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Jervis Manahan

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<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1272194474327122%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>President Bongbong Marcos Jr. on Tuesday led the opening of the San Juan Interchange of the Central Luzon Link Expressway.</p><p>This four-kilometer portion of CLLEX is expected to reduce travel time of motorists to and from Tarlac and Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.</p><p>&quot;Ito ay kasama ulit doon sa ating instruction na buksan lahat ng maaring buksan na mga connector road para maging mas mabilis ang daloy ng traffic,&quot; Marcos said.</p><p>&quot;Malaking bagay ito dahil ang dating tumatagal ang biyahe na tumatagal dati ng isang oras kalahati, one hour fifteen, one hour 30 minutes ay magiging twenty minutes na lang, 20 minuto na lang,&quot; the president added.</p><p>Some 11,000 vehicles are expected to traverse the expressway on a daily basis, which will be toll free until December.</p><p>&quot;Malaking bagay ito dahil unang-una alam naman natin ngayon ang inaalala natin ang konsumo ng krudo, ng gasolina ay sa pagbawas ng pagtagal ng, sa bawas ng ng tagal ng biyahe ay mababawasan din ang konsumo ng sa fuel,&quot; Marcos said.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F2072099256851407%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Aside from helping private motorists, Marcos said farmers and rice transporters were expected to benefit from the opening of the portion of the highway.</p><p>&quot;Alam niyo naman ang Nueva Ecija ay iyan ang rice granary ng Pilipinas ngayon. At ito ay makakatulong bawasan ang transport cost. At sa ganoon sa pagbawas ng transport cost ay nananatili ang presyo ng bigas dahil dito nakita naman bagong bagong tanim ang ating mga ang ating mga palay,&quot; Marcos said.</p><p>&quot;Kaya&#x27;t malaking bagay, yung kahit na apat na kilometro ang ating pinag-uusapan, ang magiging epekto nito ay napakalaki hindi lamang sa pagbawas sa oras ng biyahe, hindi lamang sa pagbawas sa konsumo kundi pati sa pagpapanatili ng presyo ng bigas na alam naman natin pag tinamaan ang ang langis ay maraming sumusunod pati pagkain,&quot; he added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/30/doe-ph-s-current-fuel-inventory-good-for-50-94-days-2223">DOE: PH’s current fuel inventory good for 50.94 days</a></div><p>Marcos said this is the first expressway going east to west, as most expressways traverse north to south routes.</p><p>&quot;Kung pupunahin ninyo mga highway natin ang takbo north-south. Ito ang isang pag nabuo ito pag nakaabot na tayo hanggang sa east coast ng ng Luzon ay ito na iyung pinakauna na east-west na na daan na highway,&quot; Marcos said.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F2353158231818336%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The entire length of phase 1 of the project runs more than 29 kilometers, with four lanes, with the first 18 kilometers opening to traffic in 2021.</p><p>The first segment of the project was completed in May 2019, and the remaining segments had delays because of right of way issues.</p><p>&quot;Medyo tumagal ito dahil sa pandemic. Nadelay ito dahil sa pandemic. Initially, binuksan &#x27;to nung pandemic pero hanggang dito lang ata, hanggang Zaragosa lang &#x27;no so ang importansya nito is magko-connect &#x27;to from yung ating TPLEX papunta ng East, &#x27;no? Papunta ng San Jose City, dito sa Nueva Ecija,&quot; said DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon.</p><p>&quot;Ang vision nito is magkaroon tayo ng West to East connection. Ibig sabihin, from Zambales, from Subic, all the way to the eastern part of Luzon. First West to East connection nito. Na wala pa tayong ganun, &#x27;no,&quot; Dizon added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/31/oil-up-as-trump-threatens-iran-1034">Asian stocks fall, oil up as Trump threatens Iran</a></div><p>The phase 1 of the project had a budget of almost P15 billion.</p><p>&quot;And Central Luzon Link Expressway, yung Phase 1 nito funded by the Japanese, P10-billion budget from TPLEX Tarlac exit to where we are now, which is the exit to Cabanatuan,&quot; Dizon added.</p><p>Marcos said this will be toll-free until December.</p><p>&quot;Libre muna, pwedeng dumaan ang iba’t ibang truck, para pwede na silang marelyebo natin ang traffic sa McArthur,&quot; Marcos said.</p><p>&quot;Basta’t bumilis ang biyahe, nababawasan ang bayad sa konsumo. At yung produkto na dinadala ng mga truck ay hindi tataas ang presyo, kaya’t iyan ang malaking epekto dito,&quot; the president ended.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/30/number-of-closed-gas-stations-drops-to-365-as-some-reopen-1348">Number of closed gas stations drops to 365 as some reopen</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/30/oil-prices-jump-again-as-march-ends-1640">Oil prices jump again as March ends </a></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led Tuesday the opening of the San Juan Interchange of Central Luzon Link Expressway in Nueva Ecija, which is expected to help motorists travelling between the province and Tarlac.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led Tuesday the opening of the San Juan Interchange of Central Luzon Link Expressway in Nueva Ecija, which is expected to help motorists travelling between the province and Tarlac.

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Marcos leads opening of CLLEx San Juan Interchange

Jervis Manahan,

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Published March 31, 2026 10:26 AM PHT

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Updated March 31, 2026 11:50 AM PHT

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