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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority allowed provincial buses to ply their routes along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue starting next week, a move done in anticipation of passenger influx due to the holidays.

"There has never been any prohibition to operate beyond the window hours but operators continue to mislead passengers by announcing that they will only operate during the window hours," the statement reads. 

Hundreds of passengers waited for as long as 12 hours in private bus terminals in Metro Manila due to a window-hours scheme for provincial buses that allows the use of private terminals only from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - The recent return of provincial buses in the National Capital Region (NCR) have not caused a buildup in vehicular traffic, an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said. For two weeks from March 24, the MMDA allowed the return of provincial buses along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) and other parts of the NCR from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for a dry run. "Yung limang araw na pagpapatupad ng pagpasok ng buses sa Metro Manila ay nag...

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority started last night a two-week dry run allowing provincial buses to pass through EDSA from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.