligations whatsoever of Renong under the Joint Venture Agreement shall be assigned and
transferred to, and vested in UEM. Mara and UEM had since incorporated UEM-MARA which shall
represent MARA and UEM, who shall continue to be liable jointly and severally under the Toll Operation

Agreement.
One and a half years later or on the 26th day of July 1996, the Toll Operation Agreement between the
Republic of the Philippines (acting through the Toll Regulatory Board), Public Estates Authority and UEMMara Philippines Corporation was signed. It was under this Agreement that PEA Tollway Corporation or
PEATC was born. Under the Agreement, PEATC is to undertake and perform the obligations of PEA which
is principally the Operation and Maintenance of the toll roads or any segment thereof. Commercial
operation

started

in

May

1998.

On December 15, 1999, Coastal Road Corporation, a wholly-owned Filipino entity bought the entire
shares of UEM and MARA in UEM-Mara Philippines Corporation. The buy-out officially relinquished all the
obligations and liabilities of the Malaysian Companies under the JVA and the TOA, as CRC took over the
management of the project and immediately undertook the unfinished portions of the MCTE Project.
On November 14, 2006, an Operations and Maintenance Agreement was signed among PRA, UMPC and
the Toll Regulatory Board. Among other provisions of the agreement, UMPC is to participate in the
Operations and Maintenance of the existing R-1 Expressway until full payment of the loan and the equity,
in compliance with the condition set by the lender banks and the equity contractor. PEATC continued to
operate

and

maintain

the

expressway

under

the

stewardship

of

UMPC.

Since then, PEATC reinvented itself and embarked on several projects aimed at providing the best quality
service

that

is

second

to

none.

Profile

Description

The Manila Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP) entails some 25.5 km of toll expressway, consisting
of

three

sections:

Section 1: Upgrading of the existing R-1 Expressway (6.6 km) stretching from The Seaside Drive to
Zapote.
Section 2: Construction of the C-5 link (7.5 km) connecting South Luzon Expressway to R-1 Expressway.
Section

3:

Construction

of

the

R-1

extension

(11.4

km)

from

Zapote

to

Noveleta.

Because of right-of-way acquisition problems for the C-5 segment, this section of the project was shelved.
The seven kilometer R-1 Extension segment or Cavitex, which extends from Zapote to Kawit, was
inaugurated by President Benigno Noynoy III last April 27, 2011 and was formally opened to the motoring
public

last

May

1,

2011.

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The Expressway is being operated and maintained by PEA Tollway Corporation (PEATC), a stock
subsidiary corporation under the PEA, a regulatory agency attached to the Office of the President.
PEATCs incorporation was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 1997.
Aside from toll collection, PEATC also implements programs on traffic control and emergency operations
including assistance to disabled vehicles. To maximize the provision of services to the public, it also
provides other support mechanisms such as the establishment of information services and administration
of ancillary facilities.

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Historical Background of NLEX (North Luzon Expressway)

In the early 1990s consistent with the Philippines 2000 program of then President Fidel V. Ramos, the
government and Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) started seeking joint venture
partners with technical, operational and financial resources in order to rehabilitate and modernize the
original NLEX as a flagship project, expand it to the Subic and Clark Special Economic Zones and
construct the northern portion of Circumferential Road C-5 from the University of the Philippines to
Malabon City near the port of Manila.
In 1998, MNTC was granted the concession for the NLEX embodied in a Supplementary Toll Operation
Agreement (STOA) amongst the Republic of the Philippine (ROP), trough the TRB and PNCC. Under the
STOA, the Government confirmed the assignment by PNCC of its usufructuary rights, interest and
privileges over the existing NLEX including all extensions, linkages and diversions in favor of MNTC.
These concession rights authorized MNTC to construct, finance, manage, operate and maintain all the
Project Roads covered by Phases 1,2 and 3 of the Manila North Expressway (MNE) and charge tolls
thereon.
After successfully obtaining the needed financing for the project, MNTC commenced construction of
Phase 1 in February 2003. In February 2005, Phased 1 was successfully completed on time. Following
the issuance of the Toll Operation Permit by the Toll Regulatory Board, commercial operations started on
February 10, 2005.
Profile Description
The new North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) is a modern toll expressway commissioned by the Government
to replace the rundown North Luzon diversion road and to facilitate the development of the Subic and

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Clark Special Economic Zones. From the National Capital Region (NCR), the new NLEX serves as the
main gateway to Central and North Luzon. The southern end is located at Balintawak Cloverleaf
Interchange in Quezon City starting from the Junction of A. Bonifacio Road and EDSA. The NLEX runs
northward through the agricultural areas of Bulacan and Pampanga towards the large cities of San
Fernando and Angeles City. Close to the NLEXs northern segment lies the former US Air Force Base of
Clark Field.
The NLEX is one of the biggest infrastructure projects undertaken in the country. Its completion and
operation has contributed in the economic growth in over three regions and 21 provinces.
The project involved the rehabilitation, expansion and modernization of the 84-kilometer North Luzon
Expressway. It included upgrading the existing 295 lane kilometers from Balintawak to Sta. Ines and
constructing an additional 138 lane kilometers from Balintawak to Sta. Rita, Bulacan, for a total of 433
Kilometers.
In the new NLEX, additional lanes were built on the mainline with eight lanes on both directions from
Balintawak to Burol and six lanes from Burol to Sta. Rita. Four lanes from Sta. Rita to Balem and two
lanes from Balem to Sta. Ines underwent major rehabilitation.
All existing 91 toll booths were demolished to give way to 145 new toll booths. Also four toll plazas were
constructed and expanded in Balintawak, Bocaue, Tabang and Dau while 26 permanent exits have been
widened. In addition, one new flyover in Novaliches and an interchange in Dau were added to ease up the
flow of traffic.
A modern and fully computerized tollway management and collection system were put in place making it
very convenient to motorists which are given three payment options: electronic toll system or EC Lane,
swipe card r cash.
For utmost safety and travel comfort, a traffic management system is strictly enforced with traffic enforcers
patrolling the expressway day and night. CCTV cameras are positioned strategically along the expressway
to monitor traffic from the traffic control room (TCR) in Balintawak to enable traffic enforces and
emergency response teams to immediately provide 24-hours assistance whenever needed.
The security group of NLEX is active 24-hours to prevent possible criminal incidents inside the NLEX. The
NLEX management also has signed an agreement with our various authorities in the National Capital
Region to ensure immediate action is carried out during emergencies.

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To further provide better service to our motorists, the NLEX has 100 emergency call boxes placed every
one (1) kilometer interval for Segment 1 and two (2) kilometer intervals for Segments 2 and 3 for both
north and south bound directions. This will give the motorists a direct line to the TCR any time of the day
should they require any form of assistance.

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Historical Background of SCTEX ( Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway )

Breaking ground on April 5, 2005, the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) is the countrys longest
expressway at 93.77 kilometers. Commercial operations started on April 28, 2008, with the opening of the
Subic-Clark Segment and portion of Clark-Tarlac Segment. The opening of the remaining Clark-Tarlac
Segment on July 25, 2008 signaled the full operations of the SCTEX.
The SCTEX seeks to transform the Central Luzon region into a world-class logistics hub in the Asia-Pacific
region through the integration of economic activities in the Subic Bay Freeport, the Clark Freeport Zone,
and the Central Techno Park in Tarlac and by linking major infrastructures such as the Seaport in Subic
and the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark.
The 93.77-kilometer, four-lane expressway is divided into two major segments:
1.Package 1: Subic-Clark Segment 50.5 kilometers ( Contractor: Kajima-Obayashi-JFE EngineeringMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Inc. Joint Venture)
2.Package 2: Clark-Tarlac segment 43.27 kilometers (Contractor: Hazama-Taisei-Nippon Steel Joint
Venture)
The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) is also known for many descriptive phrases: The Philippines
Newest and Longest Expressway. A World-Class Toll road. Backbone of a New Economic Corridor.
Centerpiece of Luzons Commercial and logistics Hub. Launch Pad for Region IIIs Economic Takeoff.
Crown Jewel of the Luzon Urban Beltway. Global Gateway of the Extended W Growth Corridor. A
Marvelous Piece of Engineering.
The SCTEX is a flagship project of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). The 94kilometer tollway is envisioned to transform the Subic-Clark corridor into an international logistics center
and commercial hub in the Asia-Pacific rim.

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Historical Background
To achieve national progress in the real sense is to put in place modern infrastructure.
Being one of Asias growing economies in the early 1990s, the Philippines needed to maintain the
correlation between economic growth and infrastructure investments. At that time, one of the Metro
Manilas biggest setbacks in stepping up productivity and increasing business opportunities that could
spur economic growth was the worsening traffic situation especially along the Alabang Makati corridor.
In recognizing this, the administration of then President Fidel V. Ramos sought private investments in
projects that could pump-prime the economy and help decongest vehicular traffic in the Megacitys central
business district.
One such project was his administrations flagship project: the Metro Manila Skyway Project (SMMSP).
Aimed to serve as the vital link between Metro Manila and the growth centers north and south of it, the
MMSP was pursued by FVR who laid the groundwork for the public-private partnership of the state-owned
Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) and Jakarta-based Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada
(CITRA).
The Metro Manila expressway project consists of 4 stages:
Stage 1 construction of 9.5km Buendia-Bicutan elevated tollway and the rehabilitation of the
Magallanes-Alabang section of the SLEX.
Stage 2 construction of 6.88km Bicutan-ALabang elevated tollway.
Stage 3 construction of the 18.5km Buendia-Balintawak (NLEX) elevated Tollway.
Stage 4 Metro Manila Tollway, a component of the C-6 road at the eastern corridor of Metro Manila from
Skyway at-grade section in Bicutan to NLEX in Marilao.
Profile Description
The South Metro Manila Skysway Project (SMMSP) is a modern six-lane elevated toll expressway built
above the existing at-grade highway from Makati City to Muntinlupa City. It includes the rehabilitation of
the South Luzon Expressway from Magallanes to Alabang.
Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation, the SMMSP developer, initiated the implementation of an
integrated toll road network which one of the countrys most significant infrastructure projects, aimed at
helping decongest Metro Manilas major road system and increase the areas economic opportunities.

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Known as the Skyway System, SMMSP effectively doubles the road capacity to accommodate 300,000
vehicles daily, easing the flow of traffic between the countrys major urban centers and the industrial
heartland.
Completion of the first 2 stages of the SMMSP
Two of the four stages of SMSSP have been completed and are currently operational.
Stage 1 consists of the 9.53 km elevated expressway from Buendia to Bicutan and the 13.5 km at-grade
level from Magallanes to Alabang. Stage 1 was completed on schedule and was made fully operational by
July 1999.
When Skyway Stage 1 was first opened to the public in 1999, an average of 160,000 vehicles per day use
the Skyway System-around 25,000 on the elevated and 135,000 on the at-grade-with these numbers
increasing in subsequent years, Millions of commuters now use the Skyway System every day, and they
have all benefited from the concrete benefits of the completed projects.
Skyway Stage 1 has already afforded hundreds of thousands of motorists enormous savings since its
opening, slashing average travel time of 2hours from the snail-paced southern arteries to the Makati
Central Business District by more than 50%.
Stage 2 is the 6.88-km elevated expressway extension from Bicutan to Alabang which was constructed
from May 2009-March 2011m and became operational in April 2011, ahead of the 24-month schedule
approved by the Toll Regulatory Board.
This world-class road infrastructure now allows a quick breeze on the elevated toll road from the Alabang
Toll Plaza to Buendia Off Ramp in less than 12 minutes at the speed of 80kph.

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Historical Background
South Luzon Tollway (SLT), popularly called SLEX, runs between the Skyway System which comprises
the elevated section and the ground level road, and STAR Tollway. Until its reconstruction by the South
Luzon Tollway Corp. (SLTC), it was a 28 km., 4-lane expressway from Alabang Viaduct in Muntinlupa to
Brgy. Turbina in Calamba. It has since been widened to 8 lanes from Alabang Viaduct to Sta. Rosa, and 6
lanes to Brgy. Turbina, and extended by 8 kms. to Sto. Tomas, Batangas where it now links up with STAR
Tollway.
SOUTH LUZON TOLLWAY CORP (SLTC) is a joint venture company of MTD Manila Expressways, Inc.
and the Philippine National Construction Corp (PNCC). By virtue of a Supplemental Toll Operation
Agreement (STOA) entered into with the Philippine government, SLTC, as the Investor, committed to
undertake all works required for the SLEX Project including its total financing without sovereign
guarantees, and with the recovery of its investment being in the form of the collection of toll by the Manila
Toll Expressway Systems, Inc. (MATES), its operation and maintenance (O&M) company.
Per agreement the project has two (2) phases Phase 1 comprised the road from the Alabang viaduct
(Toll Road 1) up to Calamba, Laguna (Toll Road 2), and from Calamba, Laguna to Sto. Tomas, Batangas
(Toll Road 3). Original project cost for Phase 1 is Php. 8.5 B.
Phase 2 consists of a new roadway from Makiling , Laguna to Lucena, Quezon Province. Engineering
works for phase 2 have yet to commence.
The SLTC concession period SLTC was granted a 30-year concession period from February 2006 (date
of signing of the STOA and approval thereof by the President of the Republic of the Philippines) to
February 2036. It includes the period of construction which began in June 2006.
The SLTC Operation and Maintenance Under the STOA, MATES, has the mandate to automatically take
over the operation and maintenance of SLT upon expiration of the PNCC franchise in April 2007. PNCC
continued to operate SLEX up to May 2, 2010.
SLTC assumed operations/toll collection on May 2, 2010 Since its concession began before the project
construction period, SLTC has only 25 years left for investment recovery when its O&M company MATES
assumed operations in May 2, 2010. .
Prior toll rate was lowest in the country, current toll rate is in mid-range The basic toll fee collected by
SLTC from May 2010 to Dec. 2010 was Php 0.76 per km. for class 1 vehicles. This was the toll fee for the
old, unrehabilitated SLEX and it was the lowest of the toll rates charged by all other tollways, including

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those built by government or by government with supplemental foreign funding.

TRB granted SLTC an initial toll rate of Php 3.02 per km for implementation on January 1, 2011. It was
implemented by SLTC on April 1, 2011.
The SLEX project is totally financed by the Malaysian investor, MTD Capital Bhd. It has no government
guarantee or local funding.
COST SAVINGS FROM SLEX REHABILITATION
Below are the results of an independent study conducted by Halcrow, Inc. on SLEX. It confirms other
studies made on the resulting benefits to motorists, from significant improvements on road conditions.
OLD/DETERIORATED SLEX:
Value of Time (VOT) P 162 per hour (Class 1)
Vehicle Operating Cost (VOC) P 9.09 per km
NEW/REHABILITATED SLEX
Value of Time saved almost 50%
Vehicle Operating cost saved P1.38 per km

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Historical Background

The Government of the Republic of the Philippines has determined that the expeditious construction and
operation of the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Project is essential to the economic development
of the South Luzon Area (CALABARZON). Through its line agency, the Department of Public Works and
Highways, Toll Regulatory Board, the government entered into Toll Concession Agreement with STAR
Infrastructure Development Authority (SIDC). This Agreement which was signed on June 18, 1998 at
Makati City in effect converts the STAR Project into a Toll Expressway.
The consortium formed under the name of STAR Infrastructure Development Corporation (SIDC) won
bidding for the STAR Project. As a Concessionaire, the SIDC will develop, finance, construct, operate and
maintain the project under the Build-Transfer-Operate (BOT) Scheme pursuant to R.A. 6957 as amended
by R.A. 7718 (The Build-Operate-Transfer Law of B.O.T. Law). A Notice to Proceed was issued to the
consortium in March 7, 2000.
Project Description
The Project STAR starts at Sto. Tomas and proceed southwards to Batangas City with a total distance of
about 41.90 kms. It is divided into two (2) major stages as follows:
Stage 1 Sto. Tomas-Lipa City
Is a 4-lane road with distance of 22.16kms. more or less. It was constructed and completed in year 2000
and financed by the Government of the Philippines. Upon completion, it was upgraded by the
Concessionaire into a tollway facility for integration into the STAR Project. Toll facilities, operations and
maintenance control centers were provided by the concessionaire. This roasd is currently operational.
Stage 1 Sto. Tomas-Lipa City
This project; Lipa City Batangas City section, starts at the end of Stage 2 in Tambo Interchange Bridge
over Laurel Highway at Tambo, Lipa City. it traverses south, crossing the San Jose-Ibaan Road at
Malainen, where a proposed diamond interchange will be constructed. The project will end at Laurel
Highway in Brgy. Balagtas, Batangas City connecting PPA (Diversion) Road going to Batangas Pier.
The new road will be a 4-lane roadway with a total length of 19.74 kms. The road will be initially
constructed as a 2-lane expressway under Phase I and will eventually be widened to 4 lanes under Phase

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II. The detailed engineering design for the whole project, as an expressway, was completed in 1992.
However, the Concessionaire updated this to convert the expressway into a toll road.

Project Background of TPLEX ( Tarlac Pangasinan La Union Expressway ):

The extension of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) up to Laoag, Ilocos Norte was originally intended
for progressive completion uder the franchise of the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC),
from proceeds of the North Tollway operation. The PNCC franchise expired on April 30, 2007. In 2000, the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) proposed the North Luzon Expressway Extension

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(NLEE) Project Phase I (Tarlac to Rosario, La Union) with a proposed implementation period from 2003 to
2006. However, constraints on the DPWH budget hindered the implementation of the proposed NLEE.
The McArthur Highway, which presently serves part of the north-south backbone of norht-western Luzon's
road network, is already experiencing congestion, especially at the urban/sub-urban centers. Construction
of the TPLEX will help in decongesting traffic at the McArthur Highway, providing a safe, reliable and highspeed north-south access.
The proposed tollway alignment starts near the terminus of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway in La Paz,
Tarlac and originally terminates in Rosario, La Union. The project is presently under implementation with
Section 1, Tarlac to Carmen scheduled for completion at the first quarter of Year 2013. After which,
Section 2, Carmen to Urdaneta will be started and will be completed in end of Year 2013. Section 3,
Urdaneta to Rosario is proposed for completion in 2014.
The opened portion of the TPLEX Project is from Tarlac-Paniqui and was opened for the public last
November 2013 during the All Saint's and All Soul's Day.

MCX Tollway, Inc. is Ayala Corporations first toll road project under the Philippine governments PublicPrivate Partnership program. It is a vital access road that links the rapidly growing city of Muntinlupa and
the province of Cavite to Metro Manila.
Ownership: 100% owned by Ayala Corporation
Concession Terms: 30 Years
Project Overview: 4-km, 4-lane toll road, from the junction of Daang Reyna and DaangHari in Las
Pinas/Bacoor, Cavite to SLEX through Susana Heights Interchange in Muntinlupa, traversing the New
Bilibid Prison Reservation. The link-road passes through the Susana Heights Interchange as exit and

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entry from north and south of SLEX and widening of the existing bridge crossing SLEX as well as the
expansion of the Susana Heights toll plaza.

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TOLL RATES

NLEX-SCTEX

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SKYWAY SLEX MCX

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STAR TOLLWAY

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TPLEX

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SPEED LIMIT
The Toll Expressways in the Philippines have Speed Limits to ensure the safety of vehicles traveling in the
Tollways.
The following are the Speed Limits of the Expressway's in the country:

Cavitex

North Luzon Expressway

Skyway

South Luzon Expressway

STAR Tollway

Minimum Speed

60kph

Maximum Speed For Cars

100kph

Maximum Speed For Trucks and Buses

80kph

Minimum Speed

60kph

Maximum Speed For Cars

100kph

Maximum Speed For Trucks and Buses

80kph

Minimum Speed

60kph

Maximum Speed For Cars

100kph

Maximum Speed For Trucks and Buses

80kph

Minimum Speed

60kph

Maximum Speed For Cars

100kph

Maximum Speed For Trucks and Buses

80kph

Minimum Speed

60kph

Maximum Speed For Cars

100kph

Maximum Speed For Trucks and Buses

80kph

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Subic-Clark-Tarac Expressway

Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway

Minimum Speed

60kph

Maximum Speed

100kph

Minimum Speed

60kph

Maximum Speed

100kph

*Always remember to follow the Speed Limit's on our Tollways to ensure Safety and to avoid Road
Crashes, violators of under-speeding and over-speeding will be penalized (RA 4136).

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Electronic Toll Collection On-Board Unit

What are these so called E-Pass, Easy Trip, and etc? The generic name of these devices are Electronic
Toll Collection On-Board Units, these devices are mostly used by frequent users of the Toll Expressways
which provides fast and efficient travel to avoid Vehicle Queuing at the CASH basis Toll Plaza's.
The Easy Trip
EasyTrip is the Electronic Toll Collection On-Board Unit used on the North Luzon Expressway.

There are 3 types of EasyTrip, the Grey Colored one is for the Class 1 Vehicles, the Yellow one is for the
Class 2 Vehicles, and the Blue One is for the Class 3 Vehicles. (source: NLExpress Vol.10 No.9 2014
*September Issue)
The E-Pass
E-Pass is the Electronic Toll Collection On-Board Unit used at the Skyway and the South Luzon
Expressway.

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The E-TAP Card

E-TAP Card is not an Electronic Toll Collection On-Board Unit but is a unique and efficient tool for frequent
travelers on the Cavite Expressway.

By tapping the Card on the Reader found at the Toll Plaza then you can pass through the Expressway.

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