San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said that its free toll assistance for medical frontliners has already reached P72.4 million and covered more than 10,000 medical frontliners in Metro Manila and nearby provinces since its implementation in March.
The company said that the program, which is being implemented at STAR tollway, South Luzon Expressway, Skyway system, NAIA Expressway, and the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway will continue to offer free toll assistance for medical frontliners such as doctors, nurses, medical and laboratory technicians until the pandemic passes.
“It has been six months since we started the free toll program for medical front liners. Despite the worst and longest health and economic crisis we have experienced as a country, there is still much we have to be grateful for, thanks to the continued service, dedication, and sacrifices of our medical front liners,” SMC president Ramon S. Ang said.
“Through this program, and others we’ve implemented in the last six months, I hope we are able to show our continuing gratitude and support for the medical sector. We have covered almost all critical medical facilities. We will continue to provide them free toll indefinitely at all our expressways, and come up with other ways to extend assistance to our brave front liners nationwide,” Ang added.
With most crucial medical frontliners now covered by the privilege, SMC said that its subsidiary, SMC Infrastructure, has ended processing new applications for free toll for medical front liners.
However, the infrastructure subsidiary is focusing on processing the increased number of new applications for free RFID toll collection stickers from regular motorists, prior to the full implementation of 100% cashless, electronic toll collection at all expressways on November 2.