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Jervis Manahan

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774835058006657357680_1301712535164176_1251332275799899639_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. graced the opening of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway-C5 Southlink Segment 3B on Monday. MPC Pool via Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA — A newly-opened segment linking Cavitex and C5 is expected to reduce travel time from Taguig to Parañaque City from 1 hour and 30 minutes to just 15 minutes.President Bongbong Marcos Jr. led the opening of the Cavitex – C5 Southlink Segment 3B on Monday morning.&quot;Itong section na ito ay from Parañaque to Taguig; it&#x27;s a two-kilometer section at ang dadaan dito ay 36,000 vehicles, kaya malaking bagay ito, kasi ma-de-decongest, mababawasan ang traffic sa maliliit na kalsada kasi dito na lang dadaan,&quot; Marcos Jr. said.&quot;Malaking savings sa oras ng commuter, pangalawa, napakalaking savings nito sa gasolina, sa krudo, sa fuel,&quot; he added.Marcos also said that the newly opened segment will be toll-free for the entire month of April.Public Works &amp; Highways Secretary Vince Dizon said he has been ordered by the President to open as many roads as possible to help motorists.&quot;Kailangan, magbukas tayo ng mga bagong kalye para ma-cut yung travel time, menos biyahe, menos konsumo, menos gastos,&quot; Dizon said.&quot;Ito napakalaking bagay itong bubuksan natin ngayon. Ang laking bagay hindi lang sa travel time kundi sa konsumo ng gasolina at diesel,&quot; he added.While the newly-opened connector road will be toll-free this April, the following fees will apply from May onwards.Class 1 vehicles: P38
 Class 2 vehicles: P76
 Class 3 vehicles: P114The entire project will span 7.7 kilometers, but the most crucial segment is the two-kilometer segment opened today.Transport Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the opening of the Cavitex-C5 link was supposedly scheduled to open last year, but they encountered right-of-way issues.Dizon said government agencies expedited the processing of papers to ensure the connector road will be opened in time for the Holy Week.&quot;Marami pa kami ibang bubuksan sa mga susunod na linggo. Bukas, kami ni Sec. Banoy [Lopez], bubuksan din namin yung CLLEX direktiba rin ng Pangulo para mabuksan na natin yung deretsong link papuntang Cabanatuan City,&quot; Dizon added.He said those travelling to Cabanatuan City this Holy Week will benefit from the opening of the segment of CLLEX this Tuesday.<div></div>

The President said the segment will reduce travel time from Parañaque to Bonifacio Global City in Taguig to 15 minutes from more than an hour.

The President said the segment will reduce travel time from Parañaque to Bonifacio Global City in Taguig to 15 minutes from more than an hour.

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Marcos leads opening of CAVITEX segment

Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 30, 2026 09:47 AM PHT

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Updated March 30, 2026 11:08 AM PHT

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