News Release

MMDA, all set for this year’s SONA



PASIG CITY, (PIA) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is all set for the first State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ R. Marcos, Jr. Monday, July 25 at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City.

The 1,133 MMDA personnel are required to report at their designated post starting at 6:00 a.m. to manage both vehicular and pedestrian traffic, respond to emergencies, clear roads, and assist in crowd control.

Assigned from the deployment of its personnel, the MMDA has also prepared ambulances, tow trucks, fire trucks, mobile patrol units, motorcycle units, and other resources at designated routes and staging areas.

The agency is in close coordination with the Task Force SONA 2022, Philippine National Police, National Capital Region Police Office, Quezon City Police District, Presidential Security Group, and Quezon City government to ensure a safe, peaceful, and orderly SONA.

Likewise, the MMDA, in coordination with the Office of the Press Secretary, assisted in promoting Marcos’ first SONA by installing tarpaulins at the Pahayagan ng Bayan – a public service announcement tool of the agency, located along major roads in the metropolis, and LED Boards along EDSA.

More than 200 tarpaulins were installed along the major thoroughfares of Metro Manila.

The agency added that its Traffic Engineering Center has installed traffic advisory signages along alternate routes to serve as a guide to motorists. Plastic barriers and traffic cones will also be put up along Commonwealth Avenue, IBP Road, the Litex area, and other routes to be utilized by SONA attendees.

Meanwhile, as part of the agency’s traffic management plan, a zipper lane or counterflow will be set up along Commonwealth Avenue to give way to vehicles of government officials and guests going to the complex.

* Southbound: from Quezon Memorial Circle to in front of Lido Restaurant

* Northbound: from Doña Carmen to Litex Road

A week before SONA, the MMDA Task Force Special Operations began clearing alternate routes in Quezon City to ensure that motorists could easily access the roads free from obstructions. A number of vehicles blocking the roads were either towed away or issued with citation tickets.

Motorists are further advised to take alternate routes to avoid expected heavy traffic along Commonwealth Avenue and in the vicinity of Batasang Pambansa Complex during the SONA.

ALTERNATE ROUTES:

NORTHBOUND (Quezon Memorial Circle to Fairview)

  • Vehicles from Elliptical Road should take North Avenue, turn right at Mindanao Avenue then turn right to Sauyo Road or take Quirino Highway, then Commonwealth Avenue to reach the point of destination.

SOUTHBOUND (Fairview to Quezon Memorial Circle)

  • Vehicles from Commonwealth Avenue should take Sauyo Road or Quirino highway, turn left at Mindanao Avenue, then turn left at North Avenue to reach the point of destination.

Motorists using light vehicles may also opt to take:

NORTHBOUND (Quezon Memorial Circle to Fairview via Marikina)

  • Light vehicles from Elliptical Road (QMC) should turn right at Maharlika St., turn left at Mayaman St., turn right at Maginhawa St., turn left at C.P. Garcia Avenue, turn right at Katipunan Ave., turn left at A. Bonifacio Ave., go straight to Gen. Luna Ave., turn right at Kambal Rd., turn left at GSIS Road, turn left at Jones St., turn right at Gen. Luna Ave., go straight to A. Mabini St., turn left at Rodriguez Highway, turn left at Payatas Road to reach the point of destination.
  • Light vehicles from C5 Road may turn left at Magiting St., turn right at Maginhawa St., turn left at Mayaman St. to Kalayaan Avenue to reach the point of destination.

FOR TRUCKS

  • All trucks coming from C-5 along Katipunan Avenue should take Luzon Flyover then turn left at Congressional Avenue to reach the point of destination. (MMDA/PIA-NCR)

https://pia.gov.ph/news/2022/07/24/mmda-all-set-for-this-years-sona