MMDA Officers to Wear Adult Diapers During Nazarene Feast & Pope Francis Visit (Video)

MMDA Officers who will be deployed during the Feast of the Black Nazarene and Pope Francis visit to the Philippines will be wearing adult diapers as confirmed by MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino. The MMDA will distribute adult diapers for traffic constables who need to answer the call of nature when they’re in the middle of the street, or when they are helping ensure order and security.

Watch the Video Report of TV Patrol on MMDA Adult Diapers:

According to the MMDA Chairman, they will try the adult diaper which will be use by the MMDA constable during the Feast of the Black Nazarene. It will be the first time that the move by MMDA will be tested as part of their preparation for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis.

The purchasing of adult diapers to be used by the MMDA cost the agency a total of P120,000, it will be distributed to more than 2,000 MMDA personnel which will be deployed by the MMDA during the Quiapo Fiesta.

MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino noted that adult diapers can absorb up to four rounds of urination which could save all personnel’s time when they are on duty and call of nature strikes.

The MMDA also believed that the human rights of MMDA personnel are taken into consideration before they decided to purchase the adult diapers which will be used starting on January 8, 2015, from 8:00 AM until Friday, at the Quiapo area in Manila.

Chairman Tolentino also clarified that the MMDA personnel will be composed of traffic enforcers, rescue personnel to provide assistance in case of emergencies, and the agency’s Metro Parkway Clearing Group to clear the roads of garbage after the event.

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