Doctors, media not exempted from EDSA odd-even scheme

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that doctors on emergency duty and marked media vehicles will not be exempt from the odd-even traffic scheme set to take effect along EDSA starting June 16.

- By CHRISTINE BOTON

MMDA Chairman Don Artes said the scheme will replace the existing number coding system and apply uniformly, with exemptions granted only to select vehicles.

These include electric and hybrid cars recognized under the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act, non-motorized modes of transport, emergency response vehicles such as ambulances and fire trucks, public utility vehicles including buses and jeepneys, accredited transport network vehicles and authorized government vehicles providing essential services.

The policy is part of the government's effort to ease congestion during the major rehabilitation of the capital's main thoroughfare.