{"id":90767,"date":"2017-02-22T17:13:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T22:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=90767"},"modified":"2017-02-22T17:13:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T22:13:41","slug":"mmda-asks-security-guards-not-to-direct-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/22\/mmda-asks-security-guards-not-to-direct-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"MMDA asks security guards not to direct traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_90768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90768\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16831854_1381715198533805_3756739242370370584_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90768\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16831854_1381715198533805_3756739242370370584_n.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cExcept in emergency cases, only deputized traffic personnel of the MMDA have the authority to manage and control the direction of traffic,\u201d Orbos said in a statement. (Photo: MMDA\/ Facebook)\" width=\"960\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16831854_1381715198533805_3756739242370370584_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16831854_1381715198533805_3756739242370370584_n-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16831854_1381715198533805_3756739242370370584_n-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cExcept in emergency cases, only deputized traffic personnel of the MMDA have the authority to manage and control the direction of traffic,\u201d Orbos said in a statement. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MMDAPH\">MMDA\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reminded security personnel of commercial establishments and residential districts that they do not have the authority to stop traffic within their premises.<\/p>\n<p>MMDA General Manager Thomas Orbos reiterated that only those personnel deputized by the agency can direct traffic within their respective areas especially if this would affect major routes.<\/p>\n<p>Security personnel are also not allowed to stop traffic in favor of their clients or tenants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcept in emergency cases, only deputized traffic personnel of the MMDA have the authority to manage and control the direction of traffic,\u201d Orbos said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The MMDA and motorists observed that security personnel of business establishments have taken over traffic control resulting to congestion in nearby streets.<\/p>\n<p>The MMDA official reiterated that the agency needs the cooperation of every stakeholder to improve the traffic situation in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should all do our part to find solutions to the traffic problem,\u201d Orbos said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2013The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reminded security personnel of commercial establishments and residential districts that they do not &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":90768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[3119,15619,806],"class_list":["post-90767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-mmda","tag-security-guard","tag-traffic","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}