THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) yesterday said the single ticketing system is still being pilot tested, backtracking on its previous pronouncement that it will be fully implemented this year.
MMDA Chairperson Romando Artes said they are still ironing out some kinks in the setup of the digital payment platform prior to the system’s full implementation.
“We are (still) fixing some things which is good while only a few are implementing it,” Artes said, referring to the cities of Muntinlupa, San Juan, Paranaque, Caloocan, Quezon City and Valenzuela that are pilot testing the system.
Though he did not provide the actual date for the scheme’s full implementation in Metro Manila, Artes said it will happen “soon.”
He had earlier said the system would be rolled out in the metropolis by September.
Once fully implemented, violators of the single ticketing system would pay a standard amount of fine regardless of where the infraction was committed in the metropolis.
The 20 most common traffic violations and their corresponding fines under the Metro Manila Traffic Code are disregarding traffic signs (P1K), illegal parking both attended and unattended (P1K and P2K, respectively), violation of number coding (P500), truck ban (P3K), reckless driving (P1K for the 1st offense, P2K for the 2nd offense, and P2K and seminar for the 3rd offense), tricycle ban (P500), obstruction (P1K), dress code for motorcycles (P500 for the 1st offense, P750 for the 2nd offense, and P1K for the 3rd offense), overloading (P1K), defective motor vehicle accessories (P1K), unauthorized modification (P2K), arrogance/discourteous conduct (P500), loading and unloading zone in prohibited zones (P1K), illegal counterflow (P2K for the 1st offense and P5K for succeeding offenses) and P1K for over speeding.
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) adopted the single ticketing system during a meeting in Pasig City last March through the establishment of the Metro Manila Traffic Code of 2023, which provides for a system of interconnectivity among government agencies involved in the transport and traffic management in the metropolis with harmonized fines and penalties.
