Pasig Traffic Enforcer

Just to finish this Encounter with a Pasig Traffic Enforcer (TPMO)... 

We have threatened and could have caused the loss of income of a poor traffic enforcer. We contested a violation ticket. I believed the apprehension was wrong from the very start, so I was confident that it will be reversed,

True enough the system worked, at least in Pasig TPMO. When I arrived at their office and declared that I was going to contest the violation ticket, I was immediately referred to an “adjudicating officer,” who made me fill-up a mimeographed form, and then scheduled a meet-up with the concerned traffic enforcer a week after. Being a full-time corporate slave on weekdays, I requested for a weekend meet, and it was granted (to my surprise!!)

So that immediate weekend we argued the case like it was in a real arbitration proceeding. On many areas it’s the usual “our-word-against-hers” thing, but she was “caught” outright for using the ticket of another traffic enforcer. That was the solid finding she was reprimanded of. So we “won.” I got back my license without paying anything…but I never expected one of the penalties for her.

When I saw the final written memo of the decision, it called for a reprimand and suspension for one month. I appealed that she not be suspended, but the adjudicating officer still went ahead insisting that when they find a wrongdoing, they implement policy. He mentioned this with pride (!)

So we could have caused the loss of income for one whole month of this poor traffic enforcer. Although it’s her own power tripping that led her to this doom.