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Trucks carrying fuel, essential goods are exempt from truck ban, according to a resolution approved by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and Metro Manila mayors
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The resolution, in response the conflict in the Middle East, reiterates fuel trucks are exempt from the Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program and truck ban
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The resolution adds cargo trucks carrying essential goods in the exemption
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The measure is in response to requests from the Department of Energy and the Department of Trade and Industry to exempt such vehicles from the UVVRP and truck ban to facilitate fast transport of petroleum products and essential goods
Trucks carrying fuel, essential goods are exempt from truck ban, according to a resolution approved by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Metro Manila mayors.
The resolution, in response the conflict in the Middle East, reiterates fuel trucks are exempt from the Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program and truck ban.
The resolution adds cargo trucks carrying essential goods in the exemption.
MMDA chairman Romando Artes in a statement said the resolution responds to requests from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which highlighted the need to exempt these vehicles from the policies to facilitate the fast transportation of petroleum products and essential goods.
“This would ensure the unimpeded movement of energy sources and ease the mobility of goods amid the rising price of fuel products,” Artes said during the Metro Manila Council meeting he presided over on March 24.
MMDA said it is in close coordination with the DTI, which will identify the essential goods that will qualify for the exemptions.
The resolution takes effect immediately after its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.
Holy Week
On the agency’s preparations for Holy Week, MMDA General Manager Nicolas Torre III said the agency will deploy 2,476 personnel on major roads, transportation hubs, and other key areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) to ensure public safety and convenience during the observance of Holy Week.
“We will enforce a no day-off and no-absent policy for all traffic and field personnel when heavy traffic is expected due to the Holy Week exodus,” said Torre during a press briefing on March 24.
Areas of concern include terminals, seaports, airports, and roads leading to churches. He also announced the suspension of the number coding scheme in the NCR on April 1 at 12 noon.
The number coding scheme is lifted automatically on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.
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