Makati cops hold MMDA traffic man arresting motorist

[BoEinG_747]

The "war" between the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the city of Makati is heating up.

A traffic enforcer of the MMDA was arrested by Makati policemen for trying to apprehend a motorist in Makati City yesterday.

Insp. Freddie Satorre, of the intelligence unit of the Makati police, identified the traffic man as Eddie Cruz, of 649 Baseco Street, Port Area, Manila.

Satorre said Cruz was manning the Edsa-Ayala intersection at 9 a.m. when he flagged down a four-door sedan driven by Charles Tanpoco for allegedly disregarding the traffic lights.

He asked for Tanpoco's driver's license but Makati police approached and questioned him as the driver was handing his license to the traffic enforcer.

Satorre said it was discovered later that Cruz was using an expired traffic violation receipt. He also yielded three drivers licenses and an original receipt/certificate of registration.

Imelda Danquil, MMDA team leader, said Cruz found the TVR as he was walking along the area, however, she could not explain why it was not surrendered to the authorities.

Cruz was the first casualty in the "traffic war" between the MMDA and the Makati City government.
Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay has warned the MMDA enforcers of arrest once they apprehend motorists violating traffic rules in Makati. He even directed the Makati police, the Makati Department of Public Safety and barangay leaders to implement his directive.

The MMDA downplayed Binay's threat of arrest, saying the agency is mandated by Republic Act 7924, Section 5-F, to enforce traffic rules and regulations.

MMDA general manager Robert Nacianceno, when interviewed earlier, said the agency will post bail if any of its traffic enforcers is arrested.

[mrpink]

hay .. this is just plain stupid .. did the motorist get away with it, i wonder ..

[1D4LV]

hay .. this is just plain stupid .. did the motorist get away with it, i wonder ..

kung ang concentration is parang nagka-banggaan yung makati police and yung mmda, malamang nakatakas na yung motorist.

[baiskee]

sarap pag untugin tong makati at mmda... parehong maganda ang hangarin at pareho din ang pag aabuso sa pwesto.

[basti08]

o nga....cnabi sa news papadampot daw ni Binay ang mga MMDA na manghuhuli ng motorist sa Makati...kahit daw yung motorist mismo pwede daw i-citizen arrest ang MMDA kapag nasa Makati pag sinubukan daw sila hulihin....

snobbish si Mayor...

[mazdamazda]

ay nako... parang bata si Binay.

[Isuzoom]

Hinuli ang nanghuli? WTF is happening in the Republik?

[charlielabez]

only in the philippines....

[ILuvDetailing]

this is a first

palakihan ng ego si Binay at si Bayani

[nugundam93]

binay's just compensating.

mas maraming nagawa si bf kesa when binay was over at mmda. heheheh.

[chris_d]

Kawawa naman yung MMDA enforcer na hinuli...

[just4u]

siguro napapakamot ng ulo ang motoristang hinuli.... hinuli ang nanghuli?!!!!..tsk,tsk

[OTEP]

Si Binay puro pangontra lang naman kay BF ang ginagawa. May naalala ba kayong magandang ginawa ni Binay sa MMDA? Magsama na lang sila nung Mayor ng Pasay. Magtayo sila ng isla nila.

[explorer]

di ba may ruling na ang supreme court na bawal mag-arrest ang mga taga MMDA? bakit kasi ang tigas ng ulo ng MMDA, pati supreme court ayaw sundin.

[mrpink]

di ba may ruling na ang supreme court na bawal mag-arrest ang mga taga MMDA? bakit kasi ang tigas ng ulo ng MMDA, pati supreme court ayaw sundin.

ang alam ko .. hindi sila bawal mag-arrest ng motorist if they are violating an existing local ordinance .. hindi lang sila pwede gumawa ng sarili nilang batas without the approval of the city .. kaya hindi pwede yung TVR sa mga ibang cities dahil hindi raw ito pinahintulutan ng mga mayor .. pero they should still be able to stop you if you violate traffic rules .. so unless may city ordinance na nagsasabi na ok lang mag-beat ng redlight doon .. pwede nila huliin ..

[niwde11]

nakalagay di sa dyaryo na di alam ng makati policmen ang isasampang kaso sa mmda enforcer nung nasa presinto na sila. "onli in the pilipins"

[Isuzoom]

STUPID POLITICIANs!

[oldblue]

greed at its finest

[BoEinG_747]

MMDA sues cop who arrested traffic enforcer


THE conflict between the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the city of Makati is far from over.

Angelito Vergel de Dios, traffic executive director of the MMDA, yesterday said the agency's legal office will sue Insp. Freddie Satorre of the Makati City police intelligence unit for hauling off to jail MMDA enforcer Eddie Cruz.

De Dios said the arrest of Cruz was illegal.

"Any member of the Makati police and the Makati Department of Public Safety who will arrest MMDA men while citing traffic violators will be charged in court. They should suffer the consequences of their action as our men are just doing their job," De Dios said.

Cruz was held for several hours at the police station after Satorre cited him for using an expired traffic violation receipt at 9 a.m. last Sunday.

Cruz earlier flagged down a car driven by Charles Tanpoco at the EDSA-Ayala intersection for allegedly disregarding the traffic lights.
Policemen also recovered from Cruz four driver's licenses, one of which belongs to a foreigner, and an original certificate of vehicle registration.

Cruz was released later in the afternoon after the Makati City Prosecutor's Office junked the case lodged by the policeman against him.

MMDA legal chief Emmanuel de Castro said they will file criminal charges against Satorre before the Office of the Ombudsman while the administrative raps will be lodged before the National Police Commission.

He said Satorre arrested Cruz on trumped-up charges "that's why we have to move to protect our enforcers."

During confrontation, De Dios said Satorre failed to show a written directive from Mayor Jejomar Binay ordering the arrest of MMDA traffic enforcers in the city.

Binay has warned MMDA traffic personnel of arrest once they apprehend motorists violating traffic regulations in Makati following the ruling of the Supreme Court stripping the agency of its legislative authority.

The MMDA downplayed Binay's threat of arrest, saying the agency is mandated by Republic Act 7924 to enforce traffic laws in the metropolis.

************************************************** ************* ayan na gumaganti na ang MMDA

[Isuzoom]

ischupids!