 Show Traffic enforcer along EDSA (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO) MANILA — The Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (I-ACT) proposed to the 17 local government units’ traffic bureaus to revive a uniform traffic violation ticket in all local governments in Metro Manila. “We will come up with a ticket that will be used in the I-ACT so every traffic enforcer, either of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority or the local government, can enforce or cite a violation of the law,” said Chief Supt. Antonio Gardiola, head of the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group. Gardiola said the I-ACT sought the policy to be implemented immediately as one of the steps to a “unified, harmonized and organized” traffic enforcement system in Metro Manila. The approval of the MMDA’s policy making body, the Metro Manila Council (MMC), would have to be obtained first, said Transportation Assistant Secretary Mark de Leon. MMC is composed of the mayors of the 16 cities and lone municipality. The next MMC meeting will be on Monday (Oct. 17). De Leon, however, said ordinances passed by the MMC should be approved by the city council. In 2012, under the former MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino, the MMC passed Resolution 2012-02, which adopted the use of single traffic violation ticket called the Unified Ordinance Violation Receipt (UOVR). The UOVR could be used as a temporary driver’s license. Should a motorist be flagged down in another city, he will no longer be issued another traffic violation ticket for driving without a license upon presentation of his UOVR. A motorist who gets a ticket for a particular traffic violation, however, could be issued another ticket for a different violation. The resolution was signed except by then Makati mayor Junjun Binay, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano and Pasig Mayor Bobby Eusebio. According to the MMDA Council Secretariat, only the traffic bureaus of Mandaluyong, Marikina and Navotas have adopted UOVR. De Leon said they were also coordinating to implement a uniform set of fines and penalties for the different traffic violations in the city. Gardiola, however, said it would be more difficult to get a standard traffic fine for all the cities, which have considered them as income generating programs. The technical working group also discussed the deployment of city traffic enforcers under the control of the HPG and MMDA to address complaints that secondary roads connected to Edsa have become congested after the dry-run of the “no window hour” policy, De Leon said. SFM/rga Read Next Don't miss out on the latest news and information. Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000. For feedback, complaints, or inquiries, contact us.Driving or riding along Metro Manila and the Philippines as a whole can often be stressful due to the fact that Local Government Units (LGUs) have their own different ordinances when it comes to traffic management. While one ordinance can be legal in a town, it can be considered a traffic violation in the next city or town. If apprehended by a local traffic enforcer, say in Manila, and you happen to be from Lipa City in Batangas,
the settlement of that traffic violation can be a nightmare since you need to allot the whole day to travel back to Manila, not to mention the amount of time you would spend in the queue waiting for your name to be called to get your driver’s license back. Worse, some enterprising local traffic enforcers use the above situation to scare drivers and force them to “settle” the traffic violation on the street level to avoid the hassle. Well, according to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), these local traffic enforcers, unless duly deputized by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), cannot and should never confiscate a driver’s license of a traffic violator. In a memorandum issued by DILG dated September 14, 2022, Interior Secretary, Benhhur Abalos has reiterated that although LGUs can issue their own citation tickets on traffic violators, they cannot confiscate a driver’s license unless they are a deputized traffic enforcer of the LTO. “The LGUs can issue traffic citation tickets but only the LTO and their deputized agents can confiscate driver’s licenses.” Sec. Abalos has also directed LGUs to review their local ordinances and policies to ensure conformity and compliance with the said provision. What is the ticket can be given by any LGU enforcer in the country?“The LGUs can issue traffic citation tickets but only the LTO and their deputized agents can confiscate driver's licenses.” Sec. Abalos has also directed LGUs to review their local ordinances and policies to ensure conformity and compliance with the said provision.
What ticket is given by the local government unit LGU enforcers within Metro Manila only?Starting tomorrow (March 1), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the 17 local government units of Metro Manila will issue a common traffic ticket known as the Uniform Ordinance Violation Receipt (UOVR) in their respective jurisdictions, the first step toward imposing common fines and penalties ...
What is UOVR?Request for the driver's license, vehicle registration and other pertinent documents. Accomplish the entries of the Unified Ordinance Violation Receipts (UOVR) in three to five minutes time, without any delay. Traffic Enforcer should not extend his/her hand inside the vehicle while in the process of apprehension.
Can a local traffic enforcer confiscate a driver's license?THE Land Transportation Office on Friday reiterated that only the LTO and its deputized agents under the law are allowed to confiscate a driver's license for violations of traffic regulations.
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This ticket can be given by any lgu enforcer in the country. what is it?
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