House bill seeks 20% discount on toll road prices for PWDs

SMC Infrastructure yesterday apologized to motorists who got stuck in traffic along the South Luzon Expressway, Skyway, NAIA Expressway and STAR Tollway.

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MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is batting for the passage of new legislation that would give persons with disabilities a fixed 20% discount on toll road prices.

Rep. Marvin Rillo (Quezon City, 4th District) filed Friday House Bill No. 5275, which grants PWDs “a 20% discount on the toll fees of skyways and expressways that are paid through radio frequency identification (RFID) or similar systems.”

“Once enacted, our measure will surely give more substance to the mandate of the Constitution for the State to prioritize the needs of Filipinos who are highly vulnerable to marginalization,” Rillo said in a statement on the eve of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

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