MANILA, April 7 -- The head of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) 's Special Operations Group-Strike Force (SOG-SF) will remain with the agency but was ordered to undergo a five-day "training, mentorship, and coaching" program.

In a statement on Monday, the MMDA said Gabriel Go will stay as the SOG-SF head and was instructed by MMDA Chair Don Artes to undergo a program on traffic management, leadership, courtesy, and discipline "with special attention on stress and anger management."

"Artes' decision on Go is not a form of punishment, but more for his self-improvement," the statement said.

The five-day training will be led by Edison Nebrija from the MMDA Traffic Education Division, formerly the chief of the MMDA's Tas...