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MMDA prepositions personnel ahead of Holy Week
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is deploying 2,542 personnel and 468 assets to manage traffic and assist travelers during Holy Week.
Personnel will be concentrated at airports, seaports, and bus stations to manage the influx of passengers and vehicles.
The MMDA will enforce a "no day off and no absence" policy for its Traffic Discipline Office personnel on April 16.
A skeleton staff will be deployed from April 18 to 20.
The deployed assets include CCTV cameras, various vehicles like motorcycles and tow trucks, ambulances, and heavy equipment.
The number coding scheme will be suspended on April 17 (Maundy Thursday) and April 18 (Good Friday), with no coding in effect on weekends.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed government agencies to ensure the safety and convenience of Filipinos traveling for Holy Week.
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