RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEES TO INQUIRE INTO, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MANDATORY CASHLESS TRANSACTION ON TOLL EXPRESSWAYS

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO STRONGLY URGE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOTR) AND ITS ATTACHED AGENCIES TO IMMEDIATELY SUSPEND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 2020-12, ITS IRR, AND ALL RELATED ISSUANCES ON TOLL EXPRESSWAYS PENDING THE RESOLUTION OF THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE CASHLESS OR CONTACTLESS TRANSACTION SYSTEM, AND SUBSEQUENTLY AMEND SAID ISSUANCES TO REFLECT THE ACTIONS TAKEN TO IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF CASHLESS OR CONTACTLESS TRANSACTIONS ON ALL LIMITED ACCESS FACILITIES

AN ACT EXEMPTING TOLLWAY OPERATIONS FROM THE VALUE ADDED TAX, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTIONS 108 AND 109 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED

AN ACT EXEMPTING TOLLWAY OPERATION FROM THE VALUE-ADDED TAX, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTIONS 108 AND 109 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION AND IN THE EXERCISE OF THE SENATE’S OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS, ON THE COMPLIANCE BY TOLL OPERATORS AND CONCESSIONAIRES WITH THE MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR TOLLWAYS SET IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TOLL OPERATIONS AGREEMENT OF CERTIFICATE, WITH THE END VIEW OF REVIEWING EXISTING CONCESSION AGREEMENTS AS WELL AS THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE TOLL REGULATORY BOARD

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CASHLESS AND CONTACTLESS TRANSACTION FOR VEHICLES IN THE EXPRESSWAY THROUGH RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION, CAUSING CONFUSION AND PANIC TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND HEAVY TRAFFIC IN TOLL PLAZAS