Protect yourself from abusive MMDA Personnel

[a4Tech]

This is a MUST read especially during this Christmas Season. Protect yourselves especially against abusive MMDA officers. Have your drivers read this too.

Best also to PRINT AND KEEP A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL IN YOUR
CAR FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

TOOLS AGAINST MMDA OFFICERS

I just reached my limit last weekend, and decided to take action against the abusive MMDA enforcers. I basically called up the MMDA head office and inquired from the Personnel Officer, Antonio Pagulayan, to clarify their policies. Here is what I got.

If any of these abuses seem familiar to you, Mr. Pagulayan has asked that you call either the MMDA hotline (136) or call the METRO BASE at 0920 9389861 or 0920 9389875 and ask for an Inspectorate. They will send inspectors to the place where these MMDA officers are extorting, even while you are arguing out of your apprehension.

1. MMDA officers are not allowed to group together in order to apprehend. They are not even allowed to stand together in groups of 2 or more. The only time they are allowed to work together is for special operations (probably when they apprehend groups of buses for smoke belching).

2. Swerving IS NOT a traffic violation. Moving one lane to the left or right is not swerving, no matter where on the road you do it. And it is even less of a violation when you do it with a signal. Swerving is defined as shifting 2 or more lanes very quickly. So you can argue your way out of this, and call the Metro Base for help.

3. Sadly, using the yellow lane is a traffic violation and will get you a ticket. However, buses are really not allowed to go out of the yellow lane, so if you see selective apprehension of private cars only, you may complain.

4. MMDA has confirmed that your license MAY NOT BE CONFISCATED
at a traffic apprehension. The only time they can do so is if you are part of an accident, or it is your third violation and you have not settled your fines yet. They are only allowed to give you a ticket, which you can contest. He recommends actually receiving the ticket in some instances, so that you can report the officer who did it.

5. Also, you are free to ask any of these officers for their "mission order", which is written by their supervisor. If they apprehend you for a violation that is not in their mission order for the day, you can report them and they will receive disciplinary action.

So go out and fight for your rights if and when the occasion arises!

Got this from e-mail.

Mods please transfer if i posted it in the wrong section or delete if a similar thread exists.

[Kurusaki]

Very informative post!

Thank you Sir for your your good deed and effort.

Godspeed!

[_Qwerty_]

may similar thread na yata

[nejgnome87]

ok lets check po.

[claRkEnt]

similar thread posted at Goon Squan Section.

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44336

[wisecracker75]

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but I'll try anyway. Is there a way kung paano ko malalaman kung magkano na babayaran ko sa MMDA? I was pulled over LAST YEAR BEFORE CHRISTMAS (tagal na no?) for swerving w/c I found out here that it is not swerving and one for beating the red light. Actually dalawa kami ako lang ang hinuli. Anyway, di ko na makita yung tickets, and I heard na hindi ko daw marerenew lisence ko pag may unpaid tickets ako. (Is that true?) Hope someone can help me on this. Thanks!!!! :D

[giqiri]

Salamat sa info. Malaking tulong to...

[barebone]

Swerving IS NOT a traffic violation. Moving one lane to the left or right is not swerving, no matter where on the road you do it. And it is even less of a violation when you do it with a signal. Swerving is defined as shifting 2 or more lanes very quickly. So you can argue your way out of this, and call the Metro Base for help.

bossing

ask ko lang one time sa my intersection ng cubao edsa, galing ako gilmore
ng minsan NAHULI ako dun at sabing SWERVING daw ako, eh hindi naman po ako ng chachange ng LANE tapos mytinuturo sya na karatula na nakalagay NO SWERVING
eh ung karatula hindi naman naka harap sa daanan ng sasakyan at yung karatula ay nasa left side nasa pinaka dulo kasi ako ng lane (right) then nung paliko na ako sa edsa pa uwi na kasi ako eh so mag edsa ako papunta guadalupe then pinara ako nung MMDA
so stop ako kasi kala ko no right turn,,, tapos bigla ako binanatan ng SWERVING daw ako...



hayzzzzzzz kuha lisensya ko multa pa ako.

[may_68]

this is very informative. thanks for posting this a4tech!

[brokenknee21]

thank you for the information..this is very helpful..madami kasi mga nagsasamantala na MMDA eh..