Coding Suspended? (04/18/2005)

[1D4LV]

may nag text lang sa akin. paki confirm naman. ending ko is 1 (so coding ako today...).

thanks.

[nicolodeon]

I never heard, nor seen, nothing on the news early this morning declaring the coding scheme suspended for today.

[ssaloon]

onga, paconfirm nalang kung may nakakaalam since coding din ako today (2 ang ending)

could it be because of the transport strike?

[FrankDrebin]

TRANSPORT STRIKE
Number-coding scheme not suspended, says MMDA

Posted 01:43am (Mla time) April 18, 2005
By Tarra Quismundo
Inquirer News Service



Editor's Note: Published on page A22 of the Apr. 18, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

IN SPITE of the threat of a metrowide strike by various transport groups, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said it would not be suspending the Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the number-coding scheme today.

"We are not lifting the [number-coding scheme]," said Angelito Vergel de Dios, MMDA Traffic Operations Center executive director.

He further belittled the strike, which is part of a planned nationwide transport holiday, by saying those participating in the stoppage were "only small groups" having disagreements among themselves.

"So what could you expect [from the strike]?" Vergel de Dios said yesterday in a phone interview.

On the other hand, Vergel de Dios announced that other transport groups in the National Capital Region would be busy forging a pact with the MMDA regarding changes in the implementation of the agency's traffic schemes.

Schemes revised

Following months of meetings, the MMDA and a number of bus, jeepney and FX groups will finally seal an agreement on the revised versions of the Metropolitan Traffic Ticket (MTT) and No Contact Traffic Apprehension (NCTA) schemes.

"Once they sign (the agreement), they will have no more reason not to follow the schemes," said Vergel de Dios.

The MTT is a traffic apprehension scheme that does away with the confiscation of driver's licenses of errant drivers, as traffic violators need only pay their traffic fines in any Metrobank branch.

The NCTA, meanwhile, provides for an apprehension system where strategically posted traffic enforcers with still and video cameras take shots of the license plates of vehicles violating traffic rules.

The MMDA then summons vehicle owners based on their registration records with the Land Transportation Office (LTO).

Vehicle owners are then required to pay the corresponding fine under the MTT.

The modified schemes, which have already been enforced, were changed to include recommendations of the transport groups.

Earlier, transport groups sought a restraining order against the MTT, NCTA and the Organized Bus Route schemes of the MMDA, claiming these violated their "right to due process."

Backdoor talks

While the case was being heard by the Makati Regional Trial Court, the MMDA met with transport groups to come up with amendments on the schemes that would be acceptable to all.

Among the changes were the extension from 3 to 5 days of the period during which motorists could protest a citation.

Also extended was the grace period for the payment of fines. It was lengthened to 15 days from 7 days.

Vergel de Dios was confident about the attendance in today's covenant signing, as he said the scheduled transport holiday might very well fizzle out.

He said he was expecting the attendance of almost all metro transport groups except the Philippine Confederation of Drivers and Operators-Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations (PCDO-ACTO) and Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Fejodap), which are two of the biggest transport groups in the country.

http://news.inq7.net/metro/index.php...story_id=34077

[the_wildthing]

Dami nang nag-aabang nang jeep kanina... Makapag-sakay nga ng chix... Hehehe. Joke lang.

[greenlyt]

according to my officemates na nag-commute, halos wala ng masakyan kaya most of them are late

[caloyski5]

meron pa rin sabi sakin ng mom ko..


hmmm..mas maaga yung baker ko sakin. i dont think affected yung mga commonwealth routes..haha

[1D4LV]

FD: thanks for the info. pero kakalabas lang daw nung news.

[mazdamazda]

selected lang yung routes na affected ng strike.

[chieffy]

dami rin nag aabang ng PUJ dito sa kabilang dulo ng Pasong Tamo(PRC)....

dami di nakapasok kaya dami apektadong opisina...absent lahat ng teller doon sa bangko na pinuntahan ko kaya branch manager ng bangko ngayon ang teller nila ngayon he he

dapat lifted na and coding tsk...

[bonch2484]

Victim ako ng strike!

Half-day tuloy ako ngayon! Hmph...

[nicolodeon]

Sa Bulacan (Marilao), dehins bumyahe yung mga jeep at fx. The jeeps who dared, hinaharang daw sa Valenzuela.

[endlessgwing]

lifted na daw coding:

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/topoftheh...x?StoryId=2983

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) lifted the Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or number-coding scheme Monday due to the nationwide transport strike.

"What happened is - (drivers of public utility vehicles) just helped some commuters to get to their offices earlier and then they stopped plying their routes," Angelito Vergel de Dios, MMDA Traffic Operations Center executive director, told DZMM.

He added: "Chairman (Bayani Fernando) had to announce the suspension of the number-coding."

He said the number-coding scheme will only be lifted on Monday. He added that any possible extension of the suspended number coding scheme will be announced Tuesday morning.

The number-coding scheme bans public and private vehicles from using major thoroughfares on specific days of the week based on the last number of their license plates.

On Mondays, vehicles with plate numbers ending in 1 or 2 are banned from using major thoroughfares between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Jeepney and bus drivers belonging to militant transport groups launched a strike Monday to denounce the continued oil price increases and the oil deregulation law.

DZMM reported hundreds of commuters were stranded in Quezon City, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Manila, Caloocan and some key towns in Rizal province but government vehicles fetched them and brought them to their destination.

As of 8 a.m. jeepneys drivers plying the Pasig - Quiapo routes grounded their vehicles.

ABS-CBN Sky Patrol reported a car on MacArthur Highway in Karuhatan, Valenzuela had a flat tire after it hit metal spikes police believed were scattered by strikers.

Deputy Director General Avelino Razon Jr., Metro Manila police chief, earlier said strikers who will harass commuters, burn tires and scatter metal spikes would be arrested.

Strikers gathered at Mabuhay Rotunda and Cubao, Quezon City as early as 6 a.m. Monday to press for an increase in public transport fare and the repeal of the oil deregulation law.

The drivers will also hold a noise barrage in key areas in Quezon City, Manila, Pasig, Caloocan City, Taytay and Angono later Monday.

Transport groups that joined the strike included Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON), Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP), the Philippine Confederation of Drivers and Operators-Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations (PCDO-ACTO), the Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (ALTODAP) and the Integrated Metro Bus Operators Associations (IMBOA).

The Department of Transportation and Communications has deployed 50 passenger buses to pick up stranded commuters.

The Metro Rail Transit 1 on EDSA dispatched 10 more trains to beef up its 11 regular units for the expected increase in passenger volume. MRT and Light Rail Transit officials said operations might be extended beyond 10 p.m. if the strike would extend through the evening rush hour.

PISTON president Mar Garvida said strikers will go back to work if the government agrees to scrap the oil deregulation law.

He said the oil deregulation law is the culprit for the continued increase in local pump prices.

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said public utility vehicle operators who joined Monday's strike might have their transport franchise canceled. Drivers who joined the protest may also have difficulty in renewing their license.

LTFRB chairman Maria Elena Bautista said the agency will hear on April 21 the P1.50 fare increase filed by PISTON. The fare hike will increase the minimum jeepney fare from P5.50 to P7 for the first four kilometers.

She said the hearing will also touch on the granting of provisional authority to increase jeepney fares by P1. Bautista said the Office of the Solicitor General will also attend the hearing to represent commuters.

[1D4LV]

ayun yung iniintay ko. thanks endless.

[geebunny]

Coding lifted or not, after 7 pm pa rin ako makauwi.

[wreckless]

so lifted na ??
(kulit ko no!)

[FrankDrebin]

MMDA lifts number-coding scheme

Posted 11:53am (Mla time) April 18, 2005
By Joel Francis Guinto
INQ7.net, GMA7



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(UPDATE) THE METRO Manila Development Authority lifted its number-coding traffic scheme as a transport strike paralyzed activity in most of Metro Manila and the provinces on Monday, reports culled by INQ7.net said.

MMDA General Manager Robert Nacianceno told INQ7.net in a phone interview that this meant that vehicles with plate numbers ending in one or two could travel.

The number-coding scheme prohibits private vehicles on the road on certain days and hours to decongest traffic. Vehicles with plate numbers ending in one and two are off the road on Monday; three and four on Tuesday; five and six on Wednesday; seven and eight on Thursday; and nine and zero on Friday.

Vehicles on these days are not allowed to travel from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., except in some areas in Metro Manila where they will be allowed to pass from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

At the same time, Nacianceno downplayed the effectiveness of the strike, saying it was only "10 percent effective."

He noted that employees and students continued to report for work and go to school despite the longer wait for non-striking jeeps and buses. The Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) also helped, he added.

Earlier on Monday, transport leaders said 90 percent of Metro Manila and the provinces were paralyzed following their protest that sought to bring down oil prices, repeal the Oil Deregulation Law, and oust MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando and Ma. Elena Bautista, head of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index....story_id=34119

[mazdamazda]

may mga nag kakalat daw ng spikes sa valenzuela area...

[astinagt]

On Mondays, vehicles with plate numbers ending in 1 or 2 are banned from using major thoroughfares between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.


ano ano po ba yang mga major thoroughfares sa number coding scheme?

[bonch2484]

sana nga walang magbiyahe muna na jeep later para maluwag ang kalsada...