Expanded number coding lifted on June 6, 2025 for Eid'l Adha
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced Tuesday that the expanded unified vehicular volume reduction program (UVVRP) will be suspended on Friday, June 6, as the country observes Eid'l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice.
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., through Proclamation 911, declared June 6 as a regular holiday.
The proclamation, signed on May 21, said the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommended the declaration of June 6, 2025 as a national holiday, in observance of Eid'l Adha, following the 1446 Hijrah Islamic Lunar Calendar.
Eid al-Adha is one of the two major holidays in the Islamic tradition that remembers the obedience of Prophet Ibraham to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on Allah's command.
MMDA advised motorists to plan their travel, follow traffic rules, and drive carefully.
—AOL, GMA Integrated News
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