MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday turned over an initial list of 100 public bus drivers with at least 100 traffic violations each to the Land Transportation Office (LTO). MMDA’s gesture is…
During the first three months of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s reimplementation of the bus lane policy along Edsa, more than 53,000 private cars and buses were caught violating the lane restriction through the agency’s no-contact apprehension…
After unauthorized use of the designated lane for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit VIPs and delegates on EDSA, beauty queen-actress Maria Isabel Lopez apologized on Sunday. Lopez said she was “only human” after authorities and netizens…
The Makati City Public Safety Department (PSD) has recorded over 58,000 traffic violations from January to May, with disobedience to traffic control signs and signals topping the list at 15,349. Based on the report of the PSD’s…
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) was set to issue on Tuesday a show cause order against a bus driver caught on video counterflowing on Monday and attempting to hurt the motorist who refused to…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has collected around P20 million in fines as a result of the “no-contact apprehension” policy that took effect in April. Based on the latest report released by the agency’s Public Information…
For extorting P400 from a motorist, two traffic constables of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) are facing the prospect of losing their job. Wilfredo Banting and Jomar Carbonel said they received P200 each from a still…
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…
I HAVE been driving since I was 18. Or, rather, I have had a driver’s license since I was 18—a thousand years ago. I got my license without ever taking a written or practical driving test. How…
