Section 6Sec./Art. 6

Functions of the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority.- The MDDA shall exercise the following functions:

(a) Formulate plans, aligned to the Davao Regional Development Plan (DRDP), Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 and succeeding national and regional development plans;

(b) Set policies concerning traffic, waste management, and public safety and security for Metropolitan Davao and coordinate, regulate, and enforce the implementation of these programs and projects with concerned national government agencies and LGUs;

(c) Prepare and implement or manage metropolitan-wide programs and projects for the delivery of specific services under its jurisdiction, subject to the approval of the Metropolitan Davao Development Council;

(d) Review and recommend to the Metropolitan Davao Development Council policies regarding development permits for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes and other major land development that have metropolitan-wide impact on transportation and traffic, proposed to be implemented by or in the LGUs within Metropolitan Davao;

(e) Monitor the implementation of metropolitan-wide programs and projects and identify implementation issues and appropriate solutions to address them;

(f) Install and administer a single ticketing system, fix, impose, and collect fines and penalties for all kinds of violations of traffic rules and regulations, whether moving or non-moving in nature, and confiscate and suspend or revoke driver's licenses in the enforcement of such traffic laws and regulations within MDDA jurisdiction;

(g) Prescribe and collect services and regulatory fees, and impose and collect fines and penalties within the MDDA jurisdiction;

(h) Fix the compensation of the officers and personnel of the MDDA in accordance with the Salary Standardization Law; and

(i) Perform other functions consistent with this Act, subject to approval by the Metropolitan Davao Development Council.