Number coding lifted on Wednesday
MANILA, Philippines–As the country celebrates the “Araw ng Kagitingan,” a national holiday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the number-coding scheme for motorists will be lifted tomorrow, Wednesday.
In its advisory, the MMDA said that the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program is automatically lifted.
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“Number Coding is lifted tomorrow (April 9, 2014) for the celebration of Araw ng Kagitingan,” the MMDA announced.
On a regular Wednesday, plate numbers ending in 5 and 6 are prohibited to ply major thoroughfares from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Aiming to ease the traffic in the metropolis, the MMDA implemented a number coding-scheme banning vehicles on major roads once a week depending on the last digit of their license plates.
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