ILOILO City — The city government here is studying a proposal to merge the Traffic and Transportation Management Office (TTMO) and the Public Order and Safety Management Office (POSMO) into a single department directly under the Office of the City Mayor.
According to the Human Resource Management Office (HRMO), which drafted the proposal, the proposed integration aims to regularize the employment status of traffic enforcers and clarify their mandate in managing traffic and public order across the city. The reorganization will further require an ordinance from the City Council before it can take effect.
Mayor Raisa Treñas said the consolidation is intended to give frontliners the stability and recognition they deserve.
“We know that every single day, our TTMO and POSMO personnel work under the heat of the sun and rain just to keep everyone safe on the road,” Treñas said. “You deserve proper status, clear authority, and strong institutional support — and this plan is part of giving you exactly that.”
The mayor added that unifying the two offices will allow better coordination.
“These teams have interrelated tasks. Traffic management and public safety always intersect,” she said. “By putting them under one command, we avoid duplication, we improve response times, and we make our operations more efficient.”
Under the HRMO proposal, POSMO will remain a standalone department, with TTMO as one of its major divisions alongside units handling public safety, special services, and task forces such as Anti-Littering, Jaywalking, and ASIS.
Treñas said the city wants a system that maximizes resources without compromising service delivery.
“We want to be cost-efficient, we want to maximize manpower, and we want clearer supervision. Once everything is finalized, we will endorse this to the City Council so they can review and approve it,” she said.
Before the TTMO and POSMO were established as separate offices, city traffic and safety operations were handled by a single body, the Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO). The new proposal would once again streamline operations — this time, with stronger staffing structures and clearer operational scopes.
Treñas emphasized the city’s long-term goal: “Our direction is simple — to professionalize, to empower, and to strengthen the teams that keep Iloilo City safe every day. This reform is for them and for the Ilonggos they serve.”/PN
