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On Tuesday, Senator Grace Poe criticized the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) and demanded an explanation of the reasons why it permitted the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to begin charging higher tolls on June 15.

The Toll Regulatory Board “must explain why it only approved it now in one big swoop,” Poe said in a statement if these were periodic modifications from more than a decade ago.

She argued that the TRB’s reasoning for its choice should take into account both traffic data and the public-private partnership (PPP) agreement.

“Is express service actually offered by the expressway? Is the convenience offered worth what is being asked for? Poe urged the government to investigate dynamic pricing in his question. “We shouldn’t be charging high rates if customer satisfaction is low or performance benchmarks are not met.”

Although fare modifications are covered by the PPP contract, she pointed out, the TRB has a responsibility to make sure that the interests of the traveling public are also protected.

Prior to her statement, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III called for a delay in the toll increase, citing deteriorating highway traffic and inflation.

“Any increase at this point would be unjustifiable and unfair to the motorists who sometimes have to deal with EDSA-like traffic on the expressway, specifically from Balintawak to Meycauayan,” Pimentel added. Before asking for more money, they should first address the traffic on NLEX, according to the saying “Bago sila humingi ng dagdag na bayad, ayusin muna nila ang trapik sa NLEX.”

The revised rates, according to NLEX’s release, were subject to extensive regulatory reviews and were a part of the authorized NLEX periodic adjustments, which were previously overdue in 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2020.

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