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MMDA GIVES FLOOD RESPONSE TRAINING IN NCR – ABALOS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) conducted a Flood Incident Response Safety Training (F.I.R.S.T.) in the northern portion of Metro Manila and Luzon. A total of 404 responders from the 17 local government units of the National Capital Region, Southern Police District-Taguig City, and Metro Bataan Development Authority participated in the training held in the […]

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MMFF TO STAGE 1ST FLUVIAL PARADE OF STARS’

The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will hold its first-ever Fluvial Parade of Stars that will highlight the beauty of Pasig River as it resumes this year, following the opening of cinemas and easing of quarantine restrictions in the metropolis. The fluvial parade, set on December 19, will feature ferry boats which will serve as […]

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MMDA LAUDS MALABON CITY’S ANTI-SMOKING ORDINANCE

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has expressed its utmost support to the initiatives of the local government of Malabon with regards to its anti-smoking implementation. Malabon City has been implementing its City Ordinance No. 14-2018 which bans smoking (including vape and e-cigarettes) in certain public spaces, government buildings, schools, hospitals, and in public vehicles […]

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‘NUMBER CODING’ IN METRO MANILA RESUMES – ABALOS

Effective December 1, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will reimplement the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the number coding scheme during rush hour in the afternoon on Mondays to Fridays, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., except on holidays. This was after the Metro Manila Council (MMC) approved a resolution on the […]

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MMDA BAGS FOI COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AWARD

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) bagged the Commitment to Excellence Award, under the Agency Category, for being the Freedom of Information Champion Hall of Famer, conferred by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). The FOI Hall of Fame – Commitment to Excellence Award is given to recipients of the FOI Champion Hall of Fame […]

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MMFF RETURNS TO CINEMAS IN DECEMBER – ABALOS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), organizer of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), announces this year’s lineup for the annual film festival that will return to cinemas on Christmas. The official lineup of entries in the MMFF 2021 are: 1.    “A Hard Day” Starring Dingdong Dantes and John Arcilla, directed by Lawrence Fajardo Production: […]

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MMDA LAUNCHES ‘I LOVE MM’ PHOTO, ART CONTESTS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched metro-wide photography, songwriting, and art contests carrying the theme “I Love MM (Metro Manila)” aimed at showcasing the National Capital Region’s growth and development. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos invites amateur and professional Filipino artists who are residents of Metro Manila to join the contests. “We encourage residents […]

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BAZAAR SELLERS MUST BE FULLY VAXXED – ABALOS

Metro Manila mayors have prepared for sellers and personnel of Christmas bazaars and other seasonal markets in the National Capital Region as the holiday nears and shoppers start to increase in numbers. According to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, the mayors have agreed to implement a unified standard on the conduct of […]

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PASIG RIVER FERRY SERVICE HAS NEW STATION – ABALOS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) opened the new Kalawaan Station for the Pasig River Ferry Service (PRFS) to draw more commuters in Pasig City to this alternative mode of transport six weeks away from Christmas. The addition of the Kalawaan Station, located at N. Cuevas Street, with entrance near the Kalawaan Bridge, Pasig City, […]

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YTPI PLANTS 250 SEEDLINGS IN ANGELES CITY

Members of the Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc. (YTPI) planted native tree seedlings at Sitio Saw Mill, Sapang Bato, Angeles City for the recently-concluded fifth expansion of the Forever Forest Project. YTPI President Tetsuya Nagao and Executive Vice President Kazutoshi Morimoto led the tree-planting activity in collaboration with the Angeles City Environment and Natural Resources Office […]