MMDA modifies truck ban on Roxas, Osmeña Blvds for World Economic Forum

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be implementing a temporary modified truck ban scheme along Roxas Boulevard and Osmena Highway on Thursday, May 22, to give way to the upcoming 23^rd World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia to be hosted by the Philippines.

The one-day modified truck ban hours along the two major roads are from 6 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 11 pm, MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino announced today.

The regular truck ban hours, which are from 6 am to 10 am, and 5 pm to 10 pm, will be reinstated the next day, May 23, Friday.

“We would only like to assure the efficient mobility of the WEF delegates in our major thoroughfares, especially in Makati and Pasay areas where the forum’s major events will take place,” Tolentino said.

The international conference will beheld from May 21 to 23 in different venues in Makati and Pasay.

WEF, Tolentino stressed, is an important platform to showcase Metropolitan Manila and the Philippines as a viable economic, financial, and investment hub for foreign visitors.

WEF is an international institution committed to improving the state of the world through public-private cooperation in the spirit of global citizenship.

With the theme “Leveraging Growth for Equitable Progress,” WEF has chosen the Philippines as the host country being one of the “greatest economic comeback stories” in recent years with GDP growth projected to surpass 6.5%.

The meeting will serve as an ideal platform for participants to deliberate the opportunities of the ASEAN Economic Community to promote greater inclusion across East Asia and to instill more resilient decision-making in the face of unpredictable economic and natural disruptions.