Title
Toll Fees on Benguet Road EO 34
Law
Executive Order No. 34
Decision Date
May 20, 1954
Ramon Magsaysay declares a section of Kennon Road from Klondykeas Spring to Camp Six as a toll road, establishing a fee schedule for various vehicle types, effective June 1, 1954, while exempting certain government and military vehicles.

Legal basis and revocation

  • Executive Order No. 34 is issued under the powers vested by Section One of Act No. 1959, as amended by Acts Nos. 2414 and 3542.
  • Executive Order No. 34 directs the collection of tolls on the specified road portion.
  • All previous executive orders or parts thereof inconsistent with Executive Order No. 34 are revoked or modified accordingly.

Toll road coverage and scope

  • Executive Order No. 34 applies to the portion of the Benguet Road (Kennon Road) from Klondykeas Spring to Camp Six within the Mountain Province.
  • The specified road portion is declared a toll road for the purpose of collecting tolls.

Toll schedule by vehicle class

  • Executive Order No. 34 requires collection of the following tolls per vehicle:
    • Motorcycles: PHP 0.20 each.
    • Automobiles, cars, jeeps, auto-calesas, pick-ups, and station wagons: PHP 2.00 each.
    • Automobile trailers with two wheels not exceeding 1,000 kilos in weight: PHP 3.00 each.
    • Motor trucks, passenger (regardless of capacity and number of passengers without exception): PHP 5.00 each.
  • Executive Order No. 34 requires collection of freight truck/tractor tolls as follows:
    • Motor trucks, trailers and tractors (freight) with 6,000 kilos or less gross capacity: PHP 5.00 each.
    • Motor trucks, trailers and tractors (freight) with 6,001 kilos or more gross capacity: PHP 10.00 each.

Special toll rates for Manila Railroad buses

  • Executive Order No. 34 provides special toll rules for all buses of the Manila Railroad Company on the Manila-Baguio run and return:
    • A regular toll charge of PHP 5.00 per trip.
  • Executive Order No. 34 provides special toll rules for all buses commuting between Damortis and Baguio and return:
    • A flat annual payment of PHP 10,000.00.

Exemptions from tolls

  • Executive Order No. 34 exempts the following from tolls:
    • Motor vehicles of the United States Army, Navy and Air Corps and privately owned motor vehicles of officers, enlisted men and civilian employees of said organizations when certified by authorized officers that said vehicles are used for military purposes.
    • Motor vehicles of all United States Government agencies in the Philippines engaged in rehabilitation work.
    • Motor vehicles of the Republic of the Philippines.
    • Motor vehicles of the Philippine Red Cross and relief organizations of the Republic of the Philippines.
    • Privately owned cars of officers and employees of the Republic of the Philippines, whether national, provincial, or municipal, when certified as travelling on official business.

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