In preparation for the Christmas season this year, traffic enforcers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will intensify their visibility along the major thoroughfares in the metropolis to ease traffic congestion.
MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Romando Artes said that the agency will extend the duty of Traffic Discipline Office personnel until 12 midnight in response to the 11am-11pm adjusted operating hours of malls and shopping centers in Metro Manila.
Artes instructed traffic enforcers to avoid “kumpulan” or grouping, and unnecessary use of cellular phones while on duty except when reporting traffic situations or accidents in their areas of assignment.
He likewise said that traffic management shall be prioritized and apprehension of simple and light traffic violations which may hamper traffic flow shall be minimized as necessary.
“Our primary duty and priority is to manage traffic first before apprehending erring motorists. We don’t allow the practice of waiting for motorists to violate traffic rules before flagging them down.”
