Roxas Boulevard closed today for MMFF

MANILA, Philippines - Roxas Boulevard’s southbound lanes will be closed to traffic starting at 1 p.m. today for the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Parade of Stars.

MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino, who is also the chairman of the MMFF committee, said the Parade of Stars will start at the Aseana City along Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City and will end at the Quirino Grandstand.

“We are calling on the public to support MMFF. We have provided quality Filipino films that will surely entertain and touch your hearts this Christmas season,” Tolentino said.

MMDA Traffic Discipline Office (TDO) chief Crisanto Saruca said the southbound lane of Roxas Boulevard would be occupied by the parade floats.

Saruca said around 550 MMDA traffic constables will be deployed along the stretch of Roxas Boulevard to the Quirino Grandstand to help manage vehicular traffic.

According to Saruca, the closed portion of Roxas Boulevard would be immediately opened to vehicles once the parade is finished.

The MMDA has advised affected motorists to take the following alternate routes.

From EDSA to Taft Avenue,  take EDSA Extension, to the rotunda at the Mall Of Asia, to J.W. Diokno Boulevard, to Aseana Avenue, Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard to MIA Road and then to their destinations.

From Coastal Road and Roxas Boulevard, take EDSA Extension, to Taft Avenue to their destination and or P. Burgos and Bonifacio Drive to their destinations.

Motorists may also take Coastal Road, to Macapagal Boulevard, to Aseana Avenue, to J.W Diokno Boulevard, to Gil Puyat Avenue and then to their destinations.