Now that it has drawn up the guidelines for the program, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) hopes to implement a roof-tagging scheme on all public utility vehicles (PUVs) by July this year. Roof- or vehicle-tagging means painting the license plate numbers on the roof, front, back, and two sides of the PUVs. The vehicles will follow a color scheme for easy classification. The MMDA issued Memorandum Circular Number 05 that states the guidelines to be followed on the implementation of MMDA Resolution Number 11-02. Under the background color scheme, the PUVs will be tagged as follows:
Yellow for city buses plying Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA); Orange for city buses not plying EDSA; Red for provincial buses plying EDSA; Violet for provincial buses not plying EDSA; Brown for public utility jeepneys (PUJs); Blue for metered taxis; Green for non-metered/garage taxis/AUV Taxis; Gray or Silver for school buses; Pink for tourist or shuttle buses, and Gold for cargo trucks. The tag or mark shall be painted horizontally on the front portion of the PUVs' roof measuring 900 millimeters (mm) x 1,200 mm for PUBs/school and tourist buses and cargo trucks. The measurement of the tag for PUJs, FX/van-type taxis and sedan-type taxis must be 400 mm x 900 mm. The license plate numbers of the PUVs shall be painted over the color template using black paint, except provincial buses, which shall use white paint. Road safety "With the implementation of the roof tagging scheme, it will be easier for us to spot traffic violators through our closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras," MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said in an article posted on the MMDA website Wednesday. Tolentino said the vehicle-tagging scheme will help the MMDA promote road safety, apprehend colorum vehicles, and enforce the speed limit. He also said transport operators will be "given three months after the guidelines have been issued to paint their units." CCTV cameras Upon the implementation of the "No Physical Contact Policy," the MMDA has installed 68 CCTV cameras in strategic locations throughout Metro Manila. An additional 30 CCTV cameras donated by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will be installed along the major thoroughfares. Despite the installation of the additional cameras, the MMDA said there was a need for the roof-tagging scheme because CCTV cameras have limited range and could not capture clearly the images or photographs of the license plates of traffic violators. To address this problem, the Metro Manila Council, MMDA's policy-making body composed of the 17 mayors, approved the roof-tagging scheme, which is a re-implementation of MMDA Resolution Number 02-27 in 2002. "We will be very strict with the enforcement of this resolution. Any PUV spotted by our CCTVs violating the scheme shall be considered as operating out-of-line or colorum and shall be meted out appropriate sanctions including the recommendation for cancellation or suspension of franchise to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board," Tolentino said. – VVP, GMA News 
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