IKOT.PH
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has called on the North Luzon Expressway Corporation (NLEX) to allocate additional lanes and waive toll fees at the affected area (Balintawak to Marilao) for motorists following the recent accident at the Marilao Interchange Bridge.Dizon argued that it is only reasonable for NLEX to waive toll from motorists passing the northbound […]
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) received resources to augment its assets in protecting the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and bolster its search and rescue missions during calamities.Joining First Lady and Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) Vice Admiral Liza Araneta Marcos, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon witnessed Philippine Red Cross Chairman Dick Gordon turn over the […]
Commuters using the EDSA Busway can now expect a more efficient flow of buses as 90% of station timers are working, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said.“Masaya po akong nagrereport na 90% sa mga 45-second timers sa EDSA Busway stops ay umaandar na po,” Dizon said. To ensure that bus drivers comply with the 45-second lay-by, […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will terminate its agreement with Unified Grand Central Station consortium BF Corp. and Foresight Development and Surveying Co. (BFC-FDSC) due to excessive delays in the completion of the project, which will link major rail lines LRT-1, MRT-3, and MRT-7. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon lamented the delay during his inspection of […]
As the country gets closer to purchasing vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos plans to open the agency’s quarantine facility to a national vaccination center that will help the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on its plan to rollout the vaccination program. According to Abalos, […]
A few days before the deadline set by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the local government units in Metro Manila to clear roads of obstructions, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte personally oversaw the clearing operations in Balintawak Market. Garbage and motorcycles encroaching the […]
In his first few days in office, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos has ensured residents of Metro Manila that all pumping stations needed in the Metro’s flood control operations, are in good working condition ahead of the onset of the rainy season. During his inspection at Libertad Pumping Station in Pasay today, Abalos […]
Newly-appointed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos bared plans for Metro Manila on his first day in office. Abalos met with the officials and directors and discussed his policies in line with the Authority’s functions and mandates. First on his list is addressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic through coordination with the Inter-Agency […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) welcomes the appointment of former Mandaluyong City Mayor Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, Jr. as its new chairman, succeeding the agency’s late Chairman Danilo Lim who passed away recently. MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said he looks forward to working with Abalos, who is known for the industrial and commercial development […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) received its highest audit rating from the Commission on Audit (COA) for 2019, a first for the agency in 45 years. The COA gave the MMDA an “unqualified opinion” on the fairness of presentation of the agency’s financial statements for the fiscal year 2019. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim expressed […]