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(Eagle News) — Tatlong bus terminal ang ipinasara ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) dahil sa pag-ooperate nang walang permit ng Quezon City at paglabag sa “Nose-in, Nose-out policy” na pinaiiral sa mga terminal sa EDSA. Ang DLTB bus terminal ay nagkusa nang nagsara dahil walang terminal permit. Samantala ang Roro Bus Line at Dimple Star ay inabutang nag ooperate pa at agad na pinatawan ng closure order dahil wala ring barangay permit. Matapos mapatawan […]
(Eagle News) — At 4 p.m. today, a Metro Manila wide shake drill will be conducted to signal the start of a four-day more comprehensive simulation quake drill that will instill the importance of the “duck, cover and hold” position to the public during earthquakes. Spearheaded by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the four-day quake drill will see a simulation of the actions to be taken should there be collapsed buildings, for instance, burning […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Francis Tolentino to the Office of the Political Adviser. Tolentino, who ran as an independent candidate for a seat in the Senate in May 2016 but fell short after landing 13th place in the elections, will hold the position of political adviser. “By virtue hereof, you may qualify and enter upon the performance of the duties of the office, furnishing (Malacanang) […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, June 28 advised the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to first conduct proper consultation with the affected sectors before it implements its expanded number coding scheme. “Naiintindihan natin ang malaking hamon na kinakaharap ng MMDA sa pagresolba ng traffic sa Metro Manila. Subalit sa paghahanap ng solusyon, hindi dapat magpadalus-dalos,” Poe said in a statement. “The plan to implement an expanded number coding scheme […]
(Eagle News) — The third earthquake drill will be held in July, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on Wednesday. The MMDA said the mock exercise will be done from July 14 to July 17, around 4 p.m., to enable “other emergency responders from other regions to come in and participate.” The agency said the drill, called the shake drill, “aims to identify the gaps during the first two drills held in 2015 and 2016.” It […]
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 […]
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(Eagle News) — Newly appointed Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danny Lim promised that he will clean the agency under his leadership. Lim’s first step is to do an inventory of MMDA’s equipment, personnel and transactions to eliminate corruption in the agency. “I-inventory natin yung resources diyan, not to find fault pero gusto kong malaman kung saan ako nag-uumpisa,” Lim said in an interview. Meanwhile, MMDA general manager Tim Orbos, will retain his position. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – On the first day of the implementation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Law, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority caught more than 100 motorists violating the law through its non-contact apprehension policy. According to MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialogo, most of the drivers were caught texting. Their acts were captured by MMDA’s high definition traffic cameras installed along Edsa.
Pumalo na sa ikatlong araw ang Brigada Eskwela na nagsimula noong Lunes sa iba’t-ibang paaralan sa buong bansa. Sa pangunguna ng Department of Education, marami pa rin ang masayang nakilahok sa nasabing aktibidad na magtatapos hanggang sa Mayo 20. Kabilang sa mga nakilahok ay ang mga guro, mga estudyante, mga magulang at iba pang mga organisasyon o grupo pampubliko man o pribado. Sa Commonwealth Elementary School, sa lungsod ng Quezon, kabilang sa mga tumulong sa […]
(Eagle News) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Friday suspended the entire fleet of a towing company after some of its alleged employees figured in an anomalous transaction with a motorist in Quezon City. In a statement, the MMDA said it had placed the Compaq Towing Company under “indefinite preventive suspension.” The statement was issued a day after Roberto Minosa posted a video showing three men supposedly from the company towing his illegally parked car on 20th […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will start the initial transfer of provincial buses from the Southwest Interim Provincial Terminal (SWIPT) at Uniwide Coastal Mall to a new terminal in Pasay. According to MMDA chairman Tim Orbos, around 300 provincial buses will be transferred to the new SWIPT site at HK Sun Plaza on Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City on Friday, May 5. Orbos said the new site was better than the […]
