The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced that fines for the violation of exclusive city bus lane/bus carousel lane regulation along EDSA will soon be increased as the agency noted private vehicles repeatedly disregarding the rules. In a press conference, MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said that there are many errant drivers of private vehicles, […]
Author: Daniel Mejos
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, together with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), and the local governments of Makati and Pasay City, inaugurated the Tripa de Gallina Neighborhood Upgrading Project located in Brgy. San Isidro, Makati City. The inauguration and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding was led by MMDA Acting Chairman […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced the implementation of traffic management measures to alleviate expected heavier traffic congestion during All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day, and the Christmas season. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said traffic volume in Metro Manila increases during the holidays, thus the necessity to implement effective and sustainable measures […]
MMDA UNVEILS 10 ENTRIES FOR 49TH MMFF
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) broke a new record and announced 10 films entries for its 49th edition in December. The movies were selected from a record-high of 30 submissions, by distinguished members of the MMFF selection committee, led by respected producer and film industry stalwart Jessie Ejercito. The movies were selected from a […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the transport strike staged by Malayang Alyansa ng Bus Employees at Laborers (MANIBELA) on October 16 failed to paralyze the normal public transportation operations at the National Capital Region. Transport group Manibela, headed by Mar Valbuena, is opposing LTFRB’s December 31 deadline for the consolidation of traditional jeepneys […]
Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos lauded the mayors of Metro Manila for their unanimous support to the moratorium on pass-through fees collection on national roads and suspension of collection of any form of fees upon all motor vehicles transporting goods or merchandise while passing through any national roads and such […]
MMDA OPENS MOTORCYCLE RIDING ACADEMY
Motorcycle riders who are either beginners or have already been driving but want to know the basic knowledge on handling and operating motorcycles with focus on safety riding can now enroll in the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s Motorcycle Riding Academy (MRA). Located at a vacant property of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) along Julia […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) received motorcycles as donation for its Motorcycle Riding Academy, this time from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes thanked Abalos for being very supportive of the MMDA’s programs and projects even after his stint at the agency. […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), together with the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), held a groundbreaking and signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Roxas Boulevard Promenade, an offshoot of the Adopt-a-Park project in Pasay City. The park is the result of the MMDA’s and PRA’s recognition of the problem of urban decay as […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) received a donation of 10 motorcycles from Senator Sonny Angara. Angara initiated the donation in support of the MMDA’s Motorcycle Riding Academy which is set to open on September 27. The Motorcycle Riding Academy will provide riders formal training on both theoretical and practical aspects of motorcycle riding, as […]