WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7924 mandates the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to provide transport and traffic management services in the metropolis;

WHEREAS, in order to further alleviate traffic congestion along EDSA from Pasay City until Cubao, Quezon City, both northbound and southbound, there is a need to regulate the operations of provincial buses in these routes;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, as it is hereby resolved, that the Metro Manila Council hereby regulates the operations of provincial buses, thus:

1.    All provincial buses are strictly prohibited from operating along EDSA from Pasay City until Cubao, Quezon City, both northbound and southbound, from 5:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

2.    The provincial buses which are the subject of the immediately preceding paragraph are hereby exempted from the coverage of the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or œNumber Coding  under MMDA Regulation No. 96-005, Series of 1996, as amended.

3.    A violation of this Regulation shall carry with it the penalty of a fine in the amount of Two Thousand Pesos (Php2,000.00) without prejudice to the imposition  of  any  other  penalties  for  violations  that  may  have  been committed concomitant thereto.

4.    Other MMDA Ordinances, Regulations or Resolutions not otherwise affected by this Regulation shall remain in full force and effect.

5.    This Regulation shall be effective five (5) days from the date of its publication in  two  (2)  newspapers  of  general  circulation  and  submission  of  a  copy thereof with the Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Center.

APPROVED and CONFIRMED this 21st day of June 2018 in Makati City.

	(SGD) DANILO DELAPUZ LIM Chairman
(SGD) CARMELITA A. ABALOS Mayor, City of Mandaluyong		IMELDA T. AGUILAR Mayor, City of Las Pinas
HERBERT M. BAUTISTA Mayor, Quezon City		MAR-LEN ABIGAEL S. BINAY Mayor, City of Makati
ANTONINO G. CALIXTO Mayor, City of Pasay		MA. LAARNI L. CAYETANO Mayor, City of Taguig
(SGD) JOSEPH E. ESTRADA Mayor, City of Manila		ROBERT C. EUSEBIO Mayor, City of Pasig
(SGD) JAIME R. FRESNEDI Mayor, City of Muntinlupa		REXLON T. GATCHALIAN Mayor, City of Valenzuela
(SGD) GUIA G. GOMEZ Mayor, City of San Juan		(SGD) OSCAR G. MALAPITAN Mayor, City of Caloocan
(SGD) EDWIN L. OLIVAREZ Mayor, City of Paranaque		(SGD) MIGUEL F. PONCE III Mayor, Municipality of Pateros
(SGD) ANTOLIN A. ORETA III Mayor, City of Malabon		MARCELINO R. TEODORO Mayor, City of Marikina
(SGD) JOHN REYNALD M. TIANGCO Mayor, City of Navotas		LUIS I. BUSTAMANTE President, MM Vice Mayos ™ League
	(SGD) CAROLYN C. CUNANAN President, MM Councilors ™ League