QuestionsQuestions (MMDA REGULATION NO. 97-005)
It states that it is pursuant to Section 6 of Republic Act (RA) 7924.
Urgent need to alleviate traffic congestion along EDSA caused by undisciplined and misbehaving bus passengers and drivers creating hazards and obstacles to other vehicles.
It is entitled regulating the use of selected bus stops along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and other major bus routes in Metro Manila and providing penalties therefor.
Sections 1 and 3 of MMA Ordinance No. 18, Series of 1991 are amended.
Bus stops at selected portions of EDSA and other major bus routes are segregated into two locations or more as identified by the Center for Transport and Traffic Management of MMDA (CTTM-MMDA).
Segregated bus stops shall be based on the origin and destination of bus routes approved by the LTFRB.
It is the scheme introduced/amended to further reduce or minimize traffic congestion along EDSA and other minor bus routes by segregating bus stops and regulating loading/unloading procedures.
It approves bus routes; the segregation of bus stops is based on the origin and destination of these approved routes.
The regulation provides that allocation of routes at locations with split stops shall be designated numerically for northbound and southbound buses.
They are provided for the purpose of serving as a conduct of pass or permit for buses to operate along EDSA (and other subsequently included routes).
The Chairman, MMDA or the Executive Director, CTTM-MMDA.
A fine of One Thousand (₱1,000.00) pesos.
The amended Section 3 as shown specifies punishment for any driver who violates the provisions; no passenger penalty is stated in the excerpt.
Provisions of existing ordinances, rules and regulations (or portions thereof) inconsistent with the regulation are repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.
Fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
It was adopted on December 11, 1997; students should distinguish adoption date from effectivity date (which depends on publication and the 15-day period).