After the damage caused by Typhoon “Carina,” the senators reconvened for their session today,  August 5, 2024, to address measures at different stages of the legislative process.

     The session was attended and presided by Sen. Raffy Tulfo for the hearing about the Committee on Public Services,  at Sen. C.M. Recto Room 2/F Right Wing, Senate

The main agenda of this hearing are

 P.S. Res. No. 346 – Faulty Radiofrequency Identification (RFID) Systems (By: Sen. Revilla) 

P.S. Res. No. 1060 – Operations of Toll Expressways (By: Sen. Tulfo) 

P.S. Res. No. 1081 – LRT/MRT Transit Security and Safety Problems (By: Sen. Tulfo)

Some of the highlights on this session;

On November 12, 2022, heavy traffic was caused on SLEX due to a damaged fiber optic cable in the Autosweep (RFID) system, resulting in malfunctioning tag readers. Additionally, STAR, NAIAX, and Skyway faced issues with their RFID-linked electronic toll tag readers. 

The determination coordinates the examination of toll expressways operations and the usage of cashless exchange to guarantee security, diminish activity clog, and give a viable travel involvement. 

Women traveling by train and members of the LGBTQIA+ community have reported incidents of gender-based violence under this resolution. Passengers experience severe distress and fear as a result of such incidents, which can range from verbal harassment to physical assault and shouldn’t be allowed. 

The determination in this , coordinates a request into the continuous security and security issues inside the regions of the LRT and MRT. The objective is to distinguish and execute successful security measures and crisis reactions to upgrade the security of the country’s rail transportation framework. 

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