After placing Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) under the control of the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG), the government is now seriously mulling about bringing back the odd-even traffic scheme and carpooling back on the roads. In 1995, the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), commonly called number coding or the "odd-even" traffic scheme, restricted the types of vehicles that can use major public roads, including EDSA, based on the final digit of the vehicle's license plate during peak hours. Malacañang earlier announced plans to reintroduce the odd-even traffic scheme. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), on the other hand, is proposing to bar vehicles with fewer than three passengers from entering EDSA during rush hours. This is to encourage car-pooling among vehicle owners. However, Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson assured the public that the car-pooling scheme will only be implemented once the ...