Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Romando Artes said on Thursday, June 15, that the revolutionary Single Ticketing System (STS) being implemented in some cities in the Metro are yielding positive results and that other local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) will follow suit soon. In a Metro Manila Council (MMC) meeting held at the MMDA head office, Artes said that some LGUs have already customized the handheld devices being used by their traffic enforcers in the implementation of the STS. He added that a soft launching on the use of the said devices will be held soon. "Next week or within the end of the month mag-train na tayo ng mga traffic enforcers sa paggamit ng handheld devices natin. After that mag s-soft launch tayo sa paggamit nung ticketing device and hopefully by July, at least dun sa limang LGUs po, eh makakapag full rollout na tayo kasama po ang integration sa Land Transportation Office (LTO) system (Next week of within the end of the month, we are going to train our traffic enforcers on the use of the handheld devices. After that, we are going to hold a soft launch on the use of the ticketing device and hopefully by July, at least in the five LGUs, we will be able to launch the full rollout of the system together with the integration with the LTO system)," Artes said. The dry run of the STS started on May 2 in the following pilot cities: \- Manila \- Quezon City \- Parañaque City \- Muntinlupa City \- Caloocan City \- Valenzuela City \- San Juan City MMC President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora earlier explained that the STS aims to streamline the traffic violations and fines of the 16 cities and lone municipality comprising NCR. It also allows violators to pay their fines using e-wallets and other digital payment platforms on the spot, preventing the need for them to proceed to the city hall to pay for their violations. Earlier, all the mayors of the 16 cities and lone municipality in the NCR signed Metro Manila Traffic Code of 2023, which defines the 20 common traffic violations and the corresponding standardized penalties. The violations include: \- Disregarding traffic signs \- Illegal parking \(attended and unattended\) \- Number coding UVVRP \- Truck ban \- Light truck ban \- Reckless Driving \- Unregistered motor vehicle \- Driving without license -Tricycle ban \- Obstruction \- Dress code for motorcycle \- Overloading \- Defective motorcycle accessories \- Unauthorized modification \- Arrogance/Discourteous conduct \(driver\) \- Loading and Unloading in Prohibited Zones \- Illegal counterflow \- Overspeeding The fines for these 20 violations range from P500 to P5,000. The following special laws will also be implemented in the region: \- Seat Belts Use Act of 1999 \- Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act \- Mandatory Use of Motorcycle Helmet Act \- Children's Safety on Motorcycle Act \- Anti\-Distracted Driving Act Artes noted that with the new system, motorists will no longer have to surrender their licenses once they committed a traffic violation. With the single-ticketing system, the MMDA will provide handheld devices to its traffic enforcers that can offer cashless payment options to violators. These devices will be connected to the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) of the LTO to enable real-time data sharing and verification. Aside from the handheld gadgets, body cameras will also be issued to the enforcers that are connected to the MMDA command center in real time. The chairman stressed that with this system, corruption and other means of under-the-table negotiations between the enforcer and the violator will be prevented.