Tulfo seeks hazard pay, plantilla jobs for MMDA enforcers, sweepers

Senator Raffy Tulfo is pushing for hazard pay for traffic enforcers and street sweepers.

During Tulfo's visit to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Communications and Command Center in Pasig on Wednesday, 5 November, he stressed the need for hazard pay for traffic enforcers and street sweepers on the ground during the scorching heat of the sun who are exposed to harmful pollutants.

Currently, traffic enforcers and street sweepers are covered by the Hazard Pay Law.

Further, due to the lack of plantilla positions of their agency, Tulfo said that more MMDA enforcers and street sweepers remain job order (JO) and casual employees despite serving for long years.

To address the issues, Tulfo vowed to push to amend the Hazard Pay Law to include MMDA traffic enforcers and street sweepers. He also committed to fighting for their budget in the upcoming Senate budget deliberations to help them open up regular positions for JO and casual employees.

Tulfo praised and expressed admiration for the MMDA leadership upon learning they employ PWDs from the deaf and mute community to work for their command center.

The MMDA Command Center houses huge monitors showing live feed from CCTV cameras installed in critical areas and major infrastructure in Metro Manila, as well as body-worn cameras (BWC) actively used on the ground by traffic officers on duty.