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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) will take over traffic management of Edsa’s Timog Avenue to Ortigas Avenue section. “This is to share a load of road traffic administration on Edsa, especially during the expected holiday traffic rush,” said MMDA general manager Jojo Garcia. Garcia […]
Marikina City traffic auxiliary enforcers will be deployed along Marcos Highway and Katipunan Avenue to help traffic enforcers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) manage the traffic situation in the area, said Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro. “Marikina is committed as an auxiliary force in terms of equipment, personnel, in case of vehicular accidents, stalled […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said it has exceeded its 2017 and 2018 targets to slash the number of flood affected areas in Metro Manila. MMDA spokesperson, Celine Pialago said the agency has made a “huge headway” in its flood control efforts, which led to a decrease in flooded areas to 319 hectares, surpassing […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has reported that 90 percent of national roads and “Mabuhay Lanes” are now cleared while 60 percent of inner roads in Metro Manila are also free of obstructions. MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia came out with the report after meeting with Metro Manila mayors to discuss the compliance of […]
The Elliptical Road in Quezon City will be repaired to fix its sloped lanes that cause flooding in the area, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced. In a recent press briefing in Makati City, MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has volunteered to repair starting […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the scheduled earthquake drill later this month aims to prepare residents in the region for a tremor that may happen at the wee hours of the day. “The drill is scheduled at 4 a.m.” In a press briefing at the MMDA central office in Makati City, MMDA General […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be checking if cigarettes and other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, are being sold or promotes within the 100 meters of public and private schools. Smokers will also receive verbal warnings if they were found to be smoking within 100 meters from schools, the MMDA added. The initiative, which […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it supports the passage of a measure allowing the use of emergency powers in solving the current traffic situation in the country as the 18th Congress convenes after the recently concluded midterm elections. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade has assured that there will be no corruption in the implementation of […]
Former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair and administration Senate bet Francis Tolentino on Sunday said that if given the chance to serve as a senator, one of his urgent priorities would be to “improve and escalate the benefits of teachers “way more than what they are receiving right now.” “We need to talk more […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is eyeing to remove all bus terminals along Edsa by June. The Metro Manila Council (MMC), MMDA’s policy-making body, has approved the resolution prohibiting the issuance of business permits to all public utility bus terminals and operators and other public utility vehicles along Edsa during its meeting at the […]