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MANILA, Philippines – Indeed, rush hours and heavy rains could spell trouble for motorists.
When Tropical Storm Pepito dumped rain across the nation’s capital region Tuesday night, road traffic has gone haywire in many parts of Metro Manila. – which It has been placed under the tropical cyclone No. 1 wind signal by the state meteorological office.
Video taken along the northbound lane of C-5 Road, near the Ortigas flyover in Pasig City, showed vehicles moving slowly into part of Eastwood in Quezon City.
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Another video showed moderate to heavy traffic along the eastbound lane of the Marcos Highway near Santolan, as Pepito approaches the Luzon landmass.
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Based on the latest bulletin from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Pepito has been further intensified as it has maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 90 kph. The tropical storm is forecast to make landfall in Aurora between 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm Tuesday.
According to the Manila Metropolitan Development Authority (MMDA) traffic monitoring system, motorists traversing EDSA’s northbound lanes from Buendia in Makati City to New York Street in Quezon City also experienced light to moderate traffic.
Heavy traffic was also monitored in other areas such as Quezon Avenue, Timog Avenue, and Ortigas (Madison).
The Pagasa weather update at 4:00 pm said Pepito was last seen 110 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora, moving 30 kph in a west-northwest direction.
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