Hanoi, March 31 -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in the Philippines is set to release a memorandum circular next week for the proposed carpooling initiative in Metro Manila amid rising fuel prices. In a press briefing on March 30, MMDA Chairperson Romando Artes said the initiative aims to ease the "strain" on the country's public transportation sector as an increasing number of Filipinos opt to commute instead of using their own vehicles given the high price of fuel. Under the draft proposal, the model will operate on a point-to-point (P2P) basis, meaning vehicles may only pick up and drop off passengers at designated locations. Artes stressed that carpool vehicles will not be allowed to function as regular passenger ...