MMDA lacks traffic enforcers

More than 1,000 traffic enforcers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have been relieved from their posts for extortion, bribery and other illegal activities since May last year, an official said yesterday.

With limited manpower to arrest traffic violators, the MMDA has intensified its no-contact apprehension.

Jojo Garcia, acting general manager of the MMDA, said the number of traffic enforcers was reduced to 2,158 from 3,180.

“Despite the lack of traffic enforcers, we have increased the no-contact apprehension from 300 to 1,500 per day at the MMDA’s database,” Garcia said.