Question & AnswerQ&A (MMDA Resolution NO. 02-41)
The primary purpose of MMDA Resolution No. 02-41, s. 2002 is to urge the Local Government Units (LGUs) of Metro Manila to enact ordinances penalizing persons caught marring, defacing, destroying, removing, or stealing traffic signages, traffic railings, and other traffic equipment installed along major thoroughfares, avenues, roads, and streets within their jurisdiction.
The resolution was signed by Bayani F. Fernando, Chairman of the MMDA, various Metro Manila city mayors including Benjamin C. Abalos Jr. (Mandaluyong), Vergel A. Aguilar (Las Piñas), Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr. (Quezon City), and member officials of the Metro Manila Vice Mayors League and Councilors League.
The resolution covers traffic signages, traffic railings, and other traffic equipment installed along major thoroughfares, avenues, roads, and streets within the areas of jurisdiction of the LGUs of Metro Manila.
It urges LGUs within Metro Manila to enact an ordinance that penalizes individuals caught marring, defacing, destroying, removing, or stealing traffic-related signages and equipment.
Prohibited acts include marring, defacing, destroying, removing, and stealing traffic signages, railings, and equipment installed on public roads.
No. The MMDA resolution urges LGUs to enact their own ordinances prescribing penalties, but it does not itself impose penalties.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), chaired by Bayani F. Fernando at the time of this resolution, coordinates such regulations.
The Local Government Code of the Philippines grants LGUs the power to enact ordinances for maintaining peace, order, and public safety, including regulation of traffic and public infrastructure within their jurisdiction.
The geographical scope covers major thoroughfares, avenues, roads, and streets within the jurisdictional areas of Metro Manila's LGUs.
Because such acts compromise traffic safety, disrupt traffic flow, and endanger public order by removing necessary traffic control devices.