Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Capt. Hazel Caballero Tuazon reported on Wednesday that 40 vehicular accidents which resulted in the demise of seven individuals were recorded by the Davao City Police Office-Traffic Enforcement Unit (DCPO-TEU) from the period of January 1 to 6, 2025.
Caballero attributed majority of road crash incidents in the city to human error.
Tuazon said DCPO acting City Director Col. Hansel Marantan ordered the TEU to monitor the areas designated to them particularly where vehicular accidents are high.
“Sa mga panghitabo nga daghan ug incidents naa tay record ana ug naa pud tay monitoring sa mga kalsada,” she said.
She also said that vehicular accidents mostly occurred on the Davao Bypass Coastal Road and C.P. Garcia Highway.
Tuazon reminded the drivers to be disciplined and responsible on the road. She also called on those motorists entering Davao City to respect the speed limit being implemented in the city.
“Gi remind nato ang mga drivers nga irespeto ang speed limit sa syudad ug dili kinahanglan nga kung naay makita na TEU dinha na sila mo menor sa dagan sa ilahang mga sakyanan. Number one cause is human error, sa driver gyud ang problema sa mga insidente. Dapat ang mga drivers disiplinado and wala nakainom kung magdrive. Sa mga drivers, specially sa dili taga Davao City, kung musulod mo sa Davao City naa tay speed limit diri, i-follow lang nato,” she said.
Davao City’s new speed limit ordinance took effect on January 11, 2024.
The ordinance aims to ensure road safety, regulate traffic, and promote public health and safety.
In the city’s major roads, the speed limit are 60 kilometers per hour (kph) for light vehicles and motorcycles, and 50 kph for trucks, buses, and passenger vans. In feeder/minor roads, the speed limit is 30 kph; 40 kph in tourist streets; 20 kph in public subdivision roads, barangay roads, and school zones; 30 kph both light and heavy vehicles in city streets; and 20 kph for both light and heavy vehicles in congested streets.
The ordinance penalizes violators of P1,000 for the first offense; P2,000 for the second offense; and P5,000 for the third offense.
Based on the data of DCPO, there’s a 2% decrease in road crash incidents in 2024 compared to 2023. From January 1 to December 2023, a total of 5,678 road crash incidents were recorded while 4,207 in the same period of 2024.
For homicide due to road crash incidents from January 1 to December 2023, there were a total of 82 recorded while 80 in the same period of 2024.
