mom and i were just strolling around Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City and then we found this:
i know that there are dancing policemen all over the Metro but it was my first time to see one firsthand. i don't know to what is he dancing to but im sure he erased all stresses of the crossing pedestrians and queued vehicles in the street.

Showing posts with label mmda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mmda. Show all posts
February 2, 2010
November 26, 2008
bakit may MMDA Art?

nagtaka cguro kayo na biglang naging abstract museum ang buong Metro Manila noh? agaw-pansin talaga ung mga makukulay na likha ng mga pintor ng MMDA. sa kanila sisi e obvious ba? sa isip-isip ko, tama nga naman, alisin ang mga vandal sa mga dingding sa kalsada. para naman kahit papano may kaaya-ayang nakikita sa lansangan hindi ung mga @$#*^ na hindi ko na rin mismo maintindihan.

i-develop ang mga utak ng mga bata (pati na rin ang ibang nakakakita nito) sa pagtangkilik sa sining, abstract reasoning, at iba pang skills na ginagamitan ng utak. ewan ko lang sa inyo ha, pero kapag tinitignan ko ung mga MMDA Art, minsan nag-iimagine na lang ako ng mga bagay na pwede i-associate sa MMDA Art. kapag puro bilog, iniisip ko, mga ulo ng tao. may malaki, hydrocephalus, shy type (maliliit). kung puro squares, bahay. pag triangles, mga bundok. o dba? mantakin nyo may ka-weirdohan talaga ako. hahaha

March 25, 2008
MMDA Violations

I just reached my limit last weekend, and decided to take action against the abusive MMDA enforcers. I basically called up the MMDA head office and inquired from the Personnel Officer, Antonio Pagulayan, to clarify their policies. Here is what I got:
If any of these abuses seem familiar to you, Mr. Pagulayan has asked that you call either the MMDA hotline (136) or call the METRO BASE at 0920 9389861 or 0920 9389875 and ask for an inspectorate. They will send inspectors to the place where these MMDA officers are extorting, even while you are arguing out of your apprehension.
1. MMDA officers are not allowed to group together in order to apprehend. They are not even allowed to stand together in groups of 2 or more. The only time they are allowed to work together is for special operations (probably when they apprehend groups of buses for smoke belching)
2. Swerving IS NOT a traffic violation. Moving one lane to the left or right is not swerving, no matter where on the road you do it. And it is even less of a violation when you do it with a signal. Swerving is defined as shifting 2 or more lanes very quickly. So you can argue your way out of this, and call the Metro Base for help.
3. Sadly, using the yellow lane is a traffic violation and will get you a ticket. However, buses are really not allowed to go out of the yellow lane, so if you see selective apprehension of private cars only, you may complain.
4. MMDA has confirmed that your license MAY NOT BE CONFISCATED at a traffic apprehension. The only time they can do so is if you are part of an accident, or it is your third violation and you have not settled your fines yet. They are only allowed to give you a ticket, which you can contest. He recommends actually receiving the ticket in some instances, so that you can report the officer who did it.
Also, you are free to ask any of these officers for their "mission order", which is written by their supervisor. If they apprehend you for a violation that is not in their mission order for the day, you can report them and they will receive disciplinary action.
- from email