MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that it will penalize motorcycle riders who seek shelter in underpasses during heavy rain, saying such practice could cause accidents and traffic congestion.

In issuing the implementing rules and regulations for the new directive, the brilliant technocrats at MMDA proposed a mandatory policy requiring motorcycle owners to install canopies on their vehicles. It’s the same technocrats that proposed motorcycle barriers during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The new policy will cost motorcycle owners up to one thousand pesos to obtain the canopies from Shopee or Lazada.

The policy also applies to all Angkas riders.