MMDA Chair Don Artes holds a press conference on Friday, October 18, 2024. 鈥擭oy Morcoso/黑料社
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has laid out its preparations for this year鈥檚 All Saints鈥� and All Souls鈥� Day, locally known as 鈥淯ndas.鈥�
MMDA Chair Romando Artes met on Friday with officials of the Philippine National Police鈥檚 Highway Patrol Group and National Capital Region Police Office, as well as the traffic bureau chiefs of Metro Manila local governments to discuss their respective traffic management plans and emergency responses for the Nov. 1 to Nov. 3 long weekend.
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Artes said concerned agencies should prepare for the expected exodus of passengers going to provinces by implementing effective measures to alleviate traffic flow in major thoroughfares and in roads leading to and from major cemeteries in metropolis.
He said the MMDA will deploy a total of 1,257 personnel from its Traffic Discipline Office, Special Operations Group-Strike Force, Metro Parkways Clearing Group and Road Emergency Group who will focus on priority areas such as bus terminals, cemeteries and major thoroughfares.