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                    [Title] => MMDA traffic head quits due to health reasons
                    [Summary] => Some of the new programs of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority for traffic management have been put on hold because of the resignation of its traffic chief.


MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando confirmed over the weekend that Ernesto Camarillo has resigned from his post as executive director for traffic because of a heart ailment.


"He is very sick. I am still looking for a replacement but right now some of our programs are being delayed because of his absence," Fernando said.


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                    [Title] => No jeans and mini skirts, no eating on the job at MMDA
                    [Summary] => No pants, mini skirts or tight-fitting clothes for female employees; no denims or collarless shirts for male employees.


These were some of the "17 commandments" that were enforced starting yesterday at the Metro Manila Development Authority by new MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando.
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                    [Title] => Tricycle summit slated June 1
                    [Summary] => Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benjamin Abalos  Sr. announced that a tricycle summit will be held this June 1.


Abalos said an estimated 75,000 tricycle drivers and operators are expected to attend the summit which aims to address all the issues concerning tricycle operations in Metro Manila.


One of the primary concerns of the MMDA is the lack of discipline among tricycle drivers.


According to Ernesto Camarillo, MMDA-Traffic Operations Center executive director, many tricycle drivers are habitual violators of traffic laws .


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                    [Title] => Mayors approve traffic violation fine increase
                    [Summary] => The Metro Mayors Council executive committee has approved the proposal of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to raise the minimum fine for traffic violations from P150 to P500.
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                    [Title] => Increased vehicle volume blamed for EDSA traffic woes
                    [Summary] => The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority blamed the increase in the volume of vehicles for the heavy traffic being experienced by motorists along EDSA.


MMDA Traffic Operations Center chief Ernesto Camarillo said the traffic congestion in EDSA could be attributed to the sheer number of vehicles using the thoroughfare with less than a week before Christmas.


Most of the motorists are frequenting the popular malls located in Makati City and Mandaluyong City for their Christmas shopping, Camarillo said.


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                    [Title] => Abalos to close shops that obstruct traffic
                    [Summary] => Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benjamin Abalos has proposed to revoke the licenses of businesses which tend to obstruct traffic in the metropolis. 


Abalos said that he would go after the run-of-the-mill businesses such as vulcanizing shops and repair shops that use  roads as their working areas.


He pointed out that the operations of these businesses encroach on the roads and effectively narrow down the maneuverability of vehicles.

Another area of concern is the proliferation of illegal terminals on the roads which worsen the traffic situation.

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                    [Title] => Estrada bucks Metro car-less day plan
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President Estrada thumbed down yesterday the plan to impose a once-a-week
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Authority to drop all discussions about the idea.

The president told MMDA chairman Jejomar Binay "not to implement any car-less
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In a series of directives, announced by Presidential Spokesman Fernando
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                    [Title] => Pasig River squatters relocated
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A total of 10,000 families living along the banks of the Pasig River will be
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Based on the targets of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), the
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Vissia Aldon, chief special as
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                    [Title] => MMDA won't yield traffic functions
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will not give up its
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MMDA executive director for traffic Ernesto Camarillo told reporters yesterday
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its existence.

Camarillo was reacting to proposals that the Philippine National Police reclaim
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                    [Title] => Traffic penalties to be standardized
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the land
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collections.

This was disclosed yesterday by MMDA-Traffic Enforcement Center (MMDA-TEC)
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conference yesterday.

Camarillo said that the new measure is also intended to solve the ongoing
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MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando confirmed over the weekend that Ernesto Camarillo has resigned from his post as executive director for traffic because of a heart ailment.


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Abalos said an estimated 75,000 tricycle drivers and operators are expected to attend the summit which aims to address all the issues concerning tricycle operations in Metro Manila.


One of the primary concerns of the MMDA is the lack of discipline among tricycle drivers.


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Most of the motorists are frequenting the popular malls located in Makati City and Mandaluyong City for their Christmas shopping, Camarillo said.


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Abalos said that he would go after the run-of-the-mill businesses such as vulcanizing shops and repair shops that use  roads as their working areas.


He pointed out that the operations of these businesses encroach on the roads and effectively narrow down the maneuverability of vehicles.

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Authority to drop all discussions about the idea.

The president told MMDA chairman Jejomar Binay "not to implement any car-less
day scheme and desist from further holding public discussions on this
proposal."

In a series of directives, announced by Presidential Spokesman Fernando
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* Ordered the MMDA to cancel the existing Saturday odd-even vehicle reduction
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Based on the targets of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), the
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MMDA executive director for traffic Ernesto Camarillo told reporters yesterday
that the agency will reject the proposal, saying traffic management is vital to
its existence.

Camarillo was reacting to proposals that the Philippine National Police reclaim
traffic duties in Metro Manila as part of its reorganization.
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traffic violations to help the Estrada administration increase its tax
collections.

This was disclosed yesterday by MMDA-Traffic Enforcement Center (MMDA-TEC)
executive director Ernesto Camarillo during the agency's regular weekly press
conference yesterday.

Camarillo said that the new measure is also intended to solve the ongoing
confusion on fines and penalties imposed by the LTO and the MMDA on various
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