Ngayong papalapit na ang Pasko, pinaghahandaan na ng MMDA ang pagbigat ng trapik lalo na sa Metro Manila. Nakipagpulong na sila sa pamunuan ng mga mall sa kahabaan ng EDSA na magpapatupad na raw ng pagbabago sa oras ng kanilang operasyon.
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00:00Now that Christmas is coming, the MMDA is preparing the heavy traffic, especially in Metro Manila.
00:09They are already helping to lead the malls along EDSA
00:13to implement changes in the time of their operation.
00:18And we are live with Joseph Coro.
00:21Joseph.
00:25Vicky, the Christmas rush is already starting.
00:28Even though it's only October, according to the MMDA,
00:31that's why they are talking to the malls to adjust the operating hours
00:35and even though the sales are being delayed.
00:46Whenever Christmas comes, this is how slow the traffic on EDSA is.
00:51Because there are a lot of people who are buying and traveling because of the Christmas rush,
00:55the cars are also crowded, especially the ones near the malls.
00:59But according to the MMDA, the number of cars on EDSA is already high.
01:03A few months before Christmas, the volume of cars on EDSA is already 421,000
01:09in one month from the previous 400,000 in August.
01:14If you are going to travel here on EDSA, you will be traveling slower by one kilometer per hour.
01:21According to the MMDA, that's the effect of the early Christmas rush
01:24which is already felt and will continue.
01:28How about Christmas shopping?
01:32That's why the MMDA is talking to the malls to reduce that.
01:37Adjust the mall hours.
01:39Normally, we reach half a mil while Christmas season is approaching.
01:45We expect that before Ondas, it will be heavy.
01:50Then after Ondas, it will be straight until Christmas time.
01:54There are 29 malls in the length of EDSA.
01:58That's why the average speed is 20 to 21 kilometers per hour
02:02which is only 19 kilometers per hour in the northbound and slower than 18.13 kph in the southbound.
02:09According to the malls, from November 18 to December 25,
02:14instead of 10 am, they will open at 11 am.
02:18But the malls will decide on the next day what time they will close.
02:24They will just announce it.
02:26The Christmas mall wide sales should be done earlier than November 18.
02:33We are supporting whatever MMDA is requesting from us, sir.
02:39Most likely, the bonuses are released before November 18.
02:46All of our sales are done prior to December.
02:51And recognizing as well that the bonuses are released prior to November 18.
02:57We're going to follow the request of our MMDA regarding this holiday season
03:04to ease the congestion in EDSA during this holiday season.
03:09MMDA is hoping to reduce the volume of vehicles going to the malls.
03:16We're just scattering it.
03:18If you noticed, these past few years,
03:23we haven't experienced the so-called carmageddon
03:27where our roads become a parking lot.
03:33It's slowing down and it's moving.
03:40Vicky, the MMDA is also planning to talk to the Department of Transportation
03:44to talk about extending the LRT, MRT, and EDSA bus carousel for commuters.
03:52Joseph, you mentioned earlier that since August, the volume of vehicles has increased.
03:57We're just in the middle of October.
04:00Can MMDA say how big or how many percent
04:04the number of vehicles going to EDSA is increasing during this holiday season?
04:13We're already good because if we're at 421,000 in September,
04:18it's possible to increase it by 10 to 20 percent
04:22because according to MMDA Chairman Tony Romando-Artes,
04:25we're reaching 500,000 every day in EDSA.
04:29But their observation is that after 25,000, the figure will drop
04:33because you know that the people are in the provinces.
04:38Joseph, what's the reason why they decided to start adjusted mall hours on November 18?
04:43Is it because of the bonus?
04:49I hope the bonus will be released soon.
04:51But it's more operational, Vicky.
04:53So that the malls will have a chance to reconfigure their schedules.
05:00Normally, every year, MMDA announces the adjusted mall hours
05:07so that the malls and people will have time to plan when to shop for Christmas.
05:16Thank you very much, Joseph Morong.
06:00Thank you very much.
06:30END