MMDA REGULATION NO. 97-003

: The primary purpose is to impose stiffer penalties for illegal or unauthorized counterflow traffic violations in all roads in Metro Manila to curb traffic congestion and accidents.
: Illegal or unauthorized counterflow means going against the flow of traffic, such as counterflow on a one-way street and driving on the wrong side of the street.
: It applies to all city and municipal roads within Metropolitan Manila.
: The driver shall be fined Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000.00) per offense.
: The driver's license shall be suspended for three months for the first offense, six months for the second offense, and revoked upon the third offense.
: The Metro Manila Council enacted MMDA Regulation No. 97-003.
: It was adopted pursuant to Section 6 of Republic Act No. 7924.
: Any ordinance, rules, regulations, or issuances inconsistent with this regulation are repealed or modified accordingly.
: It took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two newspapers of general circulation in Metro Manila.
: Because illegal counterflow violations were a major cause of traffic congestion and accidents, and stiffer penalties aim to reduce vehicular accidents and alleviate the worsening traffic situation in Metro Manila.