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MMDA lifts number coding on Bonifacio Day

The number coding scheme in Metro Manila would be lifted Friday, a regular holiday as the nation celebrates Bonifacio Day, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced Wednesday. The MMDA, however, said the cities of Makati and…

No rest day for MMDA enforcers on Dec. 21-24

Enforcers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be in full force in the days leading up to Dec. 25 as part of efforts to manage heavy holiday traffic on Edsa. In a statement on Sunday,…

Fewer people left Metro on Holy Week break, says QC police

FEWER passengers left Metro Manila during the Holy Week break this year, at least based on figures gathered by the police from the Araneta bus terminal in Cubao, Quezon City, which services people bound for the Bicol…

No Holy Week break from Edsa traffic

EXPECT heavy traffic on Edsa during the four-day Holy Week break, not because of vehicular volume but due to the repair of certain areas on the southbound and northbound lanes. In the agency’s Sunday radio program, Metropolitan…

Skyway, SLEx ready for influx of travelers

Operators of the Skyway System, South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) and Star Tollway are ready for the big number of motorists expected to leave Metro Manila for the Holy Week break. Skyway O&M Corp. (SOMCO), Manila Toll Expressway…

MMDA issues traffic advisory to motorists for EDSA rites

MANILA — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has warned motorists of possible traffic along the northbound lane of Edsa from Santolan to the People Power Monument since organizers of the Edsa People Power anniversary will hold…

Some Manila, Caloocan roads closed for Lunar New Year

Some streets in the cities of Manila and Caloocan will be closed Sunday night, Feb. 7, until Monday, Feb. 8, to make way for events marking the start of the Year of the Fire Monkey. The grand…