MANILA, Philippines — The Makati City government on Tuesday announced that its modified number coding scheme is suspended during the holidays, including Christmas and New Year.
Makati suspended number coding scheme on the following days:
- December 24 (Christmas Eve)
- December 25 (Christmas Day)
- December 30 (Rizal Day)
- December 31 (New Year’s Eve) and,
- January 1 (New Year’s Day)
Vehicles with two or more people remain exempted from the number coding scheme, and will not be apprehended during coding, the city government said.
ADVISORY: Please be informed that the Modified Number Coding scheme in Makati is automatically suspended during holidays.
Vehicles with two people are exempted from the modified number coding scheme and will not be apprehended.#ProudMakatizens#StaySafeStayHome#MakatiTraffic pic.twitter.com/lju3v9APQA
— MakatiTraffic (@MakatiTraffic) December 22, 2020
Meanwhile, the number coding scheme is still lifted for the rest of Metro Manila as public transportation is operating on a limited capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority previously said. — Zac Sarao, Trainee