SCTEX to implement toll hike starting June 14

By Aerol John Pateña | Philippine News Agency

MANILA — Toll rates along the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) will increase by PHP 0.51 per kilometer starting Friday, June 14 following approval by the Toll Regulatory Board.

In a statement on Saturday, SCTEX operator NLEX Corporation said the following toll rates will be effective at 12:01 a.m. of the said date:

From Mabalacat City (Mabiga Interchange), Pampanga to Tarlac:

– Class 1 vehicles (ordinary cars) will pay an additional PHP20.

– Class 2 vehicles (buses and light commercial trucks) will pay an additional PHP40.

– Class 3 vehicles (large trucks/trailers) will pay an additional PHP60.

Meanwhile, motorists traveling between Mabalacat and Tipo in Subic will be charged an additional PHP32, PHP66, and PHP98 for Class 1, 2, and 3 vehicles, respectively.

The petition for toll adjustments was filed by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) in 2011 according to the NLEX Corporation.

Popular

Lahar advisory up in Pinatubo, Taal amid ‘habagat’ rains

By Brian Campued The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday urged communities surrounding Pinatubo and Taal volcanoes to heighten alert and preparedness...

DSWD raises ‘red alert’ over effects of ‘habagat’

By Brian Campued The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has raised its alert status to red as the southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to...

Heroes’ pseudonyms differ from OVP fund aliases —Palace

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency Malacañang on Thursday drew a distinction between the pseudonyms used by Filipino heroes during the revolutionary period...

Inter-agency coordination vital in boosting agri production —PBBM

By Brian Campued President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday underscored the importance of inter-agency coordination in boosting local agricultural production and increasing farmers’ income...