MMDA bats for earlier workday for NCR govt workers

Metro Manila Development Council (MMDA) on Monday proposed changes in the schedule of work in government offices located in the National Capital Region.

MMDA chairman Don Artes said agencies could be operating earlier from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. to lessen the volume of traffic during rush hours.

Artes added that another recommendation is a 4-day work week of 10 hours each day.

“Tayo po ay nakipag-ugnayan na at sumulat sa Civil Service Commission kay Chairman Carlo Nograles. At kami po ay makikipag-meeting po after Holy Week para mapag-usapan po itong plano o suhestyon na gawing 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. ang workdays sa pamahalaan at lahat ng transaction para po maikalat po natin ang mga sasakyan sa iba’t-ibang oras ng araw,” he said during a televised Cabinet briefing late Monday.

(We have already called and written to the Civil Service Commission with Chairman Carlo Nograles. And we will meet after Holy Week to discuss this plan or suggestion to implement 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. government workdays and all transactions, so that we can spread the vehicles at different times of the day.)

Earlier, Artes said that the volume of vehicles in Metro Manila’s roads is already excessive.

He noted that in 2021 alone there were around 300,000 additional vehicles in the country, up to 70% of which are traversing NCR. -- BAP, GMA News