MMDA extends no-number-coding rule through Thu afternoon

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has extended the suspension of the number coding scheme through Thursday afternoon in Metro Manila due to ongoing heavy rains from the southwest monsoon.

Vehicles with license plates ending in 1, 2, 3, and 4 are now allowed to use major roads in Metro Manila, except in Makati City, during the usual enforcement hours of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Public utility vehicles, TNVS, motorcycles, garbage trucks, and other marked government vehicles remain exempt from the number coding rules.

Several main thoroughfares in Metro Manila were flooded on Monday morning due to heavy rains, prompting the weather bureau to raise an 'orange' rainfall warning, which was upgraded to a red alert on Tuesday.

Malacañang extended the suspension of classes and work in government offices in Metro Manila, Cavite, Rizal, Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales, Bataan until Wednesday due to continuous heavy rainfall.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also ordered the Department of Transportation, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the Philippine Ports Authority to continue offering free rides to the public.

On Wednesday, the MMDA and Makati City government announced that the number coding scheme remains suspended for Thursday, July 24 due to continued inclement weather.