He also says RFID systems must be working properly before the policy is rolled out
Secretary Vince Dizon faced the media for the first time today, February 21, as the new head of the Department of Transportation . His hour-long briefing covered various transport issues, and at the very end of it, he announced that the planned full implementation of the cashless and contactless toll collection policy is not pushing through.
“Number one, naaalala naman natin siguro kung nangyari nung unang sinubukan ito. This was tried already in the past, several years ago. And we probably all remember what happened in Balintawak and in other choke points on NLEX and SLEX. Nagkabuhol-buhol yan,kasi I guess for whatever reason, hindi na disseminate ang information, et cetera.
The official had more to say about his opposition to the policy: “Pero may isa pa akong rason. Para sa akin, ang personal kong pananaw—and I’ve communicated this already to TRB—having a cashless system is not pro-poor. It is anti-poor. “Kalbaryo na naman yun. Pagpapahirap na naman sa tao yun. Dapat kasi tingin ko magkaroon ng change in mindset. Naiintindihan ko yung need to regulate. Pero kailangan, the need to regulate should not result in making the lives of people difficult. Dapat gumiginhawa ang buhay ng tao, hindi pinapahirapan.”The ways to reload RFID wallets have expanded over the years, with physical and online modes available as well as apps to help monitor charges and check the current balance.
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