00:00The Metro Manila Development Authority, or MMDA,
00:04has increased the use of living lanes and alternative roads.
00:07Now, the traffic on the main roads is heavy.
00:10This is the first news of Oscar Oida.
00:16The clearing operation was carried out by the MMDA
00:20in conjunction with the San Juan Traffic Management
00:23in 3rd West Street, West Cramé.
00:25The vehicles used in the clearing process were taken
00:28while the motorcycles were being parked.
00:33From December 16, the road will be made into a living lane
00:38that will connect to the newly constructed road
00:41that connects to Eisenhower Street.
00:43This alternative road will cross Green Hills,
00:47which is one of the most popular places for Christmas.
00:52The MMDA also planned to build other living lanes in the area
00:57like the one in Endumingo,
00:59where several vehicles were parked in the clearing process.
01:04Those with drivers will have a ticket.
01:09In Blumentritt, the MMDA will get the vehicles
01:13that are parked on the sidewalks like these carts.
01:18In F. Manalo, the vehicles were sampled
01:21from more stores that reached the sidewalks.
01:25According to the MMDA, if the living lanes are cleared,
01:29it will greatly help the so-called choke points in EDSA.
01:34Many of our countrymen are starting to come to Metro Manila,
01:37either most of them coming from abroad
01:39who wish to spend time with their family here in the Philippines,
01:41others from the province who wish to do their shopping
01:44because most of the malls are here in Metro Manila.
01:48Until now, according to the MMDA,
01:50more than 470,000 vehicles pass through EDSA every day.
01:56While Christmas is coming,
01:58it is possible that it will reach half a million.
02:01This is the first news.
02:03Oscar Oida for GMA Integrated News.
02:14Thank you for tuning in to Unang Balita.
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