Number coding, LRT service advisories for the Holy Week

A provincial bus snakes through traffic in Metro Manila. INQUIRER FILE / LEO M. SABANGAN II

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that the numbering coding scheme will be lifted for provincial buses on Holy Wednesday, March 23.

In an advisory, the MMDA said the move was due to the expected increase in the number of people travelling to and from the provinces for the observance of the Holy Week.

“To ensure that there would be enough Public Utility Buses (PUB) to serve passengers intending to observe the Holy Week in the provinces, it is necessary to temporarily lift the Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program for ALL PROVINCIAL BUSES on March 23, 2016,” said MMDA Chair Emerson Carlos.

The Light Rail Transit Authority, meanwhile, announced that both Lines 1 and 2 would not operate from Maundy Thursday, March 24, until Easter Sunday, March 27.

LRT operations will resume on March 28, Monday, the management said.

The Metro Rail Transit has yet to announce its schedule for the Holy Week. YG