Roll-on/Roll-off (RORO) vehicles carrying agricultural products will have a lowered port charge as the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), reduced to PHP1.00 the RORO Terminal Fee (RRTF) for six months.
This is in response to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to find ways to ease the impact of soaring oil price to the transport sector due to the Middle East crisis.
The reduced RORO Terminal Fee applies to Type 3 vehicles such as Light Delivery Trucks, Vans, and Pick-Up Trucks, and Type 4 vehicles like Heavy Delivery Trucks carrying raw and unprocessed agricultural products including grains (rice and corn), fruits and vegetables, fishery products, and livestock and poultry (raw/unprocessed).
Transportation Secretary Banoy Lopez said the lowered RRTF aligns with government policies on food security, price stabilization, and logistics efficiency while ensuring uninterrupted and cost-effective inter-island distribution of essential agricultural commodities.
“The decreased RORO Terminal Fee will help in lowering the operating costs of owners or drivers of vehicles with agri products,” Secretary Lopez said
“Kailangang makabiyahe ang mga produkto kahit mataas ang presyo ng krudo. Ginawa nating piso na lang ang RORO terminal fee para patuloy ang biyahe ng mga essential goods,” added the transport chief.
The existing RRTF ranges from PHP65.00 to PHP516.00 depending on the vehicle type. This becomes Php1 once the new policy takes effect.
