According to Gatchalian, the two parties can just come up with a memorandum of agreement where the NLEx Corp. will provide a timeline on when they will address the consumer rights issues in its RFID system.
“Kung sinabi nila isang buwan, sige bigyan natin. Pero ‘yung immediate, ‘yung primordial, ‘yung pinaka-nauunsyami tayong lahat, ‘yun ‘yung traffic. Kung sinabi nilang barrier-less tayo mamaya, mamaya rin ibigay natin sa kanila ‘yung business permit nila pabalik,” the mayor said.due to the heavy traffic that its cashless toll collection was creating in the locality, effectively causing a toll holiday.
However, Gatchalian noted that RFID sensors in some lanes that were not turned off since last week still managed to charge toll fees from other vehicles. “So kahit nakakadaan ‘yung mga kotse nakakasingil pa rin naman sila, eh bakit pa tayo maglalagay ng barrier?” he pointed out, noting that other countries also do not have barriers in toll plazas.He added that the traffic situation near NLEx toll gates in the city also became better when the barriers were lifted since the toll holiday started.
“Kumbaga, nailabas na natin sila sa impyerno, ayaw ko na ibalik sila ulit sa impyerno kaya ang sinasabi ko sa NLEx, buksan nyo ‘yung barrier, maningil na lang kayo nang walang barrier,” he said.