(SPOT.ph) As face-to-face classes have finally made its comeback this August, citizens of the Metro can finally feel this—*sigh*—"return to normal" that the government and big businesses have long been touting. While it is a refreshing change of pace not to be at home all the time, an unfortunate yet inevitable wrinkle is that the change of pace leads us to get stuck in traffic. Lots of it.
In response to the number of vehicles coming back into full swing with the reopening of face-to-face classes, the MMDA has announced that they'll be bringing back their 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. number coding hours. Truly heartbreaking. Just like the ex that we can't seem to get out of our lives.
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Here's what to know about the new MMDA number coding hours update as of August 2022:
At the August 11 press briefing after the first Metro Manila Council meeting, acting chairman of the MMDA Carlo Dimayuga announced that the 7-to-10 a.m. number coding hours will once again be implemented in Metro Manila starting Monday, August 15. This is on top of the current 5-to-8 p.m. coding hours currently in place.
The new number coding hours will be effective on all major roads, including EDSA, of course. The current number coding scheme of which plate numbers are not allowed on the road on certain days will remain in place, however. See below for which plate numbers are not allowed on which days.
No official word yet on whether we'll see changes to the separate number coding hours of Makati, which are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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For more information, check out the official MMDA Facebook page.
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