Heads Up, Motorists: Expect EDSA-Shaw Boulevard to Be Busier Than Usual This Week

(SPOT.ph) RTO is difficult enough, but expect an even harder time passing through the northbound portion of EDSA Shaw Boulevard as a stop-and-go traffic scheme will be in place this week, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said.

From Tuesday to Friday, February 7 to 10, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will deploy 685 personnel to control traffic flow along EDSA Shaw Boulevard Northbound, just before the Shaw Tunnel.

The stop-and-go scheme will be implemented in preparation for the 52nd Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Council Conference at Shangri-La Hotel EDSA in Mandaluyong City.

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When to avoid EDSA Shaw Boulevard

Under the scheme, MMDA said all vehicles on the said portion are ordered to stop whenever delegates pass by—but when exactly this will happen is unknown.

“Within February 7 to 10, wala pong specific time ang stop-and-go scheme, depende po ito sa pagdating ng mga delegates,” the MMDA was quoted as saying in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Established in 1965, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) is an intergovernmental organization between Southeast Asian countries to promote regional cooperation in education, science and culture in the region. 

According to the Department of Education, the Council Conference will be held from from February 8 to 10. Under the theme "Transformation through Learning Exchange: Building Resilient Systems as a Region,"  the three-day conference will seee high-level officials and Education minister from the eleven Southeast Asian countries convene for the sake of policies related to quality education in our area.

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