Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. said non-cash options would be at the disposal of motorists using its tollroad network, comprised of North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) and Cavite Expressway (Cavitex). MPTC, a subsidiary of…
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) has become a dumping ground for chemicals and equipment used in the manufacture of “shabu” (methamphetamines), a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) official said on Monday. Five dumps have been…
I HAVE been driving since I was 18. Or, rather, I have had a driver’s license since I was 18—a thousand years ago. I got my license without ever taking a written or practical driving test. How…
MANILA North Tollways Corp., a unit of infrastructure giant Metro Pacific Investments Corp., said it had sealed a fresh P5-billion loan agreement to fund expansion projects and refinance existing debt. The company, which operates North Luzon Expressway…
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) will be integrated before the Holy Week in March, in time for the summer holiday exodus, their operators said. The Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) said…
The operator of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) will open additional toll lanes to accommodate the expected increase in traffic volume for the observance of All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1. Extra lanes…
Promises, promises—and our venerated BCDA made many of those. It promised just recently for instance that, for once, it would do something good for the country: It would finally turn over the operations of the 94-kilometer toll…
No doubt, by this time you’re either in or out. That is, you’ve either decided to stay in the relative safety of Metro Manila or you’re out braving the provincial roads for that long summer road tour.…
THE BASES Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) wants to fast-track the P600-million integration of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) before the end of the year. The state-run firm is now…
SAN JOSE CITY—It usually takes two hours to travel between this city and Metro Manila, a distance of 160 km, but road bottlenecks in many towns and cities in Central Luzon have stretched this to four hours…