FAKE news.
This was how the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) described circulating reports in social media that there will be changes to the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or number coding scheme.
According to a statement from the agency, there is no truth to reports that the expanded number coding scheme will now be from 7 am to 7 pm with no window hours on selected streets in Metro Manila.
They said that the existing coding scheme is still being enforced which runs from 7 am to 10 am and 5 pm to 8 pm, Monday to Friday, except on holidays.
Likewise, the agency said that vehicles covered by the coding scheme will be allowed to use their vehicles during window hours between 10:01 am and 4:59 pm, as well as from 8:01 pm to 6:59 am the following day.
Meanwhile, the MMDA called on the public to refrain from reposting false information which can cause confusion to motorists.
They also asked the public to verify first using their MMDA Hotline 136 and the official page are also channels for verification.
“If you receive inaccurate information about the number coding, please verify it by contacting the MMDA Hotline 136 or sending a message on our official page,” it stated.
The coding system corresponds to 1 and 2 for Monday, 3 and 4 for Tuesday, 5 and 6 for Wednesday, 7 and 8 for Thursday, and 9 and 0 for Friday.
