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By Jefferson Antiporda, Reporter
MOTORCYcLE riders who are against
the Metro Mayors’ Council’s resolution requiring them to print
on their helmets the license plates of their vehicles can relax for
the mean time: The Metro Manila Development Authority has deferred
the implementation of the ordinance.
MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando on
Thursday asked the representative of the National Capital Region
Police District (NCRPO) to study the issues and concerns raised by
the Motorcycle Philippines Federation.
Various motorcycle groups last
week protested the passage of the helmet license policy.
Jojo Medina, director of MPF,
said the policy was approved without conducting public consultations
with the stakeholders.
He said the National Police
should come up with an effective law-enforcement campaign against
criminals, especially the conduct of surprise check points in
strategic areas and the deployment of plainclothes policemen on the
streets.
Fernando asked Police Supt. Rey
Roderos, deputy director for operations NCRPO, to meet with various
groups of motorcycle riders led by the MPF before the agency
implements the rules and regulations (IRR).
This is to make sure that the law
will be favorable to all parties and will serve its true purpose of
preventing crime and protecting the citizens, Fernando said.
Roderos said the PNP is
“seriously concerned” about robbery and other crimes committed
by suspects riding on motorcycles and wearing helmets that give them
anonymity.
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