Huli ka!

Saw these guys on Ortigas Ave. at around 2:30pm.
Maski na angkas lang, dapat may helmet, diba?

This guy was seen on EDSA heading towards the MMDA building.
May helmet ngang dala, di naman ginagamit.

Good manners and right conduct course for Manila traffic cops
Mayor Alfredo Lim announced that a monthly seminar on these, as well as traffic management, will be held for Manila's traffic enforcers. He also mentioned that "the priority of traffic enforcers should not be in issuing traffic citation tickets but to manage traffic."

This is good. Maybe it'll help reduce the number of heated exchanges that occur between them and drivers.

Discount on fuel extended to January 15
Eastern Petroleum and Unioil has extended their P1.00 and P0.50 discount for gas and diesel, respectively, 'til January 15.

Seems like we can expect a new round of price hikes after the 15th due to the recent surges in world oil prices. So, gas up now!

Oplan Isnabero complainants have to show up
LTO chief Reynaldo Berroya calls on complainants to show up at the hearings against the taxi drivers they reported under Oplan Isnabero.

I suppose this means that if you don't show up, they can't prosecute.

Just take a look at all these buses.
The ones on the right have been waiting for a few minutes. The one in the middle was trying to cut in to the right, but ended up loading and unloading right on that spot for at least three minutes. And the one on the left couldn't cut in so he stopped on the foot of the SLEX-bound lane of the flyover to load and unload. This was taken at around 2:30pm today.

When I finally got past these buses, I talked to the MMDA enforcer assigned there to complain. And all he can say was "kakarating ko lang dito galing sa HQ." I think his name was Carito or something like that. Useless.

Just read that Pasay City is proposing to put up a school for traffic enforcers and investigators. This really is a good idea, assuming that the curriculum covers everything from traffic regulations to courtesy.

I think that this should really be an MMDA initiative. I know that the MMDA does not actually employ these "local" enforcers, but it would be a good idea to standardize the training of all enforcers across all the cities in the metro.

Anyway, here's the link to the article.

The article says that enforcers are only paid P254 per day. No wonder they're prone to corruption. One thing that they should realize is that if the enforcers do their job then the city cashes in on the fines, which they should then use to increase the pay of these people. That should help bring down corruption in their ranks.

Just look at these two enforcers.
Tama na tsimisan at nakakaharang kayo ng mga sasakyan!

Naawa naman ako sa driver na 'to. Parang ginang-bang ng mga enforcer.

Just look at this MMDA enforcer. Naka-hinto na nga yung jeepney sa likod n'ya, wala naman s'yang ginagawa.
Hoy manong! Baka hindi mo alam, bawal po'ng huminto d'yan sa lugar na 'yan!

Kudos to this guy!
I think the jeepney was trying to turn left from Aurora Boulevard to V. Mapa (is this allowed?) and ended up occupying the yellow box in the middle of the intersection. So the enforcer forced him to go straight instead. Buti nga sa 'yo!