Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 19) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the Land Transportation Office (LTO), and the Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Thursday approved the final draft of the Metro Manila Traffic Code for the proposed single ticketing system.
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During the meeting, the officials agreed on the final 20 most common traffic violation penalties, which will be imposed uniformly by the National Capital Region’s local government units (LGUs).
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“After a series of consultations with the LGUs and the transport sector, we have also finalized the standardized fines and penalties for the most common traffic violations, such as disregarding traffic signs, illegal parking, and number coding, among others,” said MMDA Acting Chairman Don Artes.
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The Metro Manila Traffic Code will also be included in the interconnectivity requirements of the LTO Land Transportation Management System (LTMS).
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According to Artes, the agency will fund the purchase of hardware and IT requirements for the integration of LGUs with the LTMS.
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“We will conduct an inventory of each LGU with regards to their respective systems and equipment for the planned interconnectivity with the LTO database for them to have access to the motorists’ records,” Artes said.
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He added that the single ticketing system will resolve the issues raised in the no-contact apprehension policy and confiscation of driver’s license, which is now pending in the Supreme Court.
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Last December, petitioners raised concern over the penalty for traffic violators, which ranges from ₱2,000 to ₱5,000.
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They said the penalty is too expensive for drivers of public utility vehicles.
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Meanwhile, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, who is also the MMC president, said once the traffic code resolution is approved, LGUs will have to “draft or amend their respective ordinances adapting standardized fines on the identified common traffic violations.”
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In a previous interview with CNN Philippines’ The Source, Zamora said the single ticketing system will require a lot of integration efforts, especially in data collection.
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