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Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos personally supervised the agency’s cleanup operations at Manila Bay, as an influx of trash was swept into the bay due to heavy rains in the past days brought by southwest monsoon. At least 70 personnel from MMDA Metro Parkways Clearing Group were deployed to clean Manila Bay. […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority inaugurated the Aglipay Bridge Pumping Station in Mandaluyong to address the flooding problem in low lying nearby communities. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos led the inaugural ceremony of the new pumping station in Aglipay Street, Barangay Poblacion that will serve and benefit the areas of Boni Avenue and F. Ortigas St. […]
Ground was broken by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the construction of a sewage treatment plant (STP) and wastewater interceptor in Pasay City that will help address the problem of wastewater discharge that contributes to the pollution in Manila Bay. In the activity, DENR […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) stands firm on its decision not to re-implement the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the number coding scheme as traffic is still manageable even if the volume of vehicles on EDSA is slowly nearing pre-pandemic scale. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said he sees no need yet to […]
As the use of the Skyway Stage 3 is no longer for free, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) revisited the Mabuhay Lanes as it expects additional vehicular volume on EDSA. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos inspected part of Mabuhay Lane Route 1 in Mother Ignacia, Scout Esguerra, and Scout Ybardolaza in Quezon City. Abalos personally […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) unveiled its emergency lay-by at the ground level of the Quezon Avenue Flyover on EDSA where motorcycle riders can seek shelter during heavy rain. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said motorcycle riders would be allowed to stop at the emergency lay-by when raining so they do not block the highway […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) accommodated the request of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to get their players, coaches, and staffers vaccinated. Basketball players are classified as economic frontliners and are included in the A4 category of the country’s vaccination priority list, said MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos. “The PBA is one of the industries […]
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos ordered the preventive suspension of two traffic enforcers identified in the extortion video that went viral on social media. Abalos served the notice of charge to traffic enforcers Raul Gulmatico and Corazon Castañeda, placing them on 90-day preventive suspension pending the result of investigation for the following […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has reopened the Dario Bridge U-turn slot in Quezon City to help ease traffic congestion on the northbound lanes of EDSA. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the reopening of U-turn slot at Dario Bridge aims to decongest traffic and reduce motorists’ travel time in the area. “This would benefit […]
Field personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will receive free TB screening and chest X-rays in a bid to promote wellness among its workforce. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the initiative, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), aims to identify those with cases of tuberculosis (TB) and provide […]