MANILA, May 26 -- The Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) Busway and other forms of public transport will be prioritized during the EDSA rebuild beginning June 13.

In a press conference at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) headquarters in Pasig City on Monday, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the busway will remain open for the duration of the EDSA rebuild.

"Ang priority ni [President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.], yung 200,000 na commuters na gumagamit ng busway araw-araw (The priority of President Marcos is the 200,000 commuters using the busway everyday)," Dizon said.

A total of 100 buses will be added to the EDSA carousel route to encourage commuting and to address the traffic schemes that will be implement...