“TRAFFIC situation in the metro remains manageable.”
Thus, said Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant General Manager for Operations David Vargas adding the agency is not keen on lifting the number coding scheme.
“Wala pang abiso ang ahensiya pero personally, hindi na ho tayo magsu-suspend ng number coding dahil manageable naman ang traffic,” he said.
The number coding scheme bars vehicles, depending on the last number of their license plate, on EDSA and other thoroughfares during the hours of 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Transport groups PISTON and MANIBELA are conducting a two-week transport strike, or until December 29, to protest the PUV Modernization Program.
According to Vargas, they are expecting the traffic to improve by next week since many people in Metro Manila will already be in the provinces spending the holiday season.
“Paglipas ng 25 ay halos nakauwi na ang ating mga kababayan sa kanilang mga probinsiya,” he said.
The MMDA has monitored a 20% increase in the volume of vehicles during the holiday season.
To address this, Vargas said they deployed additional enforcers to direct the traffic. These enforcers, he said, will be on the streets until midnight and will have no day-off for the meantime.
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