CAMERA-READY MMDA traffic constable Cesar Detera Jr. in action and ready to take a “shot” against hotheads on the road. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
During a presentation by the Department of Transportation (DOTr ) marking the first 100 days of the Duterte administration, the head of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) of the Philippine National Police said the government would need an additional 13,700 traffic aides to effectively manage traffic in the capital.
PNP-HPG head Chief Supt. Antonio Gardiola said there are currently around 2,300 traffic enforcers, mostly from the MMDA, being deployed. Of the total, only 1,034 are posted along Edsa, the 17 Mabuhay Lanes and the various arterial roads.
According to Gardiola, he had already sought the assistance of the various local governments to allow their respective traffic management groups and volunteer groups to be placed under the operational control of the Interagency Council on Traffic (I-Act), the superbody created by the Duterte administration to coordinate traffic-related measures.
This means that the local enforcers would get their orders from I-Act to ensure smoother traffic flow. –Jovic Yee
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