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MMDA personnel set up flood barriers along a flooded section of the North Luzon Expressway near the San Simon Exit in Pampanga, at around 3:32 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178831553998920260831-nlex-flooding-san-simon-mmda-MT8.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">MMDA personnel set up flood barriers along a flooded section of the North Luzon Expressway near the San Simon Exit in Pampanga, at around 3:32 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA<strong> (2nd UPDATE)</strong> — North Luzon Expressway operator NLEX Corp. will waive the toll from Pulilan, Bulacan until San Fernando, Pampanga and vice versa starting Wednesday, the Department of Transportation said. </p><p>The agency said the toll would be waived due to the flooding near Tulaoc Bridge in San Simon.     </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/8/31/motorists-endure-up-to-seven-hours-of-traffic-in-nlex-only-to-be-turned-back-2050">Motorists endure up to seven hours of traffic in NLEX, only to be turned back </a></div><p>DOTr said the toll for that segment is waived until the flooding and traffic situation returns to normal.</p><p>The operator said it will &quot;provide a toll rebate for the San Fernando–Pulilan stretch, both northbound and southbound, effective September 2, 2026, at noon, until all lanes in said stretch are passable to all classes of vehicles.&quot; </p><p>It said the rebate will be credited to motorists&#x27; RFID accounts a day after passing through NLEX.</p><p>&quot;We understand the difficulties experienced by motorists affected by the flooding in San Simon and Tulaoc, which is part of a wider emergency across Pampanga arising from the continuous Habagat rains resulting in elevated water levels at the Pampanga River,&quot; it said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>CASTRO DEFENDS NLEX REMARK </strong></div><p>Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, who also announced the waiver of the toll, defended her remarks the previous day on proposals to waive it.</p><p>She had said that waiving it might bring more vehicles into the expressway, which would cause more traffic.</p><p>Castro added her statement had been taken out of context, which, she said, prompted negative reactions to what she said.  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/9/2/nlex-directed-to-issue-sms-flood-warnings-0947"><strong>NLEX directed to issue SMS flood warnings</strong></a></div><div><strong>— With a report from Harlene Delgado, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YjJV4l0Ejro?&amp;pp=0gcJCRoMAYcqIYzv&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zwvNwC-MDUo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) will waive the toll from Pulilan, Bulacan until San Fernando, Pampanga and vice versa starting Wednesday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said.</p>

The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) will waive the toll from Pulilan, Bulacan until San Fernando, Pampanga and vice versa starting Wednesday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said.

NLEX Pulilan-San Fernando toll free until normal ops resume

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NLEX Pulilan-San Fernando toll free until normal ops resume

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published September 02, 2026 10:22 AM PHT

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Updated September 02, 2026 04:10 PM PHT

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