Typhoon Nika prompts suspension of number coding scheme Nov 11

Typhoon Nika (international name: Toraji) places Metro Manila under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1, prompting the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to suspend the implementation of the expanded number coding scheme in the capital region on Monday, November 11, 2024. Nika has intensified into a typhoon early Monday morning, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — The implementation of the expanded number coding scheme was suspended on Monday due to the anticipated adverse effects of Typhoon Nika (international name: Toraji).

This was announced by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority in a Facebook post on Sunday evening.

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“Suspendido ang pagpapatupad ng Expanded Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) o number coding scheme sa Lunes, Nobyembre 11, dahil sa inaasahang epekto ng Severe Tropical Storm #NikaPH,” the post read.

(The implementation of the Expanded Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or number coding scheme is suspended on Monday, November 11, due to the anticipated effects of Severe Tropical Storm #NikaPH.)

“Mag-ingat po ang lahat at patuloy na mag-monitor ng lagay ng panahon,” it added.

(Everyone is advised to stay safe and continue monitoring the weather updates.)

Nika intensified into a typhoon early Monday morning, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

It was last spotted some 100 kilometers east southeast of Casiguran, Aurora, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) near its center, with gusts of up to 150 kph.

The typhoon is moving west-northwestward at 20 kph.