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(Eagle News)–Work at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will be suspended on Thursday and Friday. The MMDA said personnel will also be allowed to go home at 2 p.m. on Wednesday to pave the way for a “complete sanitation and disinfection of all its offices and adjacent premises” until Sunday. The MMDA made the announcement–which chair Danilo Lim said was approved by the MMDA COVID-19 committee— after four of its personnel tested positive for the […]
(Eagle News) — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority General Manager Jojo Garcia is now on self-quarantine after exposure to a person who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago made the revelation, as she announced she herself was under self-quarantine after attending the same meeting which the COVID-19-positive patient attended. “I ask those I have been personally in contact with, please do the same, as you may be at risk,” Pialago said. […]
(Eagle News)–Almost 100 Metropolitan Manila Development Authority enforcers will be added to the current deployment of enforcers on Edsa for the Southeast Asian Games. In a briefing in Manila on Friday, Nov. 29, MMDA Edsa traffic manager Col. Bong Nebrija said the additional 95 enforcers would assist the convoy of delegates going to the Philippine Arena for the biennial event’s opening ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 30. He said the enforcers, like the 120 enforcers initially […]
Portion of Edsa that is part of the city not covered by suspension, MMDA says (Eagle News)–The number-coding scheme is suspended in Quezon City on Monday, Aug. 19, except in the portion of Edsa that is still part of the city. This is according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority which responded to a question posted on its Twitter account on Sunday, Aug. 18. Republic Act 6741 declared August 19 of every year a special […]
(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has lifted the number-coding scheme today. The MMDA made the confirmation in responding to the inquiries of motorists on its official Twitter account. The Palace declared today a regular holiday in celebration of the Muslims’ Eid’l Adha. With the MMDA’s confirmation, vehicles whose plate numbers end in 1 and 2 are allowed to ply Metro Manila streets from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(Eagle News)–The number-coding scheme is lifted effective 3 p.m. today, Aug. 9. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority made the announcement via Twitter, amid the inclement weather brought about by an enhanced southwest monsoon. Earlier, the Palace suspended work in government offices and classes in Metro Manila. The memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the suspension was effective 3 p.m. The MMDA said the number-coding scheme, however, still applies in Makati.
MMDA says closure of Antipolo-bound section may last for at least four months (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Tuesday, April 30, announced the closure of a part of Marcos bridge in Marikina starting Saturday, May 4. The MMDA said the Antipolo-bound section of the bridge will be closed at 11 p.m. The agency said the closure, which will last for at least four months, will pave the way for a rehabilitation […]
(Eagle News)–Bus terminals along Edsa will be closed in June, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on Tuesday, March 26. According to Jojo Garcia, MMDA general manager, the decision, aimed at reducing congestion in the major thoroughfare, was reached during a Metro Manila Council meeting the day before. He said a dryrun with the closed bus terminals will be held after the long holiday in April.
(Eagle News)—A part of the Estrella Service Road in Makati will be closed starting March 23. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the closure of the stretch of the road from Gumamela Street to the direction of JP Rizal will start at 11 p.m. It said the partial closure was to give way to the reconstruction of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge. The closure will last up to two years, when the project is expected to be […]
(Eagle News)–The number-coding scheme in Metro Manila is suspended today, Monday, Feb. 25. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority made the announcement in a Tweet on the same day. The MMDA said the suspension was to give way to celebrations for the People Power anniversary. In line with this, the MMDA said the lane on Edsa in front of the People Power monument will be closed from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. today.
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has moved the closure date of the Tandang Sora flyover to March 2. The new schedule of closure is several days later than the original date, Feb. 23. MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia’s announcement came after the Quezon City council requested for the additional week for the local government to conduct the necessary preparations. “Itong one week na ibinigay po ay malaking tulong para iset forth ang lahat ng […]
Closure to pave the way for ongoing MRT-7 construction (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Thursday, Feb. 14, announced the closure of the flyover and intersection in Tandang Sora, Quezon City starting Saturday, Feb. 23. In a press conference, MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said the closure would start at 11 p.m. and would last until 2020. Garcia said this was to pave the way for the ongoing construction of the Metro Rail […]
