Question & AnswerQ&A (MMDA Resolution NO. 02-50)
The primary purpose of MMDA Resolution No. 02-50, s. 2002 is to urge the local government units (LGUs) of Metro Manila to enact ordinances regulating the installation and display of billboards and advertising signs along major and secondary thoroughfares, streets, roads, avenues, parks, and open spaces within their respective jurisdictions.
The local government units (LGUs) of Metro Manila are urged to enact ordinances addressing the regulation of billboards and advertising signs as stated in the resolution.
The regulation covers the installation and display of billboards and advertising signs along major and secondary thoroughfares, streets, roads, avenues, parks, and open spaces within the LGUs' jurisdiction.
Signatories include Bayani F. Fernando (Chairman), and mayors of Metro Manila cities such as Benjamin C. Abalos Jr. (Mandaluyong), Vergel A. Aguilar (Las Piñas), Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr. (Quezon City), Rosendo T. Capco (Pateros), Bobbit L. Carlos (Valenzuela City), Joseph Victor G. Ejercito (San Juan), Soledad C. Eusebio (Pasig City), Ma. Lourdes C. Fernando (Marikina City), Jaime R. Fresnedi (Muntinlupa), Reynaldo O. Malonzo (Caloocan City), Tobias M. Tiangco (Navotas), Wenceslao B. Trinidad (Pasay City), Mark Allan Jay G. Yambao (Malabon), Jesus C. Cruz (President of Metro Manila Vice Mayors League), and Perpetuo F. Camila (President of Metro Manila Councilors League).
No, MMDA Resolution No. 02-50 is an urging resolution. It encourages LGUs to enact their own ordinances to regulate billboards and advertising signs but does not have the force of law by itself.
By enacting ordinances, LGUs can create legally binding rules and penalties addressing the installation, display, and maintenance of billboards and advertising signs within their jurisdiction, ensuring safety, aesthetic standards, and compliance with broader Metro Manila regulations.
Local ordinances would likely cover definitions of billboards and advertising signs, permitted locations, size and design standards, application and approval procedures, removal or penalties for illegal signs, and enforcement mechanisms.
MMDA acts as a coordinating body urging and guiding the LGUs to adopt uniform regulatory measures to ensure consistent management of billboards and advertising signs within Metro Manila's urban landscape.
Regulation was necessary to control visual clutter, prevent traffic hazards, preserve public spaces, and maintain orderly urban development along busy thoroughfares and public areas in Metro Manila.
MMDA derives its authority from Republic Act No. 7924, which created the Metro Manila Development Authority and empowered it to coordinate development and administrative matters across Metro Manila, including issuing resolutions to guide local government units.