Question & AnswerQ&A (MMDA Resolution NO. 14-14)
MMC Ordinance No. 78-04 initially established the Truck Ban in Metro Manila.
MMA Ordinance No. 5 Series of 1994 amended MMC Ordinance No. 78-04 regarding the Truck Ban.
The truck ban hours are from 6:00 am to 10:00 am and from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm every day except Sundays and Holidays.
There are currently 79,850 trucks and 13,615 trailers plying the roads of Metro Manila daily.
The previous MMDA truck ban fine was Five Hundred Pesos (Php 500.00).
The new fine amount is Two Thousand Pesos (Php 2,000.00).
The driver’s license of a driver apprehended three times for violation shall be recommended by MMDA for suspension of one (1) year.
The authority is pursuant to Section 6 of RA 7924 and Section 3 of MMA Ordinance No. 5 Series of 1994.
The resolution took effect fifteen (15) days after publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in Metro Manila and submission to the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR).
The main purpose is to serve as a deterrent to violators of the truck ban rules and to further reduce traffic congestion in Metro Manila.