MMDA to study if number coding scheme needs tweaking

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Wednesday it would study if any changes in the current number coding scheme are needed.

At the same time, MMDA officer-in-charge Dir. Baltazar Melgar said during the Laging Handa briefing they expect traffic woes when classes resume next month.

“Paga-aralan natin ‘yan. Sa ngayon kasi ang number coding natin ini-implement lang natin ng rush hour (We will study that. Right now, our number coding scheme is only implemented during rush hour),” Melgar said, when asked if there would be changes in the coding scheme.

“Siguro titingnan natin pag talagang dumadami na ang sasakyan dahil balik-eskwela tayo ay pag-aaralan namin at idi-discuss namin sa Metro Manila Council meeting,” he added.

(We will check if there has been an increase in the number of vehicles since classes will resume. Then, we will study and discuss it during the Metro Manila Council meeting.)

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the Department of Transportation are gearing toward reopening the usual routes of public vehicles. (File photo by JONATHAN VICENTE / INQUIRER.net)

The number coding scheme is enforced from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., considered “rush hours.”

In March, the MMDA proposed two new number coding schemes to ban vehicles from public roads during rush hours on two weekdays.

Meanwhile, the Department of Education has announced that the school year 2022-2023 will begin in late August.

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