Tag: Metro Manila Council

Metro Manila Council passes “unanimous” resolution asking IATF to allow some activities for fully vaccinated

Asks IATF to come up with guidelines and list of allowable industries for fully vaccinated persons in Metro Manila   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3AMy7-o6DA   (Eagle News) – The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has agreed on a resolution requesting the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to allow some activities for the fully vaccinated in Metro Manila. This was revealed by San Juan City mayor Francis Zamora in an interview with Balitalakayan on Thursday night, Sept. 9 “Nagkaroon po ng […]

MMDA: Metro Manila Council to ban minors aged 15 to 17 from going outdoors anew

MMDA Chair Abalos says 2-week ban aimed at curbing COVID-19 transmission in National Capital Region (Eagle News) — The Metro Manila Council is expected to issue a resolution banning anew those aged 15 to 17 from going outdoors. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, which made the announcement on Tuesday, March 16, said the MMC resolution will be implemented across all of Metro Manila’s 17 cities and will be in effect for two weeks starting Tuesday, […]

M. Manila Council chair: NCR mayors can’t afford another lockdown; explains apprehension on opening of cinemas

  (Eagle News) – Metro Manila mayors have expressed concern about the opening of cinemas this February in the Philippine capital especially with the emergence of new and more infectious COVID-19 variants in the country. Metro Manila Council chair Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said they have appealed this decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the further opening of the economy, especially of enclosed air-conditioned cinemas. In an interview with NET25’s newest news […]

MMDA, ipagpapatuloy ang dry run ng expanded HOV traffic scheme

(Eagle News) — Patuloy na isasagawa ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang dry run para sa expanded High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) traffic scheme. Ayon kay MMDA General-Manager Jojo Garcia, ito ay matapos magkasundo ang Metro Manila Council o MMC sa isang special session na pinangunahan ng MMDA. Nakatakda naman anyang makipag-dayalogo ang MMDA sa Malacañang at mga miyembro ng Kongreso, upang kumbinsihin na mahalaga ang nasabing hakbang. Gayunman, nilinaw ni MMC President at Quezon […]

Hike in fines for illegal parking in Metro Manila approved

(Eagle News) — The Metro Manila Council has approved the increase in fines for illegal parking in the National Capital Region. The fine for attended illegally parked cars was increased from P200 to P1000. The one for unattended illegally parked cars, on the other hand, was hiked to P2,000 from the original P300, The amount is exclusive of the cost of the towing of the vehicle. According to the MMC, the hike in the fines […]

MMC approves several MMDA traffic-related proposals

Katipunan Ave., among others, to have “non-exclusive” motorcycle lanes, one approved proposal says (Eagle News) — The Metro Manila Council on Thursday approved several traffic-related proposals made by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to curb traffic in several major thoroughfares. In a statement, the MMDA said the MMC, composed of Metro Manila Mayors, approved the resolution amending the uniform light truck policy that bans cargo trucks with a gross capacity weight of 4500 kilograms and […]

Metro mayors, ni-reject ang expanded number-coding scheme ng MMDA

(Eagle News) — Ibinasura ng Metro Manila Council ang expanded number-coding scheme na magbabawal sa mga pribadong sasakyan na dumaan sa mga pangunahing kalsada dalawang beses sa isang linggo. Sa ginawang pagpupulong ay hindi pinaboran ng Metro Mayors ang panukalang ‘twice-a-week number coding scheme ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Iprinisinta ni MMDA Chairman Danny Lim ang nasabing scheme na una nang inanunsyo ng ahensya noong buwan ng Hunyo. Sabi ni Lim, mahigit tatlumpung porsyento […]

Light truck ban sa EDSA, Shaw Boulevard extended hanggang September 15

Eagle News — Pinalawig pa hanggang September 15 ang pagbabawal sa pagdaan ng mga ‘light truck’ sa kahabaan ng EDSA at Shaw Boulevard. Ito ay ayon sa Metro Manila Council (MMC), ang policy-making body ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Sa ilalim ng regulasyon ng MMC, ipagbabawal pa rin ang pagdaan ng mga truck na may gross capacity weight na nasa 4,500 kilograms sa mga nasabing daan sa pagitan ng alas 6:00 ng umaga hanggang alas 10:00 […]