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MMDA TO DEPUTIZE NCR TRAFFIC ENFORCERS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will deputize the traffic enforcers of the 17 local government units in Metro Manila for them to continue issuing traffic violation tickets to erring motorists in the metropolis. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes and the Metro Manila mayors have announced this after a Metro Manila Council (MMC) Special […]

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MMDA: METRO LGUS CAN STILL ISSUE TRAFFIC TICKETS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the Supreme Court (SC) decision that prohibits Metro Manila local government units (LGUs) from issuing their respective traffic violation tickets is not final and executory.Thus, traffic enforcers of Metro Manila LGUs may continue apprehending erring drivers and issuing citation tickets for traffic violations, said MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. […]

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SINGLE TICKETING SYSTEM BEGINS ON MAY 2, SAYS MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, along with the local government units of Metro Manila, inked a memorandum of agreement and data sharing agreement with the Land Transportation Office before implementing the single ticketing system in the region set on May 2. The signed agreements were for the Metro Manila LGUs interconnectivity with the Land Transportation […]

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SINGLE TICKETING SYSTEM DRY RUN IN APRIL – MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to hold a dry run for the implementation of the single ticketing system in the first or second week of April. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said that seven local government units in Metro Manila have expressed their readiness for the dry run which includes San […]

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METRO MANILA MAYORS OK SINGLE TICKETING SYSTEM

After 28 years, the single ticketing system is finally coming into reality after the Metro Manila mayors approved its implementation during the Metro Manila Council meeting at the MMDA’s new office in Pasig City. Local chief executives of Metro Manila have adopted the single ticketing system through the establishment of the Metro Manila Traffic Code […]

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SINGLE TICKETING SYSTEM IN NCR GETS MMDA, LTO OK

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Metro Manila local traffic bureau heads, as well as officials from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) approved the final draft of the Metro Manila Traffic Code for the proposed single ticketing system in the National Capital Region. During a meeting held recently, the technical working group agreed on the […]

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NCR LGUS TO SUSPEND DRIVER’S LICENSE CONFISCATIONS

Metro Manila mayors have agreed to impose a moratorium on the confiscation of driver’s license of traffic violators as well as the interconnectivity with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to quickly identify drivers with multiple violations, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said. This was after the Metro Manila Council, the governing and policy-making body […]

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MMDA: MOTORISTS CAN NOW APPEAL VIOLATIONS ONLINE

Motorists can now file their traffic citation contests virtually as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launches an online filing platform for those who have been apprehended for traffic-related violations. Those who have been given a traffic citation ticket shall fill out an online complaint form via Google form and upload necessary documents such as […]

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MMDA TO LTO: LIFT ALARM ON NCAP-TAGGED VEHICLES

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has requested the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to temporarily lift the tagging and alarm on vehicles apprehended under the agency’s No Contact Apprehension Policy following the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) by the Supreme Court late last month. In his letter to LTO’s service provider Stradcom Corporation, […]

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Politics

SUSPEND, REVIEW ‘NO CONTACT’ POLICY – BARBERS

Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Robert Ace Barbers, in his privilege speech, discussed the ‘No Contact Apprehension Policy’ (NCAP), and asked the House of Representatives to suspend it immediately for further review.  Barbers stated that while the objective of the new policy is laudable, the NCAP’s implementation gave rise to more questions than answers.  “What […]