Local government units have been ordered to stop collecting “pass-through fees” from all motor vehicles transporting goods or merchandise going through any national road and other roads not constructed and funded by the LGUs.
Executive Order 41, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin for President Marcos on Sept. 25, aims to ensure the efficient movement of goods across regions and help lower the prices of food and other commodities, the Presidential Communications Office said in a statement yesterday.
“In the interest of public welfare, all LGUs are further strongly urged to suspend or discontinue the collection of fees such as, but not limited to, sticker fees, discharging fees, delivery fees, market fees, toll fees, entry fees, or Mayor’s Permit fees, that are imposed upon all motor vehicles transporting goods and passing through any local public roads constructed and funded by said LGUs,” the three-page order stated.
The EO will take effect immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation, the PCO said. At the same time, Manuntag said the suspension of pass-through fees would help bring down the retail prices of rice in the markets. According to Manuntag, in Manila alone, a delivery truck pays at least P650 every three months for such fees.
She explained that the directive only applies to national roads and can be bypassed through the passage of local ordinances that imposed toll charges on secondary roads.
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