MANILA — The Department of Transportation announced that expressway operators will voluntarily implement a two-month toll discount for public utility vehicles (PUVs), public utility buses (PUBs), and freight trucks starting March 23, 2026.

According to a DOTr statement, Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said Toll Regulatory Board Executive Director Jay Art Tugade confirmed that tollway concessionaires “expressed that they will voluntarily implement a temporary toll discount for essential transport sectors.”

The reprieve comes amid rising fuel prices caused by supply constraints linked to the Middle East crisis. The DOTr said the two-month discount may be extended depending on further review.

Discounted toll rates, to be applied across major expressways, include:

Class 1 – PUVs (jeepneys, modernized jeepneys)

• NLEX (open system): P79 (from P85), savings P6
• NLEX (closed system): P337 (from P355), savings P10
• SLEX (Alabang-Calamba): P116 (from P126), savings P10
• SLEX (Calamba-Sto. Tomas): P31 (from P34), savings P3
• STAR (Sto. Tomas-Lipa): P55 (from P60), savings P5
• STAR (Lipa-Batangas): P49 (from P53), savings P4

Class 2 – PUBs

• NLEX (open system): P199 (from P211), savings P12
• NLEX (closed system): P840 (from P887), savings P47
• SLEX (Alabang-Calamba): P232 (from P253), savings P21
• SLEX (Calamba-Sto. Tomas): P63 (from P68), savings P5
• STAR (Sto. Tomas-Lipa): P110 (from P119), savings P9
• STAR (Lipa-Batangas): P98 (from P106), savings P8

Class 3 – Freight trucks (three or more axles, height over 7.5 feet)

• NLEX (open system): P238 (from P254), savings P16
• NLEX (closed system): P1,247 (from P1,319), savings P72
• SLEX (Alabang-Calamba): P348 (from P379), savings P31
• SLEX (Calamba-Sto. Tomas): P94 (from P102), savings P8
• STAR (Sto. Tomas-Lipa): P165 (from P179), savings P14
• STAR (Lipa-Batangas): P147 (from P159), savings P12

The DOTr said discounts will be applied as weekly rebates credited to qualified vehicles.

“Nagpapasalamat tayo sa San Miguel Corp., kay Mr. Ramon Ang, at sa Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., kay Mr. Manny Pangilinan dahil malaking tulong ito sa ating mga PUV drivers, commuters, pati na rin sa ating mga mamimili at mga negosyante sa kabila ng kinakaharap nating krisis ngayon sa langis,” Lopez said.

(We thank San Miguel Corp., Mr. Ramon Ang; and Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., Mr. Manny Pangilinan because this will be a huge relief for our PUV drivers, commuters, as well as consumers and businesses as we face this current oil crisis.)