Protect yourself from abusive MMDA Personnel

[nayki]

What if nasita ang isang sasakyan after crossing roxas blvd. along EDSA, going towards MOA? Wala naman kasing u-turn warning sign before the u-turn slot. So ang ginagawa ng mga driver is to change lane kung hindi naman sila mag uu-turn kasi papunta sila sa MOA. Ang u-turn sign is located mismo sa u-turn slot at may nakaabang na Pasay traffic aid in motorcycle pa doon. Wala ka talagang takas kasi nakasakay pa sya sa motorsiklo nya. Tipong hahabulin ka nya kung tumakas ka. Ala Cowboy!

Well, exactly what happened to me. No choice ako but to pay the fine. "On the spot" hehehe

Nang yari na din sa akin yan, same spot pag tawid ng Roxas going to MOA nakabuntot ako sa isang bus not knowing iyong tinutumbok ko pala eh may Uturn slot ahead. Kaya ng makita ko concrete block nagchange lane ako to the left pero naka abang na mga MMDA dun. Abrupt change of lane daw ginawa ko wala naman ganon na violation swerving lang, wala din ako nagawa kundi magbayad on the spot.

[ct-guy]

Nang yari na din sa akin yan, same spot pag tawid ng Roxas going to MOA nakabuntot ako sa isang bus not knowing iyong tinutumbok ko pala eh may Uturn slot ahead. Kaya ng makita ko concrete block nagchange lane ako to the left pero naka abang na mga MMDA dun. Abrupt change of lane daw ginawa ko wala naman ganon na violation swerving lang, wala din ako nagawa kundi magbayad on the spot.

nadali din ako diyan dati, pero hindi ko sila hinintuan, fully tint ang dala kong car tapos may malaking sticker ng " OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT " ayun di sila humabol hehehe.

[archer_fox]

mga bossing , San ang refference? mas maganda kung dun galing print out,may logo or signed ng officials...

[jjmd3_787]

Pinakamagandang proteksyon against these abusive MMDAs is to follow/obey traffic rules and regulations. Mas ganado kasi akong kuwestyunin ang panghuhuli nila pag nasa lugar ako.

Also, download and print LTO's and MMDA's list of traffic violations and penalties. I keep a copy in my ride. Para alam ko ang tawaran pag nahuli at aminadong fault ko. He he he.\

Ikabit ang mga "MD" badges sa front plate #s. Pwede itong hingin sa mga kaibigan nating MedRep. Hep, you must be a Physician b4 installing 1. Baka mapasubo ka pag may roadside medical emergency.

Lastly, always keep in your wallet the calling cards given by, eherm..., friends. Siyempre gamitin lang pag halatadong iniipit na kayo ng mga damuhong ito.

Drive safely bros !

[chinaheart]

^ effective ba talaga ang mga calling cards? actually meron din kasi akong signed calling card from a certain General of PNP,, pero ibinigay lang yun sa akin ng officemate ko kasi friend nya yung officer.. sabi nga nya sakin ipakita ko lang daw sa manghuhuli..pero im kinda nervous kasi baka mamya hindi naman i honor esp hindi ko naman talaga personally kakilala yung general. twice na kami nahuli ng beating the red light though sabi naman ng driver e hindi naman daw, pero both nadala sa lagay. hindi ko pinakita yung calling card.. kung galing sa pnp yung card,, what if mmda ang manghuli, ok pa rin ba yun?

[claRkEnt]

pinaka-effective pa rin yung wala kang gagawing mali.

[chinaheart]

oo nga.pero madalas naman kasi kahit walang violation e ginagawan nila ng violation di ba. ang hirap pang makipagtalo sa kanila.

[ferrari967csl]

I'm glad.

Ask ko lang ano ba talaga trabaho ng mga MMDA?

a. Manghuli ng traffic offenders(DIUMANO)?

b. Mang-delay ng mga motorista?

c. Magkwentuhan sa daan?

d. Dekorasyon lang sa daan?

e. All of the above

Answer please....

[shadow]

I'm glad.

Ask ko lang ano ba talaga trabaho ng mga MMDA?

a. Manghuli ng traffic offenders(DIUMANO)?

b. Mang-delay ng mga motorista?

c. Magkwentuhan sa daan?

d. Dekorasyon lang sa daan?

e. All of the above

Answer please....

magpa pogi...kasi amo nila feeling pogi diba?

[MaxAJ]

Is there an updated version of these infos?

[rai711]

Got this from e-mail.

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

Dami sir na ganyan nagkukumpulan sa may aurora cubao and meralco ave. especially pag mga 7pm onwards buti na lang wala tayo nagagawang violation.

[neilbino]

Kwento ko lang yung nangyari skin before x'mas '08:

We're on our way with my 2 kids heading Mall of Asia..
Hinuli ako sa Edsa before mag Macapagal papuntang MOA..
Dun sa may U-turn slot...
May naka abang na mga enforser dun sa gitna ng U-turn slot ,nag aabang ng mag swe-swerve..Lumang style na yan di ba?
Actually wala naman ako sa inner lane eh...yung lang need kong mag change lane kasi pasok ako sa barrier..so ayun huli...

I am an experience driver and start driving way long before year '92
and i'm a taxi driver for 8years before kaya dami ko ng experience sa kalsada..
So alam ko KOTONG lang to..
They try to stop me but I speed up(wag nyong tularan ha)
Yun lang na trap ako sa Macapagal kasi inabot ako ng stop light..
May mga motorcycle palang naka tago tong mga tulisan na to..

Naki pag argue ako bago ko binigay ang license ko..
Sabi ko ano ba ginagawa nila sa gitna na barrier..
Kung nag ta-traffic kayo they should be before the barrier not after the barrier....Sinabi ko sa kanya na lumang style na yan and kotong lang ginagawa nya syempre nabwisit skin muntik pa nga kaming mag sapakan eh inawat lang nung kasama nya...

Anyway,ang kaso ko reckless driving(swerving daw),arrogant driver,long apprehension ( tinakbuhan ko kasi eh)....pero isa lang naman ang babayaran nyo jan kahit ilan pang violation yan..

But instead na bumayad ako....kinontest ko yan....
Sabi ko sa arbiter wala silang karapatan na bantayan ang u-turn slot..
They were 2 of them na naka tayo after the barrier...
Nalaman ko pa na hindi pala nila post yun lugar na yun..
Sabi ko kaya medyo napa layo yung pag stop ko kc di ko alam kung san ako hihinto...sa left ba or right kaya ayun napahabol sila hehe(pero totoong tinakbuhan ko...kaka bwisit kasi eh)
Nanalo ako sa contest at wala akong binayaran..
Yun lang naabala rin ako kasi 2 times akong nagpunta dun sa office nila..


Haysss pano kung wala kang guts..
pano kung wala kang voice
papayag ka nlang ba magbayad ng 2,000?
NEVER!!!!!!

I'm 38 yo and a very experience driver ..Advice ko lang wag kayong papayag na ganun ganun nlang..Kung may [SIZE=5]KATWIRAN , IPAGLABAN[/SIZE] nyo!!!!

Mag ready lang kayo ng konting abala hehe

[chinaheart]

^ dyan rin po kami nabiktima last thursday.. 2000 nga daw ang tubos at 1800 ang penalty.. to cut the long story short,, nagpaareglo sila ng 500 pesos.. una 800 ang gusto,, 40% commission daw kasi sila, so tumawad kami ng 500.. swerving nga raw.. nagkataon, wala naman akong alam pa masyado sa kalsada,hindi naman ako nagddrive,, unfortunately yung nagmarunong kung driver, bobo rin pala,, kaya today, sinisante ko na.. kawawa nga lang ako ngayon kasi wala akong driver na sa lunes...waaaaaa

[neilbino]

^ dyan rin po kami nabiktima last thursday.. 2000 nga daw ang tubos at 1800 ang penalty.. to cut the long story short,, nagpaareglo sila ng 500 pesos.. una 800 ang gusto,, 40% commission daw kasi sila, so tumawad kami ng 500.. swerving nga raw.. nagkataon, wala naman akong alam pa masyado sa kalsada,hindi naman ako nagddrive,, unfortunately yung nagmarunong kung driver, bobo rin pala,, kaya today, sinisante ko na.. kawawa nga lang ako ngayon kasi wala akong driver na sa lunes...waaaaaa

marami pang ma bibiktima yang mga yan..sabi ko sainyo mga kotong lang yang ....

Wawa ka naman china,pwede mag apply ng driver?

Baka sakaling makatulong sainyo...save nyo sa cell nyo tong number na to 09217665207
sya si Mang Dolfo ng PTMO sya yung humahawak ng mga contest tungkol sa traffic violation jan sa macapagal...PTMO...Nag invento nlang kayo ng kunwari kilala nyo sya..Baka sakali di ba?Takutin nyo na iko-kontest nyo kay mang Dolfo,kuno...hehe

Sya yung humawak sa case ko and nanalo ako..Di yan kumakampi sa mga enforcers nila....

[legal Forum]

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!
Legal Advice Forum

[tripnienchong]

Totoo ba yang mga nasa list na yan, if ever totoo nga, saan kami makakakuha ng legit copy nyan? Kasi ako nahuli ako MMDA, illegal counterflow, eh naalala ko na nabasa ko ngayan somewhere. Pero alam ko namali talaga yung nagawa ko. Confident ako na wag magpakotong at mas gusto ko pa magbayad sa batas kesa sa mga enforcers kasi alam ko nga na bawal na sila manguha eh. At first offense ko lang naman. Never pa ko nagkaron ng traffic violation.

So ginawa ko binayaran ko kaagad yung 2000. Tapos after 3 days, direcho ako sa opisina ng MMDA sa orense. Tapos pag dating dun sinabi sakin na 3 months suspension daw.

Meron ba way para makuha ko kaagad yung license ko?

[arnielbenz]

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!
Legal Advice Forum

Ask ko lang mag sir about sa Number 3(using the yellow lane).

Along EDSA going to Muñoz sa may right side bago mag crossing may mga tindahan ng tiles doon, at may napansin ako na yellow lane for buses.

Ang tanong ko lang paano makakapag park or makakapunta sa store ung mga sasakyan to buy there? or is it okay to cross the yellow lane if intended to going to premises, shop, bank etc.. or pwede mag cross kung broken yong yellow lane?

And one time may nabasa pa ako na may 30sec yellow lane violation, ano po ba ibig sabihin non? Malapit na po kasi kami umuwi and hindi ko alam yong mga rules na iyon.

If ever may nabibili ba na drivers manual sa LTO or sa mga driving school dyan sa atin?

Please help.
TIA

[arnielbenz]

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!
Legal Advice Forum

Ask ko lang mag sir about sa Number 3(using the yellow lane).

Along EDSA going to Muñoz sa may right side bago mag crossing may mga tindahan ng tiles doon, at may napansin ako na yellow lane for buses.

Ang tanong ko lang paano makakapag park or makakapunta sa store ung mga sasakyan to buy there? or is it okay to cross the yellow lane if intended to going to premises, shop, bank etc.. or pwede mag cross kung broken yong yellow lane?

And one time may nabasa pa ako na may 30sec yellow lane violation, ano po ba ibig sabihin non? Malapit na po kasi kami umuwi and hindi ko alam yong mga rules na iyon.

If ever may nabibili ba na drivers manual sa LTO or sa mga driving school dyan sa atin?

Please help.
TIA

[arnielbenz]

Sorry po double post, akala ko kasi nag hang PC ko kaya inulit ko.

[innoBOB[09JmtG]]

pwede ka sa yellow lane, basta pag may pupuntahan ka at kelanagn mo dumaan sa yellow lang, ung di pwedeng hindi. pwede yun! amg singnal ka lang para alam ng MMDA