MMDA personnel relieved from posts over alleged protection to colorum syndicates
Some personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have been relieved from their posts for allegedly offering protection to colorum syndicates, the agency said on Monday.
“Recently, we discovered na nagta-try na mag-infiltrate dito sa MMDA iyong mga sindikato ng colorum. Agad naman nating na-identify yan,” MMDA chairperson Romando Artes said at a press conference.
(Recently, we discovered that colorum syndicates are trying to infiltrate the MMDA. We immediately identified them.)
“Yung mga tauhan namin na may possible involvement ay na-relieved na particularly yung mga nasa anti-colorum unit namin at intelligence investigation office,” he added.
(Our personnel with possible involvement were relieved, particularly those in our anti-colorum unit and intelligence investigation office.)
Artes stressed that the MMDA is not offering protection to colorum syndicates.
According to him, the MMDA is already coordinating with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the criminal complaints that will be filed against the involved personnel.
In February, over 7,000 motor vehicles were apprehended nationwide amid the intensified “No Registration, No Travel,” the Land Transportation Office said.
A total of 7,252 vehicles had been apprehended and 1,653 vehicles had been impounded, according to the LTO.
Violators are slapped with a P200,000-fine per van, and P1 million per bus. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News