The Toll Regulatory Board dropped two important announcements before the weekend. In two Facebook posts, the agency shared that it had approved the toll fee increases for the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway and the Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway last Friday and yesterday, respectively.

For SCTEX, the TRB approved the second tranche of NLEX Corporation’s petitions for a toll fee increase filed in 2020 and 2022. The agency divided the increases into three tranches, the first of which was implemented in October of last year.

The TRB’s issuance of a Notice to Start Collection allows NLEX Corporation to start collecting the following toll fees:

Tipo to Mabiga (Mabalacat)

• Class 1 – P330 (P41 increase from P289)
• Class 2 – P660 (P81 increase from P579)
• Class 3 – P989 (P121 increase from P868)

Mabiga (Mabalacat) to Tarlac

• Class 1 – P205 (P25 increase from P180)
• Class 2 – P409 (P50 increase from P359)
• Class 3 – P614 (P75 increase from P539)

Tipo to Tarlac (end to end)

• Class 1 – P534 (P65 increase from P469)
• Class 2 – P1,069 (P131 increase from P938)
• Class 3 – P1,603 (P196 increase from P1,407)

• Class 1 – P571
• Class 2 – P1,162
• Class 3 – P1,715

NLEX Corporation will start collecting the adjusted toll rates tomorrow, November 19. And since this is just the second of three tranches of increases, we can expect another round of increases, but that’s a problem for another time.

Meanwhile, the TRB likewise approved Ayala Corporation’s and MCX Project Company’s petition for Periodic Toll Rate Adjustment for the MCX.

After the issuance of the Notice to Start Collection in favor of the toll road operator, MCX will start collecting the updated toll fees:

• Class 1 – P22 (P3 increase from P19)
• Class 2 – P43 (P4 increase from P39)
• Class 3 – P65 (P7 increase from P58)

MCX will start collecting the new toll fees on Wednesday, November 20.

So, if you frequently use the following tollways, don’t be shocked to see higher deductions on your RFID accounts soon.