Manila, March 16 -- Traffic enforcers and other field personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will once again take heatstroke breaks as part of the agency's policy for the welfare of their personnel.

In a media interview at the MMDA Timog Base in Quezon City on Monday, MMDA Chair Romando "Don" Artes said the reimplementation of the policy is effective March 16 based on Memorandum Circular No. 03, Series of 2026.

The memorandum allows the reimplementation of a 30-minute break with prescribed schedules to protect field personnel from heat-related illnesses while performing their duties.

"The policy aims to protect frontline personnel who continue to manage traffic and maintain cleanliness along major thoroughfar...