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MANILA, Philippines — The expanded number coding scheme is suspended on Thursday, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
The announcement was made following Malacanang’s suspension of government work and classes at all levels in Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) and Central Luzon, the MMDA said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
“Suspendido pa rin ang pagpapatupad ng Expanded Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) sa July 25 (Huwebes) kasunod ng anunsiyo ng Malacanang na walang pasok sa mga sangay ng pamahalaan at lahat ng antas ng paaralan sa Metro Manila, Region III at Region IV-A dahil sa patuloy na pag-ulan na dulot ng bagyong #CarinaPH at Southwest Monsoon,” the post read.
(Suspension of the implementation of the Expanded Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) will continue on July 25 (Thursday), following Malacanang’s announcement that work in government offices and classes in all levels in Metro Manila, Region III, and Region IV-A will be suspended due to continuous rain brought by Typhoon #CarinaPH and the Southwest Monsoon.)
The MMDA also reminded motorists to avoid unnecessary travel and to take extra precautions.
Meanwhile, in a separate advisory, the state weather bureau said that Typhoon Carina further weakened and is forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility Thursday morning.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration reported that as of 4:00 a.m., Carina was spotted some 465 kilometers north of Itbayat, Batanes, or in the vicinity of Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
It is moving north at 20 kilometers per hour (kph) and packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kph and gusts of up to 250 kph.