NAIA, MMDA impound 26 vehicles
JOINT forces of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)impounded 26 vehicles for various traffic violations near the complex, said an airport official.
In the statement, Cesar Chiong, general manager of NAIA, said the agency, with the assistant of MMDA led by Task Force on Clearing Operations Head Col. Edison Nebrija, conducted the operations after a meeting and agreed to join hands to address the rampant violations of colorum or without a valid franchise and illegally parked vehicles at the vicinity of (NAIA).
NAIA and MMDA, during the clearing operations, towed illegally parked and apprehended colorum motorcycles or commonly known as “habal-habal” and other colorum vehicles in major thoroughfares near the NAIA Terminals.
In a meeting held last December 28, 2022, The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) agreed to join hands to address rampant violations of colorum and illegally parked vehicles at the vicinity of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
The task force, in collaboration with the MIAA Traffic Police Division, the Pasay LGU (local government unit), the I-ACT, and other member agencies, shall continue to undertake frequent and on-the-spot operations to keep them out of the NAIA.
“We thank the MMDA for their willingness to help us in solving this problem that has been hounding the airport complex for years,” Chiong said.
The MIAA general manager was prompted to seek the collaboration of the MMDA because of the heavy traffic around NAIA during the Christmas peak.
The MIAA and MMDA shall impose sanctions, fines, and penalties to violators pursuant to existing laws without prejudice to filing appropriate court charges.
According to the MMDA report, as shared with MIAA, a total of 35 violations were recorded, 29 of which were issued tickets, including impounded vehicles.
