If MMDA should ask for your services (consultant) to help resolve traffic

[Manilablock]

Just wondering:

If MMDA should admit they need help to resolve the traffic situation in Metro Manila and have chosen you to work for them as a consultant (or even as a regular employee) would you accept?

The deal: You will receive the same salary and benefits from your current employment.

Would you accept the offer?

Optional: you may share the details on how you will resolve the traffic, but you may also keep it until such time you are hired.

[Manilablock]

Sharing my idea on how to resolve traffic.


1. All physically and mentally able MMDA personnel will be assigned to resolve traffic.
2. All MMDA personnel assigned in traffic management will be required to use public transportation.
3. All ASBUwayas are to be assigned inside the LTO vehicle registration areas, apprehension of smoke belching outside LTO will be deemed illegal.
4. Implement the traffic laws created, if MMDA personnel who failed to implement they will be removed/fired from MMDA.
5. Impose one car - one garage policy for 1st time owners of vehicles.
6. For existing vehicle owners whom does not have a garage, a 5 month grace period will be given, any vehicles illegally parked will be vandalized (ex. shot with paintballs daily)
7. Existing traffic rules will be implemented.
8. Municipalities that insist to have it own Traffic Enforcers (ex. Pasay) no MMDA personnel will be assigned, MMDA should be the sole Government Agency to answer for traffic regulation.

[ZENMasterTYL]

yes, eto ang order of business pag na hire ako:

1. ask tolentino to resign asap
2. performance review
3. then re-org

[Balikpinoy]

1. Cancel all bus franchises and start recertification and issuance.
2. Create a north and south provincial bus terminal.
3. Only city buses are allowed inside the metro.
4. Triple Mrt capacity.
5. Implement a PUV feeder system into and out of main Mrt stations.

[ronki]

Abolish na ang MMDA.
Gawan ng sariling department for traffic, flood control, etc.
Mahirap yung isa lang ulo pero ang daming ginagawa.
Strict implementation ng rules and regulations. Bakit ba meron pa tayong traffic discipline zone at sa iba wala, eh lahat naman yan under ng batas.

No contact policy, lalo sa mga PUVs sa striktong loading/unloading areas. Para walang areglo.

[HondaWay]

simple lang ang solution sa pagayos ng traffic, strict implementation ng batas. kapag alam mo na tutuluyan ka kahit sino pa makahuli sa iyo di ka magtatangkang magviolate ng batas.

[foresterx]

1. Cancel all bus franchises and start recertification and issuance.
2. Create a north and south provincial bus terminal.
3. Only city buses are allowed inside the metro.
4. Triple Mrt capacity.
5. Implement a PUV feeder system into and out of main Mrt stations.

this plus.
- harder exam for PUV drivers and they need to take the exam every 6 months plus monthly random drug test
- fixed salary for PUV drivers
- every traffic enforcer will be issued a video cam and all apprehension shall be recorded if not then apprehension can be contested, oh and the video cam shall be on at all times while TE is on duty.
- MMDA should be the only sole government agency to have a traffic enforcer
- forcibly remove the side walk vendors just like what bayani did
- MMDA will only concentrate on traffic, everything else like flood control etc. should be handled by a different department

the list goes on but i'm too lazy to type.:bwahaha:

[cast_no_shadow]

ang unang una ko gagawin is.

Demote si Tolentino as traffic enforcer bigyan ko siya ng quota.

[Tunaflakes]

1. Cancel all bus franchises and start recertification and issuance.
2. Create a north and south provincial bus terminal.
3. Only city buses are allowed inside the metro.
4. Triple Mrt capacity.
5. Implement a PUV feeder system into and out of main Mrt stations.

With all due respect sir. I agree with everything, but number 3. As a daily provincial commuter, I just want to ask, where do you want provincial buses to pass? If the buses from Batangas will not go Edsa or Magallanes I'll be forced to bring a car daily and then what? Lose some 20k a month as compared to 8k with commuting daily?

Provincial bus drivers/companies are a bit better than the City bus drivers/companies kung traffic rules lang din ang batayan sir. And it's not only the PUVs na nakakabwisit sa kalsada, kahit yung ibang private car owners nakakairita din.

Going back to the topic. Here's what I'll do.

1. Coordinate with the Bus operators to make sure all buses are new and comfortable (if kaya ng provincial buses bakit hindi ng city buses?).
2. Be strict with the 10 or 15 year palit ng bus system.
3. Dagdagan yung tren ng MRT at LRT. Pagwapuhin ng onti yung PNR.
4. Be strict with traffic rules, not just with PUVs but also with Private vehicles.
5. Make bus stops. Dapat naman talaga may designated bus stops lang para sa mga PUVs eh. Kaya pangit ng sistema natin kasi kung gusto bumaba ng pasahero eh ibababa naman ng mga bus kahit bawal na babaan. Kahit sa Makati sa umaga lang ok yang loading/ unloading nila, sa gabi maraming pasahero na sasakay at bababa kung san gusto.

[Manilablock]

With all due respect sir. I agree with everything, but number 3. As a daily provincial commuter, I just want to ask, where do you want provincial buses to pass? If the buses from Batangas will not go Edsa or Magallanes I'll be forced to bring a car daily and then what? Lose some 20k a month as compared to 8k with commuting daily?

The suggestion of Balikpinoy is the creation of provincial terminals before you enter Metro Manila. You do not need to bring the whole bus inside Metro Manila.

Shempre, to enter Metro Manila you need to transfer to another bus/jeep which has the rights to transport people within Metro Manila.

Sample na lang ung JAC liner (near LRT buendia), ung mga bus nila ay isa sa nag cause ng traffic sa area dyan. Ung mga pasahero naman ay pwede gumamit ng ibang means of transport para makarating sa provincial bus terminal.

Alam ko hassle sha kasi you need to transfer, but the same route na dadaanan ng JAC liner para makalabas ng Metro Manila ay same route na dinadaan din ng city buses/jeep.

[Tunaflakes]

The suggestion of Balikpinoy is the creation of provincial terminals before you enter Metro Manila. You do not need to bring the whole bus inside Metro Manila.

Shempre, to enter Metro Manila you need to transfer to another bus/jeep which has the rights to transport people within Metro Manila.

Sample na lang ung JAC liner (near LRT buendia), ung mga bus nila ay isa sa nag cause ng traffic sa area dyan. Ung mga pasahero naman ay pwede gumamit ng ibang means of transport para makarating sa provincial bus terminal.

Alam ko hassle sha kasi you need to transfer, but the same route na dadaanan ng JAC liner para makalabas ng Metro Manila ay same route na dinadaan din ng city buses/jeep.

i understand sir, Dyan ako bumababa araw araw sa may JAC Liner, dun sa may Caltex to get to JAM Liner. Ang laking abala talaga nyang JAC Liner na yan. Siguro gusto ko lang maging less hassle ang hassle na daily commute ko.. haha

[Manilablock]

5. Make bus stops. Dapat naman talaga may designated bus stops lang para sa mga PUVs eh. Kaya pangit ng sistema natin kasi kung gusto bumaba ng pasahero eh ibababa naman ng mga bus kahit bawal na babaan. Kahit sa Makati sa umaga lang ok yang loading/ unloading nila, sa gabi maraming pasahero na sasakay at bababa kung san gusto.

ang PUV ay hindi door-to-door service, ito ang dapat maintindihan ng mga commuters. Makailang beses na akong nakaka-experience sa mga pasahero na kulang na lang ay ibaba sa tapat mismo ng pinto ng bahay/opis nila.

[foresterx]

ang PUV ay hindi door-to-door service, ito ang dapat maintindihan ng mga commuters. Makailang beses na akong nakaka-experience sa mga pasahero na kulang na lang ay ibaba sa tapat mismo ng pinto ng bahay/opis nila.

i think it's not the passengers fault but the driver. kasi kung di naman mag baba yung driver sa di tamang lugar or mag sasakay di walang passenger na mag iintay or papara sa hindi bus stop. tingnan mo sa ibang bansa walang pumapara ng bus kung san san lang kasi alam nila kahit ano gawin nila kung hindi bus stop hindi titigil ang bus unless emergency. di naman pwedeng sabihin na kasalanan ng passenger kasi kung hindi siya pumara don di hindi hihinto ang bus, bakit nasa passenger ba ang manibela?

[carofsteel]

one thing MMDA could do is to join tsikot forums. free consultation pa.

[testament11]

1. Ibalik si Tolentino sa Tagaytay. Much better kung wag nalang siya manungkulan as a public official
2. CCTV. Magpakalat ng mga CCTV tapos pag nakitang may nag-violate, titimbrehan yun malapit na enforcer para harangin yun violator
3. Bus stops is a MUST. Di talaga dapat magbaba at magsakay ng pasahero sa kung saan-saan lang. Kung magagalit ang pasahero dahil hindi siya ibinaba sa tapat ng gusto niyang babaan, eh sabihin sa pasahero na ikaw ang magbayad ng penalty ko
4. Di lang dapat ang hinuhuli eh mga driver. Dapat pati mga commuter hinuhuli din. Lalo yan mga jaywalkers, sus...
5. Dapat din na MMDA lang ang manghuhuli ng traffic violation. Alisan na rin ng karapatan manghuli ang HPG.
6. Improve public transportation. Alisin ang mga bulok na bus, jeep, UV Express, pati mga kakarag-karag na private vehicles. Regulating them is also a must.
7. Ban motorcycles at main roads. Isa ito sa mga nakikita kong cause ng traffic dahil yun iba sa kanila, walang alam kundi sumingit ng sumingit kahit na alam niyang alanganin na
8. Alisin na ang color coding. Di rin naman nakakatulong eh.
9. Reconstruct EDSA. May mga lanes dyan na nawawala yun innermost lane lalo na pag paakyat ng fly over (Santolan Flyover)
10. Bring Bayani back. For me, kahit may ibang sablay siyang ideas, mas maayos naman siya magpatakbo ng MMDA, minus the pink and blue theme niya

[Manilablock]

i think it's not the passengers fault but the driver. kasi kung di naman mag baba yung driver sa di tamang lugar or mag sasakay di walang passenger na mag iintay or papara sa hindi bus stop. tingnan mo sa ibang bansa walang pumapara ng bus kung san san lang kasi alam nila kahit ano gawin nila kung hindi bus stop hindi titigil ang bus unless emergency. di naman pwedeng sabihin na kasalanan ng passenger kasi kung hindi siya pumara don di hindi hihinto ang bus, bakit nasa passenger ba ang manibela?

nag drive ka ng car, meron kang sakay, along the way need nya bumaba. saan mo sha ibaba?

2 (or more) blocks away from his/her destination?

or as near to his/her destination? regardless if you cause inconvenience to the car behind you.


you as the driver decide where you will stop, nuong sinisimulan ung loading at unloading sa Ayala Ave. nag-aaway ang driver at pasahero. Pero pag nakialam na ang MAPSA napapaliwanagan ang mga pasahero sa tamang lugar ng loading at unloading.

Kailangan meron magpapatupad ng batas at ung susunod sa batas, pag ang isa dyan ay hindi ginawa ang part nya dyan na magsisimula ang kawalan ng disiplina.

[Tunaflakes]

ang PUV ay hindi door-to-door service, ito ang dapat maintindihan ng mga commuters. Makailang beses na akong nakaka-experience sa mga pasahero na kulang na lang ay ibaba sa tapat mismo ng pinto ng bahay/opis nila.

I agree with you and foresterx, parehong kasalanan to ng driver at ng pasahero eh. Yung pag load ng pasahero kung saan saan eh mali ng driver dahil pwede nyang i-bypass yung pasahero dahil maling loading area ito. On the other hand, mali din ng pasahero na ipilit na makasakay at makababa sa kung saan nila gusto.

As I said, dito sa Makati pag umaga medyo ok yung loading/unloading nila.. Pero once the clock turns 9pm, wala na.. Kahit yung underpass hindi na ginagamit.. Disiplina talaga ang kulang sa ibang kababayan natin.

[glenn manikis]

ang PUV ay hindi door-to-door service, ito ang dapat maintindihan ng mga commuters. Makailang beses na akong nakaka-experience sa mga pasahero na kulang na lang ay ibaba sa tapat mismo ng pinto ng bahay/opis nila.

may nasakyan akong fx dati nag baba sya before the entrance of SM FAIRVIEW, m0re or less 3 cars nalang ang layo sa sa pinto mismo ng SM FAIRVIEW, pero ayaw pa din bumaba nung pasahero... tinatanong kung papasok pa ba daw yung fx...

ang sabi tuloy nung fx DRIVER---- saan floor po ba kayo 2nd floor o third floor? he.he..

[Tunaflakes]

may nasakyan akong fx dati nag baba sya before the entrance of SM FAIRVIEW, m0re or less 3 cars nalang ang layo sa sa pinto mismo ng SM FAIRVIEW, pero ayaw pa din bumaba nung pasahero... tinatanong kung papasok pa ba daw yung fx...

ang sabi tuloy nung fx DRIVER---- saan floor po ba kayo 2nd floor o third floor? he.he..

Wahahhahaa! Pambihirang pasahero naman yan ahahaha..

[vinj]

Just wondering:

If MMDA should admit they need help to resolve the traffic situation in Metro Manila and have chosen you to work for them as a consultant (or even as a regular employee) would you accept?

The deal: You will receive the same salary and benefits from your current employment.

Would you accept the offer?

Optional: you may share the details on how you will resolve the traffic, but you may also keep it until such time you are hired.

On what to do exactly, no clear plan but this is my line of thinking: I think the MMDA is spead too thinly on traffic management, waste management, flood control, politicking with all the MM mayors, etc. The structure and manpower has to be reviewed. I personally feel there should be an authority whose only task is traffic management and control. Secondly, on the question of manpower, i am always a believer in a leaner but well paid and well trained organization rather than one that has a lot of manpower but they are inept; that's why i get peeved at seeing all those traffic enforcers who have nothing better to do then to just stand and wave at traffic like zombies (and promptly disappear at the slightest hint of rain).