MMDA lifts number coding scheme

MANILA, Philippines - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), commonly known as the “number coding” scheme, will be suspended from Dec. 23 to Jan. 4, 2015.

The Makati City government, however, said it will still observe the number coding scheme during this period except on the following days: Dec. 24 to 26; Dec. 30 and 31; and on Jan. 1 and 2, 2015.

The UVVRP is suspended across Metro Manila on weekends and during public holidays.

Under the UVVRP, vehicles with license plate numbers ending in 1 and 2 are not allowed on EDSA and on the major streets of Metro Manila from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and again between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Mondays. Vehicles with license numbers ending in 3 and 4 are covered by the UVVRP on Tuesdays; 5 and 6 on Wednesdays; 7 and 8 on Thursdays and 9 and 0 on Fridays.

Vehicles covered by the UVVRP for that day are given the “window hours” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to use EDSA and the other major thoroughfares such as C-5 Road, Roxas Boulevard and the Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, regardless of the cities covered.

There are no “window hours” in Makati City, and Las Piñas City while the cities of Marikina, Muntinlupa, Taguig and Parañaque do not implement the UVVRP. Pasig City’s window hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In Pasay City, the UVVRP is not implemented along the Ninoy Aquino Avenue, MIA Road, the Domestic Road, Sales Road and portions of Gil Puyat Avenue.