Tag: Jojo Garcia

MMDA general manager Jojo Garcia tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Metropolitan Manila Development Authority general manager Jojo Garcia has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. “I wish to inform everyone that I will have to work from home as I have been found positive for COVID-19,” Garcia said in a  statement. According to Garcia, “my work puts me under a lot of risk, and this is part of it.” He said he “embrace(s) the challenge” and has faith he will overcome this. In […]

MMDA: Full implementation of driver-only vehicle ban on Edsa during rush hours suspended for now

Dry-run of scheme to continue, however (Eagle News) — The full implementation of the driver-only vehicle ban on Edsa during rush hours originally scheduled on Aug. 23 has been suspended. This is according to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority General Manager Jojo Garcia, who held a press conference on Friday, Aug. 17. According to Garcia, the Metro Manila Council needs to convene first on the policy before its full implementation. Garcia said, however, that the dry-run of […]