MANILA, April 20 -- The Public Estates Authority Tollways Corp. (PEATC) on Friday demanded the turnover of the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) from the CAVITEX Infrastructure Co. (CIC).

In a press conference in Quezon City, PEATC President and Officer in Charge (OIC) Steve Esteban said the operations and maintenance agreement (OMA) that gave CIC the O&M responsibility of CAVITEX ended on Aug. 25, 2021, based on Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) Board Resolution 5383.

Esteban said the O&M of CAVITEX should have been turned over to PEATC - a government-owned and -controlled corporation created by the PRA for tollways management - beginning Jan. 1, 2022.

"Patuloy ang pag-uusap ng PRA at CIC,...