MMDA and NBI Join Forces to Curb Illegal Parking

MMDA acting chairman TimOrbos

Metro drivers slapped with unsettled parking violations may potentially have a bigger problem in their hands. That is, in case talks between the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) push through. If it does, delinquent drivers will soon find themselves on the bureau’s alarm list. This comes with a lot of consequences, the most prominent of which is it will be harder for violators to apply for an NBI clearance. The MMDA plans to roll out the initiative by March of this year.

MMDA clearing operations ©topgear.com

A solution to Manila’s illegal parking problem

MMDA hopes that the move will help ease some the Metro’s massive illegal parking problem, which the agency claims, is a heavy contributor to Manila’s ever-worsening traffic conditions. In a recent interview, MMDA General Manager and Officer-in-Charge Tim Orbos revealed that the agency is in the process of completing with the NBI the rules and regulations that will govern the order. When implemented, motorists apprehended for illegal parking will have their names listed on the NBI’s alarm list, along with the need to pay a P500 fine.

“We need to implement this to [further> instill discipline [in motorists>,” Orbos told reporters.

Until the erring driver pays the fine, his or her name will stay on the NBI’s alarm list. This can make it difficult for offenders to obtain an NBI clearance. Without this document, an individual may find it impossible to find new employment, or even get his or her Visa application approved.

Aside from erring drivers, the MMDA also plans to penalize barangay officials who fail to keep the streets under their jurisdiction free of illegally parked vehicles. The MMDA is currently in talks with the Office of the Ombudsman regarding this matter.

Intensified illegal parking initiatives

MMDA apprehension ©primercom.ph

Since August 2016, the MMDA towed over 6,000 cars when it intensified its illegal parking campaign. The agency also showed its full support for a pending bill in the Senate that aims to ban the sale of vehicles to buyers who cannot show proof of parking space.

 

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