Legal authority and governing statutes
- Executive Order No. 119 is issued under the powers vested in the President by Section One of Act No. 1959, as amended by Acts Nos. 2414, 2935, and 3542.
- Act No. 1959 (as amended) provides the President the authority to declare designated roads as toll roads and to establish toll collection thereon.
Declaration: toll road coverage
- Executive Order No. 119 declares the portion of the Benguet Road (Kennon Road) from Klondykeas Spring to Camp Six within the Mountain Province as a toll road.
- The order directs that tolls be collected on that specific portion of the road as a toll road.
Toll fee schedule by vehicle type
- Benguet Auto Line (or its successors) vehicles are charged PHP 10,000.00 per annum for automobiles, trucks, vehicles, and express baggage, etc.
- Motorcycles are charged PHP 1.00 each.
- An automobile (5 or less passengers) is charged PHP 4.00.
- An automobile (more than 5 passengers) is charged PHP 6.00.
- An automobile trailer with two wheels not exceeding 1,000 kilos in weight is charged PHP 4.00.
- A motor truck, passenger is charged PHP 10.00 regardless of capacity and number of passengers.
- A motor truck, trailer and tractor (freight) is charged based on gross capacity as follows:
- 3,000 kilos or less: PHP 6.00
- 3,001 to 4,500 kilos: PHP 10.00
- 4,501 to 6,000 kilos: PHP 15.00
- 6,001 to 8,000 kilos: PHP 20.00
Pro-rata toll for partial use
- For traffic using only a portion of the toll section between Klondykeas Spring and Camp Six, the corresponding toll is charged in proportion to the part of the toll section used.
Exemptions from tolls
- Toll collection does not apply to:
- Motor vehicles of the United States Army, Navy and Air Corps, and privately owned motor vehicles of officers, enlisted men, and civilian employees of those 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 Philippine Government.
- Motor vehicles of the Philippine Red Cross and relief organizations of the Philippine Government.
- Privately owned cars of officers and employees of the Philippine Government (whether national, provincial, or municipal) when traveling on official business.
Revocation and modification of prior orders
- Executive Order No. 119 revokes and modifies all previous orders or parts thereof that are inconsistent with its toll declaration and fee schedule.