#rfid in the philippines

News about the Land Transportation Office (LTO) implementing RFID tagging on all motor vehicles this October has been making the rounds of the evening news today. The ePass that thousands of cars use to drive thru tollways (NLEX and SLEX) is powered by RFID. This October 2009, the Department of Foreign Affairs will also implement RFID on all new Passports (ePassport). Private schools are already using RFID in student IDs for borrowing books and also gates in the campus have RFID ID Scanners (e.g. The clothes that you buy in Bench and other apparel stores are also tagged with RFIDs. Those steel gates at the entrance serve as an RFID scanner. As the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), intensifies its campaign to implement toll interoperability, aiming for fast, efficient, and seamless travel of motorists; travelers passing through expressways and major toll roads are required to use RFID technology for cashless transactions. Easytrip RFID is under the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), enabling motorists to experience cashless and seamless trips in NLEX, SCTEX, CAVITEX, C5 Link Flyover, and CALAX. Read more in our articles including "LTO to implement RFID tags on motor vehicles" and "How to load your Easytrip and AutoSweep accounts online".