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Light to moderate volume of vehicles is seen at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Bocaue Toll Plaza in Bulacan on January 2, 2024. NLEX has assigned around of 1,500 toll  personnel to monitor its toll plazas, while also situating medicnal response units, customer service helplines, and traffic management teams at various checkpoints and centers. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Allison Co

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<p>MANILA — NLEX announced a toll hike starting Tuesday, January 20, as approved by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB).</p><p>Motorists traveling anywhere within the open system will pay an additional P6 for Class 1 vehicles (regular cars and SUVs), P12 for Class 2 vehicles (buses and small trucks), and P16 for Class 3 vehicles.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:849px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2012305743567843517&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-01-16T23%3A31%3A14.106613%3A345d87e3-b4bf-46b2-adc8-01ac131d4c45%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=aa5b92986817b68347d03eed4246aeb1ffe25476&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2012305743567843517" __gchrome_childframeremotetoken="18957d5e5737456959be67e0e3b6aa87"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>The open system runs from Metro Manila in the cities of Navotas, Valenzuela, and Caloocan to Marilao, Bulacan, while the closed system covers the portion between Bocaue, Bulacan, and Sta. Ines, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, as well as Subic-Tipo.</p><p>The closed system will also see an increase of P0.26 per kilometer. Those traveling the full length of NLEX between Metro Manila and Mabalacat City will pay an additional P24 for Class 1 vehicles, P60 for Class 2 vehicles, and P72 for Class 3 vehicles.</p><p>“[These] are necessary to ensure continued delivery of safe, efficient and quality expressway service while maintaining the long-term viability of the privately-funded infrastructure investments,” NLEX Corporation explained in a statement.</p>

<p>Motorists traveling anywhere within the open system will pay an additional P6 for Class 1 vehicles (regular cars and SUVs), P12 for Class 2 vehicles (buses and small trucks), and P16 for Class 3 vehicles.</p>

Motorists traveling anywhere within the open system will pay an additional P6 for Class 1 vehicles (regular cars and SUVs), P12 for Class 2 vehicles (buses and small trucks), and P16 for Class 3 vehicles.

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NLEX increases toll for 2026

Allison Co,

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Published January 17, 2026 07:56 AM PHT

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Updated January 17, 2026 08:14 AM PHT

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