CHAPTER I BRIEF HISTORY AND MANDATE
On November 4, 1954, Congressmen Gregorio Tan and Lorenzo Ziga were killed in a road tragedy T!ere being no "nit at t!e time t!at !andles t!e #romotion o$ sa$ety along t!e !ig!ways, t!e members o$ t!e two !o"ses #assed a resol"tion $or t!e %reation o$ a &oli%e 'nit t!at s!all ens"re sa$ety along t!e (ig!ways T!e !o"se resol"tion was sent into motion t!ro"g! General Orders No 5)5, G(*, +& dated -e% ., 1954 a%tivating t!e T/+0C CONT/OL G/O'& "nder t!e "mbrella o$ t!e &!ili##ines Constab"lary 0ts %on%ern was strengt!ened t!ro"g! t!e $or%e and e$$e%t o$ 2e%"tive Order No 39 dated 33 -e%ember 1954 iss"ed by &resident /amon agsaysay de$ining t!e #ower, d"ties and res#onsibilities o$ t!e Tra$$i% Control Gro"# 6T/+CON7 8 to in%l"de b"t is not limited to t!e en$or%ement o$ tra$$i% sa$ety laws, r"les and reg"lations, general s"#er s"#ervis visio ion n o$ lo%al lo%al #oli% #oli%e e $or%e $or%es s as to t!e en$or en$or%e %emen mentt o$ tra$$ tra$$i% i% laws, laws, r"les r"les and reg"lations and assistan%e to t!e "rea" o$ Land Trans#ortation 6now LTO7 in t!e en$or en$or%e %emen mentt o$ drive driver:s r:s li%en li%ense se and and motor motor ve!i% ve!i%le le regist registrat ration ion re;"ir re;"ireme ements nts and reg"lations o$ motor ve!i%le #"bli% %arries8 &romotion o$ Tra$$i%
7 Tra$ Tra$$i $i% % -istr -istri%t i%ts s nationwide wit! t!e a%;"isition o$ )3 "nits o$ ord airlane and t!e %ond"%t o$ in?servi%e training o$ new members@re%r"its On -e%ember 195A, t!e T/+CON is reorganized and $"rt!er e2#anded to 3A Tra$$i% -istri%ts and ive <#e%ial Tra$$i% Teams in anila by virt"e o$GOB3.3, (&C dated 3A -e% 195A -"ring t!is time, an e$$e%tive %omm"ni%ations network and e;"i#ment $or t!e "se o$ t!e "nit was also set into motion -"e to its growing %ommanding #resen%e and %redibility in t!e !ig!ways, t!e said "nit was engaged to manage a ma=or tra$$i% dire%tion and %ontrol d"ring t!e !olding o$ t!e 1 t! orld oys <%o"ts Damboree in t akiling on 1A?3. D"ly 1959 + year year t!erea$ter t!e gro"# e2#anded e2#anded its e$$e%tiveness e$$e%tiveness t!ro"g! t!e #ro%"rement o$ eig!t 6>7 /?.9 and t!e $ormation o$ a otor%y%le 'nit T!is was t!e time w!ere t!e distin%tive boots, brea%!es, , t!e en$or%ement o$ /+ 41). and &"bli% servi%e Law 6C+ 14.7 along t!e Natio Nationa nall (ig!w (ig!way ay was was trans trans$er $erred red and and e2#re e2#ressl ssly y made made t!e res# res#ons onsibi ibilit lity y o$ t!e T/+ T/+CO CON N by virt" virt"e e o$ a emor emorand and"m "m dated dated D"ly D"ly 1), 1), 19.> 19.> iss"e iss"ed d by &resi &residen dentt ar%os 0n 19A, t!e Task or%e +NC+/ was %reated t!ro"g! emo Cir%"lar B )4.
dated 333 +#ril 19A wit! t!e #resent T/+CON Commander as t!e Task Gro"# Commander T!e signi$i%an%e o$ t!e said event lies in t!e $a%t t!at t!e two "nits later evolved as t!e T/+0C CONT/OL +N- +NT0?C+/N+&&0NG G/O'& 6T/+G7 w!en t!e T/+CON was re%onstit"ted in 19A1 by virt"e o$GOB)5., G(*, +& dated 1A eb 19A1 T!e #ersonnel re;"irements were in%reased to )A O$$i%ers and 419 nlisted #ersonnel and t!e 3A Tra$$i% -istri%t 'nits were reorganized into $o"r 647 T/+G -istri%ts in t!e #rovin%es %orres#onding to t!e $o"r &C Zone Commands 0n t!is era, t!e T/+G be%ame well known $or its +nti?Carna##ing o#erations and relie$ and re!abilitation missions d"ring $las! $loods in %entral L"zon Later in D"ly 19A3, t!e T/+G was renamed as CON $or t!e removal o$ tra$$i% !azards and #romotion o$ sa$ety along t!e !ig!ways, and reg"lating t!e "se o$ tinted glasses and blinds on motor ve!i%le windows was also tasked to t!e C(&G T!e $ollowing year, t!e im#lementation o$ &- 9. and &- 11 was also added to its $"n%tion rom 19A) to 19A9, t!e C(&G ass"med vario"s s#e%ial $"n%tions t!at in%l"de im#lementation o$ at least ) tra$$i% related s#e%ial laws +mong t!em are t!e $ollowing to name a $ewE &1A5 6strengt!ening t!e H Coo#erative movement7, &- 493 6Creating t!e anila Transit Cor#7, &- 533 6&roviding $or t!e ins#e%tion o$ /esta"rants and !otels along t!e national !ig!way to ins"re sanitary %onditions in t!e interest o$ to"rism7, &- .113 6&res%ribing t!ird #arty %om#"lsory H liability ins"ran%e7 et%, 0t !as also #arti%i#ated in vario"s im#lementation o$ di$$erent tra$$i% s%!emes, /es%"e and re!abilitation O#erations #lans, im#lementation o$ #oll"tion %ontrol and environmental laws and most es#e%ially, t!e "nit be%ame known $or its anti?%arna##ing o#erations 0n 19>3, anot!er +nti?Carna##ing Task or%e was %reated b"t was event"ally dissolved in 119>A and most o$ its o$$i%ers, men and e;"i#ment were absorbed by C(&G -"ring t!is #eriod also saw t!e in%rease in its #ersonnel and e;"i#ment -"ring t!e merger o$ &!ili##ine Constab"lary and t!e 0ntegrated National &oli%e, t!e C(&G "nderwent several more %!anges bot! in its organizational str"%t"re and name 0n D"ne 199, &resident +;"ino iss"ed an +dministrative Order No 1A. designating &C@0N& t!ro"g! t!e (ig!way &atrol as t!e lead agen%y in government o#eration against %ama##ing and ot!er related %rimes T!ro"g! its #rogressive years in e2isten%e, it metamor#!osed into w!at is #o#"larly known as t!e (ig!way &atrol Gro"# and $or a long time been $eared bot! by drivers and %arna##ers -"ring t!e %ongressional session $or t!e ena%tment o$ /+ .9A5 6&N& Law7, t!e Tra$$i% anagement 'nit o$
Ca#ital /egional Command 6C+&CO7 "nder Gen a%asiano #o#"larly known as 8 C!o%olate oys8 s"%%eeded in lobbying $or t!e in%l"sion o$ t!e said "nit in t!e ill being deliberated !en /+ .9A5 was im#lemented, t!e (ig!way &atrol Gro"# ass"med t!e name o$ Tra$$i% anagement Command 6TC7 and t!e 8 C!o%olate boys8 were absorbed s"bse;"ently t!erea$ter 0n 1991, t!e TC #layed a ma=or role in t!e relie$ and tra$$i% assistan%e d"ring t!e t &inat"bo er"#tion t!at devastated t!e road networks o$ most o$ t!e Cities and Towns in %entral L"zon , t!e Tra$$i% anagement Command was renamed to Tra$$i% anagement Gro"# #"rs"ant to &N& emorand"m Cir%"lar -&L 9.?1 dated
CHAPTER II VISION
8O"r vision is to make t!e Tra$$i% anagement Gro"# a %redible, e$$i%ient and e$$e%tive #ro$essionalized organization %a#able o$ #roviding and s"staining a tra$$i% environment %ond"%ive to e%onomi% growt!, !eld in !ig! esteem, and s"##orted by t!e #eo#le8 MISSION
To #romote sa$ety along t!e !ig!ways, en!an%e tra$$i% sa$ety %ons%io"sness t!ro"g! inter agen%y %oo#eration %on%erning #"bli% tra$$i% sa$ety engineering, tra$$i% sa$ety ed"%ation, and tra$$i% law en$or%ement $"n%tions, and develo# re$orms in t!e %rime #revention as#e%ts against all $orms o$ lawlessness %ommitted along t!e national !ig!way involving t!e "se o$ motor ve!i%les GOALS
a7 To en!an%e &"bli% Tra$$i%
a7 To $orm"late and %ond"%t aggressive ed"%ation #rograms, #ro=e%ts, and a%tivities
t!at will be %arried o"t down to t!e #rovin%ial, %ity and m"ni%i#al levels t!ro"g! m"t"al %oo#eration between government $"n%tionaries b7 To maintain sa$e?travel wort!iness o$ roads and bridges t!ro"g! #atrolling and s"rvey o$ any de$e%ts, and ens"re %om#leteness o$ road lig!ts, tra$$i% signals, in$ormative signageIs and ot!er sa$ety devises and $i2t"res %7 To en$or%e Tra$$i% Laws, and ot!er <#e%ial Laws, &residential -e%rees, /eg"lations, Ordinan%es, -e#artment %ir%"lars, and Letters o$ 0nstr"%tions related or #ertaining to tra$$i% and environment, %ond"%t investigation and s%ienti$i% resear%! and develo# database #ertaining to tra$$i% a%%idents and ot!er sa$ety in$ringements along t!e !ig!ways d7 To %ond"%t motorized #atrol to sa$eg"ard and #rote%t #ersons and #ro#erties, #reserve t!e #ea%e, maintain order, #revent t!e %ommission o$ %rimes, s"##ress %riminal a%tivities, a##re!end %riminals, ne"tralize syndi%ated gro"# t!at vi%timizes motorist, and s#ear!ead o#erations against Carna##ing, (i?=a%king, (ig!way /obbery and ot!er $orms o$ %riminality along t!e !ig!way e7 To maintain and im#rove database $or anted otor He!i%le 0n$ormation
CHAPTER III ORGANIZATION
T!e Tra$$i% anagement Gro"# is !eaded by a -ire%tor and !olds its O$$i%es inside Cam# Crame, *"ezon City (e is ably assisted by two de#"ties and a %!ie$ o$ sta$$ and wit! t!e $ollowing sta$$ assisting also t!e -ire%tor on vario"s sta$$ $"n%tions and #ro%ed"res A. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PERSONNEL Functions:
17 +dvise t!e TG -ire%tor on matters #ertaining to #ersonnel and re%ords management
37 7 +dminister and manage #ertinent re%ords o$ "ni$ormed and non?"ni$ormed #ersonnel and t!e re%ords o$ t!e Gro"# 97 &re#are t!e b"dget $or #ersonnel and re%ords management and a%t as +ssistant &rogram -ire%tor $or &N& "nds t!ere$oreE 17 &er$orm ot!er $"n%tions as t!e TG -ire%tor may dire%t
B. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATION Functions:
17 To #re#are intelligen%e #lans, #oli%ies and #rograms o$ TG and to %oordinate, %ontrol, dire%t and s"#ervise t!e im#lementation o$ s"%! #lans, #oli%ies and #rograms 37 To eval"ate and integrate all intelligen%e #ro=e%ts o$ t!e TG )7 To #rod"%e intelligen%e $or "se o$ t!e -ire%tor, TG and disseminate same to all line "nits@o$$i%es 47 +ssist in t!e dire%tion, %ontrol, %oordination, s"#ervision o$ t!e investigation o$ %rimes
and ot!er o$$enses in violation o$ t!e Laws o$ t!e &!ili##ines 57 onitor and ens"res t!at t!e investigation o$ %rimes and ot!er o$$enses terminates wit! t!e arrest and s"%%ess$"l #rose%"tion o$ t!e s"s#e%ts .7 &rovide e2#ert and e$$e%tive advise and@or assistan%e in t!e investigation o$ ma=or %rimes and sensationalized %ases A7 Cond"%t st"dies, resear%!es and $orm"lates #oli%ies and #lans to en!an%e t!e investigative e$$i%ien%y o$ t!e &N& TG >7 <"#ervises t!e maintenan%e and management o$ t!e investigative s"##ort and %ond"%t st"dies and resear%!es to #romote t!e s%ienti$i% investigative a%tivities o$ t!e &N& TG 97 orm"late #lans and #oli%ies towards t!e ena%tment o$ laws to en!an%e t!e s"%%ess$"l investigation and #rose%"tion o$ %rimes in %lose %oordination wit! t!e sta$$ %on%erned
C. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS Functions:
17 &lan, %oordinate and s"#ervise o#erations and integrate and %oordinate s"##ort "nits a%tivities 37 &re#are and eval"ate mobilization, assignment, em#loyment and de#loyment o$ "nits in %oordination wit! ot!er sta$$s )7 &re#are, %oordinate and iss"e o#erational order and dire%tives in a%%ordan%e wit! N(*, &N& #oli%ies and g"idan%e and 47 aintain %oordinate liaisoning wit! s"##ort@allied "nits and ot!er agen%ies s"%! as t!e -+ on matters #ertaining to tra$$i% management #oli%ies es#e%ially in NC/ and lo%al tra$$i% "nits D. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR LOGISTICS Functions:
17 &lans, s"#ervises and %oordinates all a%tivities related to s"##ly, eva%"ation and !os#italization, %onstr"%tions and real estate, maintenan%e o$ e;"i#ment and $a%ilities, and mis%ellaneo"s related logisti%al a%tivities 37 <"#ervise, monitor t!e %ond"%t o$ test and eval"ation on items #ro%"red by t!e Gro"# as to its need $easibility and a%%e#tability and review and im#rove resear%! and develo#ment, table and e;"i#ment #ro%ed"res regarding %lot!ing, wea#ons, trans#ortation, %omm"ni%ation, %riminalisti%s, re;"irements o$ t!e Gro"# by develo#ing &N& s#e%i$i%ation on a%%ordan%e wit! domesti% and international standards )7 ns"re t!e e%onomi%al o$ material reso"r%es by s"#ervising and monitoring %ognizant "nits in t!e #re#aration o$ test, analysis and eval"ation o$ e;"i#ment re#ort $or t!e e$$i%ient a%%om#lis!ments o$ t!e Gro"# mission 47 &er$orm ot!er related $"n%tions as dire%ted by !ig!er a"t!ority
E. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS Functions:
17 2er%ises #rimary sta$$ s"#ervision in t!e #lanning, dire%tion, %oordination and
monitoring o$ TG a%tivities #ertaining to &oli%e Comm"nity /elations 37 -evelo#s #lans and #rograms to generate #"bli% #er%e#tions toward t!e TG in general and t!e &N& as a w!ole )7 <"#ervises t!e #rod"%tion and %ir%"lation o$ general in$ormation materials 47 stablis!ed and maintains inter?agen%y in$ormation linkages 57 Cond"%t #"bli% in$ormation #ro=e%t assessments and eval"ations .7 n$or%e #"bli% awareness on anti?%arna##ing o#erations o$ t!e Gro"#, en$or%ement o$ /+ 41). and ot!er s#e%ial laws F. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR COMPTROLLERSHIP Functions:
17 To assist t!e -ire%tor in t!e disb"rsement o$ all $"nds entitled to t!e Gro"# 37 To #re#are all re#orts regarding all disb"rsement and e2#endit"res o$ t!e Gro"# )7 To assist -ire%tion in t!e #re#aration o$ &O, &/+ and &ro#osed "dget $or t!e is%al Fear 47 &er$orm s"%! ot!er d"ties as may be dire%ted by t!e -ire%tor, TG
G. GENERAL SERVICE OFFICE Functions:
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) (ead Central He!i%le 0m#o"nding +rea a7 +%t as t!e (ead o$ t!e Central He!i%le 0m#o"nding +rea b7 <"#ervise t!e a%%o"nting o$ all im#o"nded motor ve!i%le %7 &er$orm ot!er task as dire%ted 4 C"stodial Com#"ter O#erator@-ata Controller 0 a7 +ssist t!e <&O, G
g7 aintain t!e $iling system o$ re%ords o$ all o"tgoing and in%oming %ommos !7 &er$orm ot!er d"ties and tasks as dire%ted by my <"#erior O$$i%ers 9 Clerk 00 a7 /e%eives %omm"ni%ations $or ty#ing $rom immediate s"#ervisors #ertaining to t!e Gro"#:s $"n%tion and mission b7 /e%ords all in%oming@o"tgoing %omm"ni%ations $rom r@
OPERATING UNITS:
+ Regional Traffic Management Offices 17 &er$orm t!e mission and $"n%tion o$ t!e TMG in areas o$ ="risdi%tion %overed by /egional &oli%e O$$i%e 6&/Os7 37 To s"##ort and a%t as adviser o$ t!e &N& /egional -ire%tor on Tra$$i% anagement and +nti?Carna##ing $"n%tions o$ t!e &N& /egional Commands )7 &er$orm ot!er $"n%tions as t!e -ire%tor may dire%t Tra$$i% anagement Gro"# &rovin%ial Teams 17 '&/ in %arrying o"t #lan o$ a%tions o$ t!e Gro"# t!r" t!e /egional O$$i%es "nder t!e o#erational g"idelines o$ t!e /egional -ire%tors wit!in AOR. 37 &er$orm ot!er $"n%tions as (ig!er (ead;"arters may dire%t
B. Special Operations Division
17 Cond"%t o#eration against %arna##ers, %ama##ing syndi%ate and t!ose violating t!e +nti?en%ing Law 37 0nvestigate owners@#ossessors o$ motor ve!i%le wit! ;"estionable #a#ers and@or tam#ered %!assis and motor n"mbers )7 &rovide and maintain re%ords o$ stolen@re%overed and@or released motor ve!i%les 47 &er$orm ot!er $"n%tions as t!e -ire%tor TG may dire%t
C. Motor Vehicle Clearance Office.
17 +ssist t!e -ire%tor, TG on matters #ertaining to t!e re%eiving, #ro%essing, and iss"an%e o$ otor He!i%le Clearan%e Certi$i%ate
37 /es#onsible $or t!e %onsolidation and maintenan%e o$ t!e re%ords o$ t!e anted 0n$ormation /T/ &laza, Ta%loban City /egional Tra$$i% anagement O$$i%e 9 D"sti%e /T Lim lvd, Zamboanga City /egional Tra$$i% anagement O$$i%e 1 Cam# vangelista, Cagayan -e Oro City /egional Tra$$i% anagement O$$i%e 11 %oland, -avao City /egional Tra$$i% anagement O$$i%e 13
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CHAPTER III ORGANIZATIONAL CHARRT OF TMG PERSONAL STAFF DIRECTO LEGA
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