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MRT, MMDA to implement phone number coding on commuters

Due to the recent problems with heavy traffic both in EDSA and with the very long lines in the MRT during peak hours, the MMDA and MRT will begin implementing mobile phone number coding to all commuters starting today.

The Unified Commuter Number Coding Scheme will attempt to reduce traffic in MRT and LRT stations as well as buses in EDSA.

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In this scheme, commuters with phone numbers ending in certain digits will not be allowed to ride any bus or MRT/LRT trains during peak hours. It follows the number coding scheme MMDA has implemented for several years.

Smart/Tank N’ Text:
1-2: Monday
3-4: Tuesday
5-6: Wednesday
7-8: Thursday
9-0: Friday

Globe/TM:
1-2: Friday
3-4: Thursday
5-6: Wednesday
7-8: Tuesday
9-0: Monday

Sun Cellular:
1-2: Saturday
3-4: Sunday
5-6: Saturday
7-8: Sunday
9-0: Saturday

The number coding scheme is in effect from 7am to 10am and 5pm to 7pm. Traffic enforcers will man bus lanes and MRT stations to check the ending number of mobile phones by commuters to enforce this.

Commuters caught violating the coding scheme will be penalized with a Php500 fine payable via Pasaload or GCash.

If a commuter is a Globe Platinum or Smart Infinity subscriber, they are exempted from the coding scheme.

This move will probably drive more people to subscribe to Platinum and Infinity plans for both telcos in order to avoid the coding scheme.

{ Photo credit: Interaksyon }

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

65 Responses

  1. Avatar for Jerome Lupisan Jerome Lupisan says:

    Mga ulaga.

  2. Avatar for bleubathe bleubathe says:

    Alam nyo pinakadabest dyan.. Implement nila yung tulad ng sa Saudi Government..Iqama or residence ID.. Saka nila simulan yung mga ganyang proyekto. pag may iqama ka, kayang kaya ka imonitor. Centralized na ID, wala nang kung anu anu pang ID card…saka nila i implement yang coding na yan. Actually bibili lang ako ng lahat ng sim na yan pwede na ako sumakay anytime.

    Stupidity at its worst.

  3. Avatar for Bsantos Bsantos says:

    Huh? Parang mas ggrabe lalo yung pila.

  4. Avatar for Bdgc Bdgc says:

    well.. this is kinda stupid..

  5. Avatar for David proracingsoftware.com David proracingsoftware.com says:

    “Its such a bad idea… It just might work!”

    The planning committe at MMDA headquarters reportedly are planning legal action against whoever leaked there flagship idea to reduce congestion.

    “We can strike a double whammy with this great idea because 7 out of 10 Filipino’s carry more than one phone/sim. If only we had the same auto-debit system as Singapore or Hong Kong ie., Orange which allows travel fares to be charged to the subscribers account.” said the new business developments mangers at Globe & Smart.

  6. Avatar for openMind openMind says:

    bashers = Walang magawa sa buhay, makitid ang utak. hahaha

  7. Avatar for Master Pogi Master Pogi says:

    Bakit ang daming pikon dito? Demanda agad? False information? Kaya di masyadong uso April Fools satin eh. Daming pikon.

    Pero kung mambash ng ibang tao wagas. :)

  8. Avatar for Soplak Soplak says:

    Di pa rin maiwasan ang pagiging butthurt ng ibang mga pinoy, pero epic to ah, hehehe

  9. Avatar for Stupidity Stupidity says:

    mawalang galang lang sa nakaisip nito, bago kayo mag implement ng kung anu-ano, pagaralan niyo muna ng mabuti, hindi yung tipong naisip mo lang kagabi gagawin mo agad kinabukasan.

    ang daming butas ng coding system na yan.

    isip isip pa ng mas maiging paraan, magdagdag kaya kayo ng tren? hindi ba mas maigi yun, ang dami daming commuters sinisiksik niyo sa tren. maawa naman kayo, nagbabayad naman lahat ng sumasakay pero siksikan naman, naka tayo ka, ang baho at mainit.

    mag FOCUS kayo sa comfort at convenience ng mga pasahero, wag yung mga katangahan na coding ng cell number na yan.

    so stupid! shhh!

    • Avatar for WTH WTH says:

      Funny cause this comment is actually pretty stupid, Stupidity. Haha

      Relax ka lang. Masyado kang seryoso sa buhay. Masama yung hindi marunong kumilatis ng joke at seryoso. Be smart enough to distinguish one from the other. ;)

  10. Avatar for Jonathan Jonathan says:

    Mr. Yugatech this info is not good, dapat yung totoo lang, nu ba yang april fools day mo, pwd k mademanda sa false information na binibigay m.

  11. Avatar for Windoors Windoors says:

    eh panu kung maraming sim? hehe 10 pesos lang naman eh

  12. Avatar for rene rene says:

    Idea cguro ni Pikit pikit Tolentino (MMDA Chairman) ang bago pakulo na eto na I’m sure wala rin epekto. Damihan ko lang sim card ayos na.

  13. Avatar for potapotaka potapotaka says:

    masyadong pilit itong pagkakagawa ng april fools prank mo boy. bobo mo boy. higit na mas matino pa gumawa ng joke ang grade 1

  14. Avatar for ter ter says:

    if totoo ito goodluck nlng sa mga mrt riders.. try to save money nd buy a 2nd hand car ;)

  15. Avatar for Retard? Retard? says:

    the most retarded idea that i’ve heard from the government.

  16. Avatar for Druce Druce says:

    lol. good one. now everyone has to buy 2 SIM cards

  17. Avatar for ed ed says:

    the stupidiest idea ever heard and besides its a fact that most filipinos have to two mobile numbers

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