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MMDA, LGUS CLEAR BACLARAN STREETS – GARCIA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the local chief city executives of Pasay and Parañaque recently teamed up in clearing the streets in Baclaran of illegal street vendors in compliance to the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to reclaim all public roads being used for private purposes. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim, MMDA General Manager Jojo […]

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DPWH TO FIX SLOPED ELLIPTICAL ROAD INNER LANES AND PREVENT FLOODS – MMDA

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 […]

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METRO MANILA DAWN QUAKE DRILL SET ON JULY 27 – MMDA

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 […]

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MMDA TO RELOCATE COMMONWEALTH, C5 U-TURN SLOTS – GARCIA

An official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced the relocation of U-turn slots along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City and C5 Road in Parañaque City to give way to the construction of the Metro Rail Transit 7 (MRT-7) and the C5 Southlink Expressway project. In a press briefing at the MMDA main office […]

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MAYNILAD, MANILA WATER TRUCKS EXEMPTED FROM NUMBER CODING – LIM

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Danilo Lim reiterated that trucks of Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Company Inc. that deliver water supplies to residents affected by the supply shortage in the metropolis are still exempted from the Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the number coding scheme. “We have a standing […]

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MMDA PUSHING TO GIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCERS HAZARD PAY – LIM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is pushing to give its traffic enforcers hazard pay. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim told around 300 traffic enforcers during their assembly that he will be writing a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte asking for the granting of their hazard pay, in recognition of their efforts in managing traffic along […]

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CASTELO RECOMMENDS FIXED TENURE FOR MMDA CHAIRMAN

Outgoing chairman of the Metro Manila Development Committee at the House of Representatives Winnie Castelo has recommended that the chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) should have a fixed term of office.  “The MMDA is no longer a coordinating body of the 17 cities and towns, as originally conceived and planned by authors of the law […]

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MMDA FORMS TASK FORCE CUBAO-MAKATI – NEBRIJA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has created an inter-agency task force to implement measures to ease traffic from Cubao, Quezon City to Makati City. MMDA Edsa traffic chief Bong Nebrija said Task Force Cubao-Makati (CubMA) was created amid the recent pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte that travel time from Cubao in Quezon City to […]

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NO FARE INCREASE ONCE EDSA BUS BAN STARTS – MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has appealed to city bus operators not to charge additional fares once the provincial bus ban along Edsa is fully implemented. “Hindi po madodoble ang pamasahe kasi iiksi yung biyahe ng mga provincial buses. Mababawasan ang mga provincial buses at the same time the city buses are willing to shoulder the difference […]

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NO DEFINITE DATE YET FOR CLOSURE OF PROVINCIAL BUS TERMINALS IN EDSA – GARCIA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is not setting a definite date on the closure of provincial bus terminals along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA). MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia Jr. said the agency is still finalizing the guidelines for the full implementation of the policy. “Wala pang definite schedule. Hopefully matapos lahat ng guidelines […]