MMDA Tales

[aquacharly]

Hmmm, kaya nga naghahanap ako who can give me a license with a surname Arroyo.  hehe...
Or, Tulfo.   hehe

Finally!  "Like a virgin, for the very 1st time!"  somebody says something not negative about the MMDA.   

[herroyalbleakness]

@aquacharly


Hahaha, ako din du-duet sayo pag may mabuting na MMDA.  Honestly, kahit puro horror stories ako sa kanila, im still hoping na may mga mabubuting empleyado ang ahensya na yan.

[majal]

tsk tsk tsk. dami na talaga nabibiktima ng mga yan

[koi1028]

my dad holds a surname of a general, cousins sila, so when we were flagged down ayun, sinoli na lang yung license ng dad ko...

[buchi]

meron ako mashare- sa edsa yung kasabay namin nasa yellow lane i think around 845 am yun. hehe tapos pinapahinto siya ng 2 mmda boys... nag slow down naman yung car.. tapos pag ka lapit sa mmda... at tumabi yung mmda.. biglang pinaharurot nung kotse yung sasakyan niya.. haha tawa kami ng tawa ni BF kasi parang hopeless yung mmda as in. natakasan talga.. tapos parang hindi na sila ginalang noh.

haayy grabe.

[prisma]

Ilang beses na rin nahuli ang driver ko by them.   I pay the penalty P500.00 direct to MMDA's Metrobank account, no kotong naman...mas natatakot pa ako sa highway patrollers.

I also used to hate those tiny aisle in the middle of Edsa coz ang dilim pag gabi na, can cause accidents  ( they later put reflectors on them though).

BUT, I do understand where BF is coming from and kudos to him for building the footbridge in EDSA/ORTIGAS area.

He really did try though.  he got a lot of "mura" from me and hubby but at the end of the day, we understand he is just doing his job (pretty well too).

[akthung]

eto comedy ng konti.

My friend was flagged down. He was so scared...high school pa kasi. kaso todo porma siya as ROTC officer. naibaba lang ng konti yung window, nagsalita na yung MMDA

"Ay sir, pasensya na po.hindi ko kayo nakita. Hindi po tayo talo"

sumakay naman ang friend ko "Okay lang, Sige, carry on!"

sabay alis.

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but anyway, ang hindi ko gustong style ng ibang MMDA traffic enforcers is yung they trap you ba pag alam nila na pag mataas ang percentage na magkakaviolation ka. lalo na pag busy intersection. and they just wave at you. kung tatanga t**** yung driver at tumigil para magtanong ng "bakit" (yes yes it happened to my probinsyanong driver) huhulihin ka kahit nasa tamang lugar ka.

These guys, instead of directing traffic eh, ilure ka sa tabi.

[chinkywinky]

Kami naman ng bestfriend ko nahuli sa Shaw. Coming from EDSA, we crossed (or U-turned, can't remember) going left to Shaw Blvd, which is legal. There's  no "no left turn" sign whatsoever. Then pinahinto kami ng MMDA. We asked ano violation namin, he said no left turn daw don. Then we said, there's no sign. At normal flow ang pag left since may nag le-left talaga na cars. Then nag isip siya ulit, not wearing seatbelts daw violation namin. Sabi ko, "naka-seatbelt po kami, ayan o" Then wala na yata siyang maisip na violation namin (pero tagal nya nag-isip ha). That time, winagayway na ng bestfriend ko yung Press ID nya, at yung calling card ng tito nyang coronel. So ayun, sabi ni MMDA, "sige mam derecho na kayo, ingat po." 

Eto pa pala, sa Ortigas-ilalim naman. Kasama ko naman si hubby. Gabi na non at ang dilim ng Ortigas-ilalim, so mali yung lane na napasok namin ni hubby. Hinarang kami ng 4 na MMDAs. Kumusta naman yun, feeling ko napagtulungan kami talaga ng mga buwitre na yun. Sabi ko kay hubby bribe na nya at gabi na. So binigyan nya ng 300. Aba nagpadagdag ang MMDAs, kasi 4 daw sila. Dagdag daw kami ng 100. Kapal grabe.

Counted ba pati MAPSA? Makati Police  Dami kasi naming bad experience sa kanila ni hubby LOL!

[miss resilient]

puro bad experience lang ba ang kuwento about mmda? di naman.

do you know gwapotel? it's an inn located in manila na puede kang magstay at matulog sa halagang 25 pesos.

rooms are separated for men and women...secured din ang area at puede ka rin magshower sa halagang 5 pesos.

siyempre, discipline ang pinaiiral dito dahil pagpasok pa lang ng sleep room malaking sign ng SILENCE ang sasalubong sayo.

affordable di ba? handog ito ng mmda sa mga manggagawang pilipino na malalayo ang inuuwian o kung may bagyo at di makauwi....

[herroyalbleakness]

^^ terrible.  and Bayani's voice keeps echoing inside my head, him saying, "No one is above the law". ang labo.

Sana lang narereprimand niya yang ganyan, hindi man lahat at least marami siyang madisiplinang taga disiplina ng kalsada.  Para kumalat sa mga taga-MMDA na malupit talaga siya magpatupad ng batas at matakot silang mang extort.

pero sa baba ba naman ng sahod nila, baka wa epek pa rin pag nireprimand sila.

[maika14]

Grabe naman kayo mga sisses and bros! Ang laki nyong maglagay sa MMDA. Kami ni hubby, pinakamalaki na ang 200. Masama pa loob namin jan.

What my hubby does especially when he KNOWS na wala talaga syang violation, sindak agad! Pagkababa pa lang ng window: "BAKIT!!!! ANONG PROBLEMA MO HA?!?!"  sa nawindang na MMDA manong. Hahaha! Naaawa ako promise.

There was one time, na flag down kami sa guadalupe makati and hubby used the nakakatakot na paninindak, the traffic enforcer just asked him, "SIR, PULIS PO BA KAYO?" LOL! Si hubby, honest naman. Sabi nya "HINDI! EH ANO KUNG HINDI?" Ayun, pinaalis din kami. Not a single centavo left our wallet. LOL.. . Laughtrip talaga.

Minsan, coding kami. Eh di ba you can use your car pa din naman kahit coding pag 10am-3pm? Eh, si hubby inabot ng almost 4pm sa kalye bago makapasok ng NLEX, sabi nya sa MMDA,

Hubby: "BOSS, ANONG PROBLEMA?" (Kunwari, hindi nya alam violation nya)
MMDA: Sir, coding po kayo. Pahiram na lang po ng lisensya nyo.
Hubby: Kuya, may 10 minutes pako. Wala pang 4pm.
MMDA: Kanina pa po tapos yung pwede kayong bumiyahe. Alas tres po.
Hubby: Ay!!! HINDI KO PO ALAM!!! Naku, pasensya na po talaga.. HINDI KO TALAGA ALAM.... Akala ko 4pm talaga.

Ayun, we paid him 100 para paalisin kami. Tawa na lang kami ng tawa.

Actually, we'd rather give the license naman. We want a better philippines din.. BUT, yung mahuli ka sa manila then you have to get your license back yung masakit. Imagine na lang the wasted hours or yung pagluwas namin ulit. Kung dito sa meycauayan, (yes may nanghuhuli dito pag walang seatbelt. ), ibibigay namin for sure. Wala masyadong abala.

[HeartHeart]

when the traffic enforcer asked money from us, P2k.  tinawaran nga namin ng P500, ayaw.  bumigay na lang kami kasi kukunin daw license and hindi na daw mada-drive yung car the next day kasi no license na.  eh malapit na yung schedule ng vaccine ni baby, mahirap magcommute.  kaya bumigay na lang kami ng money para less hassle.  kasi mag-aabsent pa si hubby nyan para makuha lang license.  hindi pa naman sya pwede mag-absent ngayon.   

[soLaris]

along Ortigas ilalim lalo na nung walang traffic at Jan 1 noon, hinuli kami swerving daw. Eh hindi naman. Nagbayad na lang ng P200 para matapos na.

[angel..]

  So monkey-see,monkey-do -- umakma din ako at  tinutukan ko nang baril.

Matagal na yung post pero, aquacharly, totoo tinutukan mo ng baril?? Bow ako men!
Magisa ka lang ba nung time na yun or kasama hubby mo?

Grabe kasi gigil ko sa mga yan, actually sa sistema ng Pinas in general. Wala na yatang matino sa Pinas ngayon. Nakaka-bwisit paguwi ko ng Pinas, magda-drive ako pero kabado naman sa mga buwaya na yan!

[Mandrake]

The MMDA does not have the right to confiscate your drivers license the MMDA is a joke if you look at the Philippine traffic laws and read them carefully there is no other authorized government agency to control traffic other than the LTO themselves metro aide Lang yang mga yan ask a lawyer and you will find out all you need to know about the MMDA

[twelvth_goddess]

We went to Greenbelt yesterday form a birthday party at Green Meadows QC. We took the EDSA route since it's faster but we were flagged down by no less than MMDA just before me made a right turn in Ayala. Apparently we were on the yellow lane meant for buses. Obviously fault naman ni hubby yon since he was completely aware of the rule. Katwiran nya saken, he never expected that there will be an officer since it was a Sunday, plus, he takes that road everyday and he never gets apprehended (until yesterday).

So yun nga we got flagged down and this officer was asking for his license. I was annoyed since it was really hot, kasama pa namin my 18 month old daughter who was already getting cranky. Nagpalusot na lang si hubby na hinde nya alam and he rarely goes to the area kaya warning na lang daw sana. I wasnt paying too much attention to their conversation cus I was attending to my daughter but narining ko si officer sabe kay hubby 'so pano po ba gusto nyo?' ehdi hubby said 'ayusin na lang ho natin, hinde nauulit.' and he took out his wallet. The officer pretended to look at hubby's orcr and gave a signal to slip the money inside the receipt. Ayun, natapos din sa halagang 100 pesos. I reprimanded my husband for abusing the traffic law (especially with his lame excuse) but I felt really embarassed for the officer. Kakahiya gawain nila. 

[angel..]

^^Korek, bawal palang mang-confiscate ang MMDA ng license. At ang sabi, pag wala daw sign, pede daw mag left turn, right turn or kung ano man. And meron yatang nabibiling rule book or guide book sa national bookstore tungkol sa traffic laws.

[prisma]

Nung isang araw, nahuli kami ng MMDA turning right under the bridge.

Wala daw kami seatbelt.  Kinuha license ng asawa ko.

Sige pinakuha ng asawa ko, itutubos nalang daw niya sa Guadalupe (head office ng MMDA).
Sabi ng MMDA, "Sir, hassle sa inyo. Di ba kayo ma hassle?"
I-impound din daw kotse namin.  Sabi ng hubby ko, sige impound niyo.
Nung huli, dineretso ng MMDA hubby ko, na bigyan nalang sila ng
konting pang-merienda.

[germaine]

Daang matuwid?

[twelvth_goddess]

My first personal encounter with an MMDA officer:

4 days after I got my license from the Makati Traffic Adjudication (beating the red light -- buti na lang my friend is the granddaughter of the MTA head), my aunt passed away and we were all in a daze. So since we had arrangements to make, I skipped work and drove my mama and my sister to the bus station in Cubao. Just after the Katipunan LRT station, napansin ko na nagwawagayway ng white towel saken yung MMDA officer sa right side ng car ko. He was in a motorcycle. I got irritated cus I just got my license back and here was an officer trying to flag me down. Eh wala naman traffic lights don sa Katipunan until dumating ng Aurora. So tinabi ko pa din. Lo and behold, CODING pala ko that day. Sa sobrang taranta namin, I totally forgot na it was already 2:30PM. Yikes.

So syempre mega drama ko kay MMDA na ihahatid ko nga mama ko sa bus terminal kase namatay auntie ko and mejo taranta talaga kame. He gave me 2 options, I turn around and go back or I let him escort me all the way to the terminal and back kase ilang MMDA officers ang madadaanan ko. But syempre, he wouldnt do that for free kaya 'bahala na lang daw ako'. My mom who was in a hurry just said 'sige bibigyan kita ng 500. importante lang talaga to'. In short, he escorted us and true enough ilang officers nga talaga pumapara saken pero he waved them off lang. Sa mga stop lights nakikipagkwentuhan pa ang bruho and asked kung ano kinamatay ng auntie ko and such.

Pagdating namin ulit sa Katipunan station, syempre singilan portion na. I didnt know how to do it so I just slipped the moneyinside an empty cigarette ox and threw it outside.