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Vehicles transporting food and agricultural products will be able to ply all expressways free of charge starting April 20, 2026 upon the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to keep food prices stable amid the ongoing oil crisis.
Transportation Secretary Banoy Lopez said the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), Department of Agriculture (DA) and major toll concessionaires have agreed to provide toll relief to truckers, industry and farmers to ensure unhampered movement of food and other agricultural products.
โAng utos sa atin ng Pangulo, dapat tuloy-tuloy ang pag-transport ng pagkain para matiyak na stable ang presyo ng pangunahing pagkain para masiguro na abot-kaya pa rin ito para sa ating mga kababayan,โ Secretary Lopez said.
All vehicles transporting food and agricultural products must be accredited by the Department of Agriculture (DA), and equipped with an RFID sticker to qualify for the toll exemption.
Vehicles transporting agricultural products can save between Php 600 and Php 1,800, depending on the vehicle class. The rebates will be credited to their RFID accounts on a weekly basis.
The toll exemption will be implemented initially for one (1) month, which is extendable subject to the review, assessment, and further discussions among the DA, DOTr, TRB, and toll concessionaires and operators.
โNagpapasalamat po tayo sa SMC, kay Mr. Ramon S. Ang at sa MPTC, kay Mr. Manny V. Pangilinan dahil malaking tulong po ito sa sektor ng agrikultura at sa ating mga magsasaka. Alam naman po natin na lahat ng sektor apektado lalo na ang ating mga magsasaka kaya malaking bagay po itong toll relief na ito para matiyak na stable ang presyo ng pagkain,โ Secretary Lopez noted.
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has already initiated its own relief mechanism for agricultural products by reducing roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) fees to P1 for vehicles transporting raw and unprocessed agricultural products to support food supply chain reliability and keep food prices stable. ###
