#traffic fines

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has added GCash as a new way for drivers to pay traffic fines, MMDA Chairman Atty. Artes said the changes are part of the MMDA’s effort to improve transparency and provide easier access to traffic information for drivers across Metro Manila. Motorists can now check fines, view related photos or videos, and pay using their mobile devices without visiting MMDA offices. The agency encourages the public to use these online services to save time and ensure smooth processing of traffic penalties. A Baguio City councilor proposed to impose car congestion and ecology car fees to visitors and residents alike in hopes to turn around the worsening traffic. "The unending traffic fiasco in the Summer Capital has become an inevitable reality. Avila's proposal aims to discourage the influx of vehicles while at the same time, become a source of funds to finance traffic-related development plans. Numbeo, a crowdsourced global database and multinational research firm, has published its Traffic Index for Country 2015 which placed the Philippines among the top ten countries in the world with the worst traffic conditions. Read more in our articles including "MMDA adds GCash payment for traffic fines" and "BSP warns of accountability after BPI outage".