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00:00We are still here at Paranaque Toll Plaza, one of the toll plazas of Manila Cavite, Toll Expressway or Cavitex.
00:09On Saturday, September 14, the first day of dry run started where transactions are 100% cashless in different toll plazas.
00:21That means there are no cash lanes for toll payment.
00:24That's why motorists passing through Paranaque and Cavite toll plazas need to have RFID installed in their vehicles.
00:34Supposedly, there are no cash lanes during dry run.
00:37That's why motorists passing through here need to have RFID installed.
00:42But as we can see, this is the first lane.
00:45There is already a build-up.
00:46What the authorities are telling us is that they are allowed to pay cash while doing dry run.
00:53For other vehicles, there is no exact change.
00:56That's why it takes a long time because they need to pay cash.
01:02And as we can see, there is already a build-up here on this first lane.
01:08All the rest of the eight lanes are still going straight because the road is still wide.
01:14For motorists, after dry run, those who are caught without RFID or tampered or pecking RFID will be charged P1,000 for the first offense,
01:26P2,000 for the second offense, and P5,000 for the next offenses.
01:32If the balance or contents of the RFID is insufficient, the motorist may be charged P500 for the first offense,
01:39P1,000 for the second offense, and P2,500 for the next offenses.
01:45For more details, let's talk to Atty. Ariel Anton, the spokesperson and special assistant to the President of Pea Toway Corporation.
01:54Good morning to you, Atty. Ariel. This is Maris. We are live on Unang Balita.
01:58Good morning, Maris. Good morning to our viewers.
02:06Hello?
02:07First of all, how is the dry run that we are implementing?
02:10Sir, can you hear me? We have a slight delay.
02:13Yes.
02:14How is the dry run that we are implementing today?
02:19The dry run is being implemented by PAPC in accordance with the directive of the PRB,
02:28that before the supposed implementation on October 1, there will be a dry run.
02:35Here in the dry run, what we are doing is, we are asking and checking the feelings of our motorists.
02:53It's okay for now, but in our interviews with motorists, there are problems that we want to tell the PRB before the full implementation.
03:10For example...
03:13What are those problems?
03:17Yes. Those problems are like the slow increase of the barrier.
03:25Those who have no load, they are just loading and they haven't recredited yet.
03:31Those are the problems.
03:33We also asked those who are doing cash-in. Why are you doing cash-in?
03:39It's because sometimes, I'm just passing through here. I'm not passing through here every day.
03:46We also have here in MCTF, if you're coming from Paranaque, there's a shortcut.
03:57If you go to Manila, there's a small toll entrance.
04:05It's just 8 pesos.
04:08Attorney?
04:09Why are you doing RFID for 8 pesos?
04:13That's what our motorists are saying.
04:19All right. So the problem you mentioned, attorney, like for example,
04:22the small load that they will load or they don't pass through the toll plaza often,
04:28how will that be addressed?
04:30How will that be addressed?
04:31You also mentioned that they will reduce their load or they won't load even if they already loaded.
04:37How will that be addressed?
04:39Is it possible to consider this so that the cashless toll plaza won't continue?
04:46Okay. You know, Maris,
04:48the first thing that our motorists should be aware of,
04:52like us, the MCTF is owned by the government and 100 percent by the PRA, the Philippine Reclamation Authority.
05:09The government also implements the PATC.
05:14When we go there, the toll payers that we talk to, they have no control over RFID.
05:25They do not have anything to do with RFID.
05:28If you complain to the toll payers, they won't be able to answer you because E-C-Trip is another company.
05:41That's our provider.
05:45Why are we saying that?
05:48You're right to say that this problem should be addressed to E-C-Trip.
05:53For many problems, I'm speaking only here in Cavitex,
06:00For me, I would recommend to the PRA and our OIC to tell the PRA that we can extend the full implementation because we only have one lane, the cashless lane.
06:19That lane is for those who sometimes pass by.
06:25Imagine, if you ask for RFID, they won't use it.
06:31They might be able to load P10 or P20.
06:35They don't know how much the toll will be charged.
06:40That's the penalty.
06:48As for the penalty, again, I will also recommend to the board.
06:53Look carefully, why do we have to penalize them?
06:57For example, if you enter and load insufficiently.
07:03How many will be aware of how much they will be charged?
07:11When you enter, you will say, I loaded and it won't be charged.
07:19There are many hitches.
07:21Even not being a spokesman or a special assistant to the PAPC President, I can see personally that there are many things to look into.
07:35Like what other motorists said, why do we have to penalize them?
07:41We should also penalize the providers if there's a hitch in the RFID.
07:50As we mentioned earlier, the penalty for the offenses is too high.
08:00Yes. For example, you will penalize them.
08:04When should they pay the penalty? At that point?
08:10What if they don't have money?
08:12Maybe they don't have RFID because they didn't load.
08:19Yes. There are many problems.
08:22I hope DRD, LTO and DOT will see this.
08:31Because there are other causes of traffic.
08:35It's more traffic than what they're saying.
08:40The traffic on the customs, when it enters the customs, when it enters the toll, their trip is okay.
08:50Of course, I'm speaking to us, not to the NCPF.
08:56Hello?
08:58Okay, sir. Let's wait for the hearing that you will hold, the recommendations that you will give to TRD
09:04so we can know if this cashless toll plaza will continue or not.
09:10Because you mentioned many problems that need to be fixed.
09:13Thank you very much, Attorney Ariel Inton, the spokesperson, and the special assistant to the President of PAYA-TC
09:20for your time and the information that you gave us.
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