Mayor Honey Lacuna said that Manila is all set for the full implementation of the single ticketing system, which is slated on May 2, 2023.
Lacuna directed Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) head Zenaida Viaje to ensure that the MTPB personnel are already familiar with the said system.
She also said that the Manila City Council has also enacted the necessary ordinance that will adopt standardized fines on the identified common traffic violations and another ordinance for traffic-related offenses not stated in the traffic code.
Manila, she said, was one of seven cities whose mayors joined the recent ceremonial signing of the resolution paving the way for the pilot testing of the said system in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
The said cities, she explained, were chosen because they already have an existing system in place, adding that while the said seven cities will be the first to enforce single ticketing, all others will follow suit in time.
Lacuna said that Manila, just like the six other cities, has adopted the single ticketing system through the establishment of the Metro Manila Traffic Code of 2023, which provides for a system of interconnectivity among government instrumentalities involved in the transport and traffic management in the metropolis with harmonized fines and penalties.
Under MMDA Resolution No. 23-02, the single ticketing system will harmonize the existing national and local laws on traffic enforcement to establish effective transport and traffic management in Metro Manila.
Lacuna said that the new system is also expected to help address different procedures of apprehension, payment of fines, redemption of licenses and plates and uncoordinated implementation of traffic laws resulting in confusion of the driving public, loss of money and productive hours.
The single ticketing system, she said, provides convenience for apprehended motorists since they can now pay for their traffic-related violations wherever or regardless of the city where they have been caught and issued tickets.
The lady mayor added that aside from doing away with confusion among motorists, it also gives them the option to pay for their violations electronically.
