Autoindustriya.com reports, the Philippines Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered a 30-day implementation postponement for the new toll violation penalties announced last week by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB). Penalties for invalid or unreadable RFID stickers and insufficient account balances were set to take effect August 31. “According to DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista, they have decided to defer its implementation to October 1, 2024, to give tollway operators more time to inform the public about the new guidelines.”
Some lawmakers and former public officials have criticized the new rules since they were first announced last week.