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                    [ArticleID] => 1409247
                    [Title] => Sotto seeks temporary toll holiday
                    [Summary] => 

Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III has called for a temporary toll holiday for motorists at the major expressways of the country in order to ease the traffic on these roads in anticipation of the return of motorists to Manila after the long break.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150104/vicente-sotto-7.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1403323 [Title] => Skyway, SLEX, Star offer free toll on Christmas and New Year's eve [Summary] =>

Motorists may pass through Skyway, South Luzon Expressway and Star Tollway for free on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-16 13:52:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1645031 [AuthorName] => Patricia Lourdes Viray [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20141216/SLEX.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 794778 [Title] => An effective manager [Summary] =>

This is a classic example on how DOTC Secretary Manuel Roxas handles conflicting problems with regard to the issues on Citra-San Miguel and Metro Pacific road builders fighting over a connector road project linking the South and North Luzon Expressways.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1786987 [AuthorName] => Veronica R. Samio [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 727522 [Title] => Lawmakers seek tax exemption on tollway fees [Summary] =>

 As the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) geared for the implementation of the 12 percent value added tax (VAT) in North and South Expressways, 81 lawmakers sought to exempt all other expressways in the next round of tax hikes.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-16 15:51:32 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 645385 [Title] => Toll [Summary] =>

There is something wrong in this sequence. Immediately after they were given the go-ahead to raise toll rates last month, companies operating the expressways announced they will implement the increase in stages.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 155783 [Title] => Big 3 oil firms threaten legal action vs PNCC [Summary] => The Big 3 oil companies are threatening to take legal action if the Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) will allow new players to put up service stations along the North and South Luzon Expressways.

"Likely, (we) will file for a temporary restraining order (TRO). [DatePublished] => 2002-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 154036 [Title] => TOR for expressway gas stations out soon [Summary] => Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez said yesterday the Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) will release next week the terms of reference (TOR) for the establishment of new service stations along the expressways.

Perez said he was informed by PNCC chairman Luis Sison that the TOR will be finalized this week or next week even as he noted that the PNCC has yet to firm up the list of new oil players that have expressed interest to set up new gas stations along the north and south expressways. "We don’t have details on pending applications," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 151417 [Title] => PNCC bans highway inspections [Summary] => The Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) has prohibited its security personnel from conducting warrantless searches on buses plying the North and South Expressways, saying the practice is violative of the rights of the persons.

PNCC chairman Luis Sison issued the directive following complaints from provincial commuters traversing the expressways over the illegal searches and frisking conducted by PNCC guards.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1546326 [AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 147288 [Title] => New oil firms may now set up service stations along expressways, says Perez [Summary] => To further level the playing field, the new oil players are now allowed to set up gasoline stations and service facilities along the north and south expressways, Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez said.

Perez said this resulted from a series of discussions with the Philippine National Construction Co. (PNCC) which started last July, a few months after the energy secretary took office in March 2001.
[DatePublished] => 2002-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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