Within eight hours, more than 200 vehicles were tagged on camera for traffic violations under the “no-contact” apprehension policy relaunched on Friday by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Most of the early violations were for obstruction,…
“Huli ka (Gotcha)! You’re on CCTV camera.” It’s the tagline used by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to underscore the relaunch today of the “no-contact” apprehension policy, wherein hundreds of closed-circuit television cameras will be used…
THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has installed an additional 250 high definition closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras around Metro Manila in preparation for the implementation of the “no-contact” apprehension policy starting on April 15. During the…
THEY’RE much shorter—but are they safer? “Concrete delineators” that rise just four to six inches off the pavement on Edsa will soon replace the much taller plastic and concrete barriers, which have been blamed for recent vehicular…
MANILA — Starting March 25, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will again implement its daily “heat stroke break” to avoid heat-related illnesses among on-duty traffic constables and street sweepers. MMDA Traffic Discipline Office head Cris Saruca…
MANILA — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is bent on pursuing charges against the taxi driver who tried to shake off a traffic enforcer who ended up hanging on for his life on the vehicle’s hood in…
COMMONWEALTH Avenue in Quezon City was turned into a bike and pedestrian-friendly zone on Sunday as part of an ongoing road-sharing exercise but not everyone was in favor of it. Asian Paralympic Games cycling medalist Godfrey Taberna,…
Citing the success of the “Bayanihan sa Daan” road-sharing event held on Roxas Boulevard last month, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will do a repeat on Sunday, this time on Commonwealth Avenue. The agency on Thursday…
A TOTAL of 21 truckloads of garbage—consisting of car spare parts, silt, plastic containers, styrofoam and cable wires—were collected from the Antipolo open canal in Sta. Cruz and Estero de Kabulusan in Tondo, both in Manila, on…
In preparation for implementing the “no-physical contact apprehension policy” starting next month, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has warned drivers who conceal or tamper with their license plates that they can still be identified through its…
