MMDA: No number coding on Chinese New Year

MMDA: No number coding on Chinese New Year

/ 12:21 PM February 13, 2026
MMDA: Number Coding scheme suspended on Chinese New Year
The number coding scheme is suspended on Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Chinese New Year, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced.

MANILA, Philippines — The number coding scheme is suspended on Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Chinese New Year, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced.

[In an advisory issued on Friday, MMDA said, “The implementation of the expanded number coding scheme is suspended on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, a special non-working holiday, in celebration of the Chinese New Year.”

This means that even cars with plate numbers ending in “3” and “4” will be allowed on major roads on Tuesday. 

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Number coding is automatically suspended during official and special non-working holidays,” it added./coa

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