MMDA suspends number coding traffic scheme, deploys 2,500 personnel for Holy Week

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will suspend number coding in Metro Manila from April 1 to April 6 and deploy around 2,500 personnel for the expected Holy Week exodus, MMDA General Manager Nicholas Torre III said on Tuesday. Torre said the suspension would run from Holy Wednesday until 6 a.m. on Easter Monday, after the Holy Week to help ease travel as more people leave and return to Metro Manila. He added that the MMDA would deploy personnel to traditional chokepoints and pilgrimage areas, including Visita Iglesia routes and destinations such as Grotto and Antipolo. The agency will also position 12 tow trucks to respond to any vehicle breakdowns, or incidents and help clear roads faster. Torre added that the agency would enforce a no-day-off and no-absent policy during the period. Torre also said provincial buses would be allowed on EDSA during the Holy Week travel period. He said buses coming from the south would be allowed up to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), while buses from the north would be allowed up to EDSA-Cubao. The MMDA said the temporary measures were part of its preparations for the annual surge in passenger and vehicle movement during Holy Week.

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