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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 SMS ALERT FOR VIOLATIONS GETS HOUSE PANEL OK

The House Committee on Metro Manila Development chaired by Manila Representative Manuel Luis Lopez, in a joint meeting with the Committee on Transportation chaired by Samar Representative Edgar Mary Sarmiento, approved two measures, seeking to improve the implementation of traffic rules and regulations. Approved during the hybrid meeting was House Bill 5656 filed by Bulacan […]

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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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METRO MAYORS WANT FACE SHIELDS SCRAPPED – ABALOS

Local chief executives of Metro Manila will recommend to the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to lift the order of mandatory wearing of face shields except for some places that are critical. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said that the face shields can be removed except for areas such as hospitals, […]