List of Coding Window Hours per City in Metro Manila
CODING WINDOW HOURS IN METRO MANILA – Here is a complete guide for the drivers in the different cities in the National Capital Region (NCR),
One of the main problems in the cities in Metro Manila is the heavy traffic. It is not unusual for a lot of commuters to be really late at work or their appointment schedule if they won’t allot enough time for travelling. The traffic can delay you from several minutes to hours. That is why the authorities implement ways to decongest the heavy traffic.
One of the ways of the authorities to ease the traffic in the National Capital Region (NCR) is the implementation of the number coding in Manila and several other cities in the capital region. Called the Modified Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program or the UVVRP, the system does not allow certain private vehicles to be on the road for a certain time of the day in a week.
The number coding system is spearheaded by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority or more popularly called the MMDA. The authorities may issue a ticket and fine drivers who will be caught violating the number coding system.
The number coding system will be based on the last digit of the plate number of private vehicles with regards to which cars should not be on the road on a certain time of a specific time. Here is a reference of the coding hours in Metro Manila:
| Last Digit in the License Plate | Day Prohibited |
| 1 and 2 | Monday |
| 3 and 4 | Tuesday |
| 5 and 6 | Wednesday |
| 7 and 8 | Thursday |
| 9 and 0 | Friday |
Meanwhile, there are coding window hours in Metro Manila. These are specific time of the day when the coded vehicles are allowed to be on the road where they are restricted.
The coding window hours in Metro Manila vary among the different cities in the National Capital Region (NCR). Meanwhile, several cities including the Quezon City, Pasig, and Mandaluyong City, follow the window hours observed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority or more popularly called the MMDA.
Manila
The number coding in Manila is between 7 AM to 10 AM and 5 PM to 8 PM. To ease the traffic, several roads in Manila have no window hours.
Makati
The number coding system in Makati is 7 AM to 7 PM. All types of coded vehicles except those cars driven by senior citizen Blu Card holders, those vehicles carrying passengers who are senior citizen Blu card holders, and those drivers who are involved in medical emergencies are not allowed on the road.
Muntinlupa
The car coding system is implemented along the Alabang-Zapote Road from 7 AM to 10 AM and 5 PM to 8 PM in Muntinlipa. Meanwhile, the Commerce Avenue is exempted from the coding scheme.
Pasay
Pasay City is also one of those that follow the MMDA coding hours and coding window hours but there are exemptions such as in the following major roads:
- Sales Road
- Ninoy Aquino Avenue
- some areas in Airport Road
- MIA Road
- some areas in Gil Puyat
- Domestic Road
Caloocan
In Caloocan City, the authorities implement the coding system from 7 AM to 10 AM and 5 PM to 8 PM except for the Samson Road wherein there are no window hours.
Marikina
The coding in Marikina does not cover all the areas in the city. The 7 AM to 10 AM and 5 PM to 8 PM coding only applies to a portion of the Marcos Highway near the Sta. Lucia East Mall and the Ayala Malls Feliz.