The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is opening another terminal of the Bus Management and Dispatch System (BMDS) at the Coastal Mall in Paranaque on Wednesday, July 10.
BMDS is an enhanced bus dispatch system that does not only regulate the number of public utility buses (PUBs) in Edsa but also monitors the drivers manning them through biometrics or finger-scanning to verify their profile.
According to MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino, the BMDS will ensure that no colorum or out-of-line bus units will ply Edsa as the system verifies the license plates of buses from the database of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.
The program was initially launched at the MMDA bus dispatch terminal at Fairview, Quezon City. Two more major terminals in Malabon and Alabang were established with 10 satellite stations all over Metro Manila.
“The system also aims to ensure the safety of commuters as only drivers with less than three pending traffic violations will be dispatched from the terminal; those with more than three should settle their traffic violation tickets first before being allowed to ply their routes,” Tolentino said.
The Coastal Mall terminal will cover more than 900 buses.
A total of 5,862 city buses have registered in the database, which is also linked with other agencies such as the Land Transportation Office, LTFRB, and National Bureau of Investigation.
