Declaring Manila North Expressway Toll Road

Executive Order No. 118 is grounded on the President’s powers and on Republic Act No. 3741.
The Secretary of Public Works and Communications must promulgate rules and regulations for operation of the road as a toll facility consonant with R.A. 2000.
Toll rates must be determined, fixed, and/or revised in the manner authorized in connection with the statutory framework referenced in the Order, including R.A. 2000.

The Secretary of Public Works and Communications is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing operation of the road as a toll facility.
The rules and regulations for toll operation must conform to R.A. 2000.
The Secretary is empowered to determine, fix, and/or revise from time to time the schedule of toll rates.
The toll-rate schedule must apply to vehicles passing through the toll road.
Revisions of toll rates must be undertaken whenever necessity therefor arises, consistent with the Secretary’s authority under the Order.

The toll road is a limited access road designated as the Manila North Diversion Road (Limited Access).
The expressway segment begins at Km. 9.563 in Quezon City.
The expressway segment ends at Km. 37.167 in Guiguinto, Bulacan.
The road’s toll status attaches to the declared expressway alignment between those kilometer points.
Toll collection is tied to traversal through the declared toll road segment.

Executive Order No. 118 took effect on January 1, 1968.
Toll-road operation rules must be promulgated by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications after effectivity, under the authority and standards referenced in the Order.
Toll-rate schedules are subject to determination, fixing, and revision from time to time after the Order’s effectivity.
The President’s authority under the Order supports toll collection commencement consistent with the effectivity date.

The Order was signed in the City of Manila on February 05, 1968.
The Executive Order is attested to by Rafael M. Salas, Executive Secretary.
The declaration and authorization in the Order are effective as stated through the specified effectivity date.