THE 49th Metro Manila Film Festival will be holding its annual Parade of Stars on December 16 and is set to pass through four cities in northern Metro Manila.
The Parade of Stars will be featuring the 10 movie lineup for this year’s MMFF and will be showcased on varieties of decorative floats. The list of movies will include:
- A Family of 2 (A Mother and Son Story)
- (K)Ampon
- Penduko
- Rewind
- Becky and Badette
- Broken Heart’s Trip
- Firefly
- GomBurZa
- Mallari
- When I Met You in Tokyo
The upcoming parade is set to kick off at 2 pm and is set to run for 8.7 kilometers with the travel time of three hours. Its starting point is at Navotas Centennial Park. The parade will be travelling through C4, Samson Road, and Mc Arthur Highway to the Valenzuela’s People Park.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) advised motorists to change their route as many people are expected to watch the event as it unfolds.
MMDA acting chair Romando Artes also stated last Friday that there will be 1,000 traffic personnel that will be deployed on the parade route.
The MMDA also announced the implementation of lane closures and counterflow that will take place from noon to 8 pm on the following roads:
- C-4 Road (from Navotas Centennial Park to A. Mabini St.)
- Samson Road (from A. Mabini St. to Monumento Circle)
- Mc Arthur Highway (from Monumento Circle to C. Santos Street)
Meanwhile motorists are advised to avoid the parade route and take the alternate routes instead.
- From Malabon to Navotas, take Gov. Pascual and M. H. Del Pilar Street
- Motorists heading to Monumento may take Gov. I Santiago Road, M. H. Del Pilar Street, and Samson Road
- Motorists may also take North Luzon Expressway northbound and southbound
The 49th Metro Manila Film Festival will run starting December 25 to January 7 in cinemas.
