Manila, June 21 -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has reported a decrease in the number of vehicles traversing Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) this month, attributing it in part to the increase in pump prices.
In a Laging Handa briefing on Tuesday, MMDA chair Romando Artes said the number of vehicles that passed through Edsa on May 5 reached 417,000--above the pre-pandemic vehicular traffic of 405,000.
"Pero noong June 9 nagpabilang po ulit tayo ng sasakyan ang lumabas po sa ating bilang sa Edsa ay 392,000 (But on June 9, we had another vehicle count and it's 392,000 vehicles on Edsa)," Artes said.
He said the latest vehicular count on Edsa was taken on Sunday and only reached 390,000.
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