The Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program was the culmination of two plans devised in the mid-1990s to help resolve the issue of heavy traffic congestion in Metro Manila, which by then was the subject of many complaints among motorists, by restricting the number of vehicles on the road. Although it was first implemented in 1995, the UVVRP, in its current form, dates back to 1996.
The traffic situation in Metro Manila and initial impetus (1995) The original UVVRP was conceived by Col. Romeo Maganto, who served as the executive director of the
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's traffic management office. it initially targeted
public utility vehicles, later expanding to all vehicles plying EDSA, where traffic congestion in Metro Manila was at its heaviest. The exemption was
Makati, where a modified number coding scheme was implemented, except for vehicles carrying two or more passengers and during weekends and
holidays. The suspension was lifted on December 1, 2021, replaced with a modified scheme. All vehicles with banned motor vehicle plate endings under the UVVRP, except for public utility vehicles, transportation network vehicle services, motorcycles, garbage trucks, fuel trucks, and vehicles carrying essential and perishable goods and physicians with valid identification were covered in the modified scheme from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays, excluding holidays. Meanwhile, light trucks are prohibited from using
EDSA between
Magallanes, Makati and
North Avenue,
Quezon City, from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays, excluding holidays. The scheme was later expanded to morning rush hours on August 15, 2022, from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. from Mondays to Fridays, excluding holidays, under MMDA Resolution No. 22-14. ==Current implementation==