QuestionsQuestions (MMDA REGULATION NO. 18-005)
It is a Metro Manila Council regulation establishing expanded High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in EDSA to maximize passenger capacity, building on MMDA Regulation No. 17-004 (2017).
All lanes of EDSA from Balintawak, Quezon City until Magallanes, Makati City, both northbound and southbound.
All public and private motor vehicles except motorcycles, with at least two (2) occupants including the driver (i.e., driver and at least one passenger).
No. The definition of HOV expressly excludes motorcycles.
From Monday to Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., along the covered EDSA stretch.
Yes. The regulation allows crossing of EDSA at intersections even for non-HOVs.
A fine of One Thousand Pesos (Php1,000.00).
A public information campaign must be conducted immediately, and a dry run must occur from 15 August 2018 until 22 August 2018.
On 23 August 2018, after publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation and submission of a copy to the Office of the National Administrative Register (U.P. Law Center).
Publication in two newspapers of general circulation and submission of a copy to the Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Center.
No. It states that other ordinances, resolutions, and regulations not contrary to or inconsistent with it remain in full force and effect.
The vehicle must have at least two occupants including the driver (driver + at least one passenger).
It provides context that this regulation expands on the prior establishment of HOV lanes under MMDA Regulation No. 17-004.
MMDA’s vehicular volume count showed that about 70% of vehicles on EDSA are occupied only by their drivers; expanding HOV lanes aims to increase passenger conveyance.
It was adopted and approved by the Metro Manila Council on 07 August 2018 in Makati City, with certification signed by Atty. Crisanto C. Saruca, Jr.