Truck Ban Fine Amendment 2014

The Resolution is issued pursuant to Section 6 of Republic Act No. 7924.
The Resolution amends Section 3 of MMA Ordinance No. 5 Series of 1994.
The Resolution recognizes that the Truck Ban regulation previously incorporated MMC Ordinance No. 78-04, as amended by MMA Ordinance No. 5 Series of 1994, and further amended by MMC-STC Resolution No. 01 Series of 2012.
The Resolution targets the rules governing truck ban hours set by MMC-STC Resolution No. 01 Series of 2012 (6:00 am to 10:00 am and 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm every day except Sundays and Holidays).

The Resolution declares that there is a need to amend the current truck ban fine to serve as a deterrent against violations.
The Resolution states that its aim is to reduce truck ban violators and minimize traffic congestion in Metro Manila.
The Resolution is adopted to implement the Metro Manila Council’s agreement to amend MMC Ordinance No. 5, Series of 1994.

Section 3, as amended, provides that any person who violates the provisions of the Truck Ban Ordinance, as amended, shall pay the fine of Two Thousand Pesos (Php2,000.00).
The fine under Section 3 applies to violations of the Truck Ban Ordinance, as amended, including the truck ban hours framework previously set by the Metro Manila regulations.
Section 3 establishes a separate administrative consequence for repeat offenders through driver-license recommendations.

Section 3 provides that the driver’s license of the driver who shall be apprehended three (3) times for violation of the Truck Ban Ordinance shall be recommended by MMDA for suspension of one (1) year.
Section 3 ties the suspension recommendation to apprehension three (3) times, not to a single violation.
Section 3 fixes the suspension recommendation duration at one (1) year for the specified repeat-apprehension threshold.

The Resolution takes effect only after completing both requirements: publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in Metro Manila and submission to the ONAR, UP Law Center.
The Resolution’s effectivity period is fifteen (15) days counted from publication, and it is conditioned on the publication and submission steps.
The Resolution was approved at Makati City, Metro Manila on July 08, 2014.