The Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan City. (PNA photo) MANILA - The Bonifacio Monument Circle and adjacent roads in Caloocan City will be closed to motorists beginning midnight of June 12 for the commemoration of the 124th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Philippine Independence. In a traffic advisory on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said other affected roads include portions of McArthur Highway, Samson Road, Rizal Avenue, and the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (Edsa). "The road closure will be lifted until after the culmination of the activity," the MMDA said. It advised motorists to take alternate routes "to avoid inconvenience." Vehicles coming from Sangandaan Samson Road going to EDSA and Manila may pass through Heroes Del 96 Street, and take a left turn to 10th Ave. to their destination. Motorists coming from Rizal Avenue to McArthur may turn left at 10th Avenue, right to Heroes Del 96 St., right to Samson Road, left to Dagohoy
In the eastern Pyrenees, on the border between France and Spain, the number of migrants arriving is increasing. French authorities said they intercepted a record number of 13,000 people in 2021 in Cerbère, the first French village after the border. In the nearest big city Perpignan, associations helping migrants say they are overwhelmed.