‘No RFID, no entry’ policy on Skyway not yet final —Toll Regulatory Board

The “exclusive to RFID users” advisory posted on Skyway toll gates in southern Metro Manila is not yet final, a Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) official said Wednesday.

Advisories saying the Bicutan and Sucat exits of the Skyway will “soon” be exclusive to RFID (radio-frequency identification) users are part of an ongoing “sensitivity analysis” to gauge how motorists will react to the proposed policy, TRB spokesperson Alberto Suansing said in an interview on GMA News’ “Dobol B sa News TV.”

Requiring Skyway users to get an RFID sticker has been suggested by the Skyway O&M Corp. early last year, but the TRB advised them to first run a sensitivity analysis.

“We will conduct a sensitivity analysis kung payag ba sila, and ilan ba ‘yung pumapayag,” Suansing said.

“Early last year pa pinaguusapan ‘yan. Kasi nga ‘yung congestion ng elevated Skyway pagdating sa hapon, ‘yung mga cash payers nako-congest ‘yung main traffic way,” he added. —Ted Cordero/VDS, GMA News