MMDA CLARIFIES: ONLY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN USE SIRENS

By Liezelle Soriano

MANILA — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Romando Artes stressed that only Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, other law enforcement agencies and emergency vehicles may use sirens and blinkers.

“Sa atin pong kautusan ng Pangulo, PNP, AFP, tska mga law enforcement services lamang at emergency vehicles, ‘yun lamang po ‘yung nakalagay at ‘yun naman po ay susundin natin at strictly i-eenforce,” Artes said in a radio interview.

The MMDA official said they are currently waiting for the guidelines which will be issued by the Department of Transportation regarding the use of wang-wang, sirens and blinkers of unauthorized persons.

Meanwhile, on the issue of protocol plates, Artes said that some government officials were not surrending their plates even after their political terms.

He said that the protocol plates should be taken from those officials whose term ended.

“‘Yung mga current lang na entitled diyan po sa mga protocol plates na ‘yun lamang po ‘yung ma-isyuhan… Dapat nga po siguro [kunin],” Artes said.

(el Amigo/MNM)