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MMDA TV5 Collaboration for traffic Information – Interaksyon
2222 days
by bluestella
in news
MMDA with Aksyon News TV5 launches a BETA version of and Online Traffic Information System. They call it Metro Manila Traffic Navigator Project.
Yves Gonzalez (@doblezeta), a lawyer by profession, Yves (aka doblezeta) currently works for the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as their resident Communications and Technology guy. He heads their Twitter, Facebook, Design and Layout, Website, and Email teams.
Yves is also the founder of www.applei.ph, the Filipino iPhone Community website, as well as the man behind the @PCOSmachine twitter account. [source: GiroApps]
Yves, through his tweet announced the system:
It will be a real-time traffic information about the major roads that the MMDA has authority over. The goal is to provide people with an efficient way of receiving information. Public Beta will run from 6am-10pm. Once it is out of Beta then will be on 24/7. Updates should be within 15 minutes, they only have 2 of 6 NavTeam deployed. For open source developers out, Public API will be launched soon. Waaaiittt! According to Yves, Mobile Apps utilizing data from the Metro Manila Traffic Navigator, coming soon. 
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Warning for Philippine drivers
0475 days
Please take note. You never know!!
.1. While driving on a rural end of the roadway on Thursday morning, a MOTORIST saw an infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over it. For whatever reason, he did not stop but when he got to his destination, he called the Police and they were going to check it out. But, this is what the Police advised even before they went out there to check….
“There are several things to be aware of … gangs and thieves are now plotting different ways to get a person (mostly women) to stop their vehicle and get out of the car.
“There is a gang MODUS OPERANDI reported by the local Police Department where gangs are placing a car seat by the road…with a fake baby in it…waiting for a woman, of course, to stop and check on the abandoned baby.
“Note that the location of this car seat is usually beside a wooded or grassy (field) area OR ABANDONED BUILDING ;VACANT / DESERTED LOTS, and the person — woman — will be dragged into these areas , beaten and raped, and usually left for dead. If it’s a – man –, they’re usually beaten and robbed and maybe left for dead, too. THEN THE CAR OF THE VICTIM WILL BE CARJACKED
DO NOT STOP FOR ANY REASON!!! INSTEAD CALL THE POLICE OR ANY EMERGENCY LINE ..
DIAL 1-1-7 (Philippines)
AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW, BUT DON’T EVEN SLOW DOWN.
2. “IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT YOUR WINDSHIELD,
DO NOT STOP TO CHECK THE CAR, DO NOT OPERATE THE WIPER AND DO NOT SPRAY ANY WATER
BECAUSE EGGS MIXED WITH WATER BECOME MILKY AND BLOCK YOUR VISION UP TO 92.5%,
AND YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO STOP BESIDE THE ROAD AND BECOME A VICTIM OF THESE CRIMINALS.
THIS IS A NEW TECHNIQUE USED BY GANGS, SO PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.
THESE ARE DESPERATE TIMES AND THESE ARE CRIMINALS WHO WILL TAKE
UNUSUAL MEASURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT.”
Please talk to your loved ones about this. THERE MAYBE OTHER SIMILAR TACTICS used. Please be safe.
Get started NOW — SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES TO BE CAREFUL AND AWARE OF EVERYTHING AROUND THEM SO AS NOT TO BECOME A VICTIM.
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MMDA Regulation
0591 days
by bluestella
in news
PRINT AND KEEP A COPY IN YOUR CAR:
1. No window hours: Makati , Malabon and Las Pinas. Number Coding is in effect from 7am to 7pm!
2. No number coding: Taguig, Marikina and Paranaque . So, feel free to roam around these cities anytime.
3. Pasig City has window hours of 9am to 4pm (note the 1 hour additional to the normal 10-3pm window).
4. San Juan has window hours now according to MMDA website.
5. Pasay City is implementing Number Coding except on the following roads: Ninoy Aquino Avenue, MIA Road , Domestic Road , Portions of Airport Road , Sales Road , Tramo.
6. EDSA, C5, Pres. Diosdado Macapagal Avenue , Roxas Blvd ( Pasay ) have window hours regardless of the city (meaning one can drive via EDSA in Makati any day).
7. For the rest of Metro Manila (Caloocan, Mandaluyong, Manila, Muntinlupa, Navotas, parts of Pasay, Pateros, Quezon City, Taguig, and Valenzuela) number coding is in effect (window hours of 10am-3pm is also observed).
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. Antonio Pagulayan (Personnel Officer) 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.
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