Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1004)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 1004 is to exempt the toll fees collected from the Kennon and the Baguio-Bontoc-Halsema Toll Roads from the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 711, thereby allowing these fees to be exclusively used for the maintenance, repair, and improvement of these specific toll roads.
The toll roads covered under this decree are the Kennon Road and the Baguio-Bontoc-Halsema Toll Roads.
They were exempted because transferring the toll fees to the General Fund as mandated by PD No. 711 created acute funding problems that affected the maintenance and improvement of these roads which are in mountainous terrains susceptible to slides and erosions.
The toll roads are situated in mountainous terrains and are highly susceptible to periodic landslides and erosions, necessitating immediate maintenance, repair, or improvements to ensure safety and continuous operation.
The maintenance and improvement program is to be prepared by the Highway District Engineer of Benguet.
The program must be approved by the Highway Regional Director concerned.
They must be exclusively disbursed for the maintenance, repair, and improvement of the said roads.
No, it only exempts the toll fees collected from the Kennon and Baguio-Bontoc-Halsema Roads from the applicability of PD No. 711.
It took effect immediately upon its signing on September 22, 1976.
President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed the decree.