MMDA RESOLUTION NO. 13-10, March 22, 2013
ADOPTING RULES ON THE USE OF ROADS IN METRO MANILA IN CONDUCTING FUN RUNS, MOTORCADES, FILMING AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
RA 7924 mandates MMDA to provide Transport and Traffic Management which
includes the formulation, coordination and monitoring policies,
standards, programs and projects to rationalize the existing transport
operations, infrastructure requirements, the use of thoroughfares, and
promotions of safe and convenient movement of persons and goods,
provisions for the mass transport system and the institution of a system
to regulate road users, administration and implementation of all
traffic enforcement operations, traffic engineering services and traffic
education programs, including the institution of a single ticketing
system in Metropolitan Manila;
WHEREAS, the imposition of service and regulatory fees,
such as payments for securing certifications, clearances and copies of
public documents, are sanctioned by powers and duties that are expressly
granted by law under RA 7924, which provides:
“Sec. 6 (d) Functions of the Metro Manila Council. – xxx
– (d) It shall promulgate rules and regulations and set policies and
standards for metro-wide application governing the delivery of basic
services, prescribe and collect service and regulatory fees and impose
and collect fines and penalties.”
WHEREAS, it has been observed that fun runs and other
similar events has become common means of private and public sectors in
raising funds for charitable institutions and other benevolent
organizations;
WHEREAS, these events are mostly conducted
along major thoroughfares of Metro Manila which cause traffic chaos all
over the metropolis;
WHEREAS, during these events the MMDA utilizes
its own resources such as traffic personnel, motorcycles, ambulance
vehicles, fuel and other traffic facilities, in assisting said events
without cost;
WHEREAS, the Metro Manila Council after due
deliberation in session duly assembled, recognizes the need to regulate
the use of major thoroughfares in Metro Manila and instead encourage the
organizers to use secondary roads to avoid traffic congestion in
conducting fun runs, motorcades, filming and other special events;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved as it is hereby
resolved, pursuant to Sec. 6 of RA 7924, that the Council hereby
promulgates the following rules on the use of roads for fun runs,
motorcades, filming and other special events:
Section 1. Issuance of Permit. – The
organizers of any special event such as but not limited to filming,
motorcades or fun runs shall, upon compliance with all the necessary
requirements from the relevant local government unit or units, secure a
Roadway Private Utilization Permit (RPUP) from the MMDA with the
following conditions:
accomplish an application form supplied by the office of the Assistant
General Manager for Operations. The application shall state the name of
the requesting party, subject of the request, validity period, time and
location of the event;
the concerned LGU and MMDA at least fourteen (14) days prior to the
proposed event a Traffic Management Plan (TMP);
permits that should be secured from the Local Government Units (LGUs)
concerned pursuant to existing laws or local ordinances;
Section 2. Covered Area. – This permit shall be
required where the proposed event is to be conducted in an area that is
within jurisdiction of MMDA (e.g. within the major thoroughfares of
Metro Manila). Provided however, that this permit shall also be obtained
by the organizers even if the proposed event will be conducted within
secondary roads where such event will have an effect on any major
thoroughfare’s traffic situation.
Section 3. Cash Bond. – The applicant shall
deposit a cash bond in the amount of one thousand pesos (P1,000) for
every lane and kilometer affected by the event but no less than five
thousand (P5,000.00) pesos. The cash bond shall cover all reasonable
expenses and costs for covering the said event, the balance whereof
shall be refunded to the organizers ten (10) days after the event.
Provided, however, that the Authority shall not be precluded from
collecting the actual amount incurred in excess of the deposited cash
bond.
Section 4. Revocation of Permit. – Violation of any of the provisions set forth in the RPUP shall ipso facto revoke the Roadway Private Utilization Permit.
Subject to traffic and security conditions, the MMDA may revoke the permit issued without prior notice.
Section 5. Separability Clause. – If any
part, section or provision of this Resolution is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, the part, section or provision not affected thereby
shall continue to be enforced and effective.
Section 6. Effectivity Clause. – This
Resolution shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
RESOLVED FINALLY, to authorize the MMDA Chairman to issue the necessary guidelines to implement this Resolution.
APPROVED and CONFIRMED this 22nd day of March 2013, in the City of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that MMDA Resolution No. 13-10, series of 2013
was approved by the majority of the members of the Metro Manila Council
during the Regular Council Meeting held on March 22, 2013, at H2O
Hotel, in the City of Manila, Metro Manila Philippines.
(SGD.) ATTY. MARIA LUWALHATI C. DOROTAN
Board Secretary
Metro Manila Council Secretariat