{"id":95428,"date":"2017-03-25T05:57:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T09:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=95428"},"modified":"2017-03-25T05:57:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T09:57:44","slug":"mmda-apprehends-1234-light-truck-ban-violators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/25\/mmda-apprehends-1234-light-truck-ban-violators\/","title":{"rendered":"MMDA apprehends 1,234 light truck ban violators"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_95429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95429\" style=\"width: 681px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Capture-120.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95429\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Capture-120.png\" alt=\"Trucks with a gross capacity weight of 4,500 kg. and below are not allowed to travel EDSA southbound from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. northbound covering the stretch from Magallanes to North Ave. (Photo: Bob Adams\/ Flickr)\" width=\"681\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Capture-120.png 681w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Capture-120-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trucks with a gross capacity weight of 4,500 kg. and below are not allowed to travel EDSA southbound from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. northbound covering the stretch from Magallanes to North Ave. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/satransport\">Bob Adams\/ Flickr<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has apprehended a total of 1,234 violators of the light truck ban policy along EDSA and Shaw Blvd. during the first week of its implementation on March 20-24.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative seeks to regulate light trucks plying the major thoroughfares that contribute to traffic congestion in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n<p>Trucks with a gross capacity weight of 4,500 kg. and below are not allowed to travel EDSA southbound from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. northbound covering the stretch from Magallanes to North Ave.<\/p>\n<p>Light trucks are also banned from Shaw Blvd. from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The MMDA imposes a fine of PHP2,000 to violators of the light truck ban policy.<\/p>\n<p>Government and emergency vehicles, such as fire trucks and ambulances, are exempted from the policy while light trucks carrying perishable goods may apply for exemption by securing a certification from the Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>The light truck ban is enforced from Mondays to Saturdays, excluding Sundays and holidays, until June 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2013The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has apprehended a total of 1,234 violators of the light truck ban policy &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":95429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[16430,3119,17062],"class_list":["post-95428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-light-truck-ban","tag-mmda","tag-violators","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}