Tag: MMDA

Portion of Commonwealth Ave. closed on Monday, July 23, for Duterte’s third SONA

(Eagle News) — A portion of Commonwealth Ave. will be closed on Monday, July 23, in time for President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address. In an advisory issued on Friday, July 20, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the stretch from Tandang Sora to Batasan will be closed starting 12:01 a.m. Motorists are advised to take the following alternate routes: Southbound: Fairview to Quezon Memorial Circle  Along Commonwealth Avenue, turn tight to […]

MMDA lifts number-coding scheme in M. Manila

Suspension does not apply to Makati, Las Piñas (Eagle News)—-The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority lifted the number-coding scheme for private vehicles and city buses in Metro Manila on Wednesday, July 18. In a tweet, the MMDA however said the lifting of the scheme does not apply to Las Piñas nor Makati. The suspension comes amid the monsoon rains that caused heavy flooding in some areas.

700 traffic enforcers, idedeploy sa gagawin ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na “Lingap Laban Sa Kahirapan”

Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Eksakto 12:01 ng madaling araw sa Linggo, isasara na ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) sa trapiko ang ilang pangunahing kalsada sa paligid ng Luneta Park para bigyang-daan ang isasagawang “Lingap Laban sa Kahirapan” o “Aid to Fight Poverty” ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na magsisimula ng ala sais ng umaga. Kabilang na rito ang kahabaan ng Road 10 mula Moriones hangang Delpan Bridge. Kahabaan ng Bonifacio […]

MMDA issues advisory on road closures for the July 15 INC Aid for Humanity to Fight Poverty in Manila

(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced the road closures that will be implemented on Sunday, July 15 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila for the large Aid for Humanity to Fight Poverty of the Iglesia Ni Cristo. According to the MMDA, starting July 14, from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM, the stretch of Independence Road, Katigbak Drive and South Drive will be closed to traffic. Staring midnight of July 15, the following […]

MMDA, magsasagawa ng surprise earthquake drill sa Setyembre

(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng isang surprise earthquake drill ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ngayong buwan. Ayon kay MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia, di nila iaanusyo ang petsa ng shake drill at sasabihin lamang sa mismong araw ng drill. Tatlong araw anilang isasagawa ang nasabing earthquake drill na layong maihanda ang publiko sakaling tumama ang 7.2 magnitude na lindol. Dagdag pa ni Garcia, magpapadala rin ng announcement kaugnay sa nasabing drill ang mga telecommunication […]

MMDA: Expect heavier traffic in Metro Manila due to simultaneous road works

By Phoebe Salvador  Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has notified the public of heavier traffic in the second half of 2018 due to road construction and maintenance projects in different locations in Metro Manila. According to MMDA, the simultaneous road projects include the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) drainage enhancement project along A. Bonifacio Road; construction of an elevated guideway for the Metro Rail Transit 7 (MRT-7) along North Avenue; and emergency […]

Mobile app on traffic, flood reports in Metro Manila to be developed soon; target launch this December, says MMDA

By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) — A mobile application on traffic reports, flood alerts, and disaster and emergency preparedness tips will soon be developed and be made available to the public by year-end, according to  the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA Chairman Danilo D. Lim signed on Thursday, June 28, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, President and Chief Executive Officer of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. to develop the said […]

MMDA suspends towing firm for illegal towing of motorcycles

  By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has indefinitely suspended a towing company that brought towed motorcycles to its garage instead of the agency’s impounding site. MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said in a press briefing on Tuesday, June 19 the accreditation of Arrom Towing Services and its six tow trucks were indefinitely suspended in response to a complaint of a motorcycle rider. Based on […]

Four men, including an MMDA traffic constable and two dismissed law enforcers, nabbed for kidnapping of Chinese national, robbery

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Four people, including a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority constable and two sacked law enforcers, were arrested in separate operations after they allegedly kidnapped a Chinese national and robbed him of his sport utility vehicle and several vans in two instances. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde identified the suspects as dismissed policeman Mark Anthony Roque, sacked Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agent Arnold Camayang, Alvin Jay Roque of the MMDA, […]

MMDA, pinaghahandaan na ang Balik Eskwela

(Eagle News) — Tututukan ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang batas trapiko sa mga pangunahing lansangan malapit sa mga paaralan. Ito ay kaugnay sa muling pagbubukas ng mga klase sa Lunes, Hunyo 4. Ayon sa pamunuan ng MMDA, maglalagay sila ng karagdagang traffic constables sa University Belt-Manila, Katipunan Road, Edsa, Cubao, Aurora at Balintawak Cloverleaf. Bukod pa rito ay maghihigpit din sila sa kanilang isasagawang sidewalk clearing operations. https://youtu.be/yXsIzeJVRRc

Paghahanda sa ikatlong SONA ng Pangulo, sinimulan na ng MMDA

(Eagle News) — Inumpisahan na ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang paghahanda para sa ikatlong State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Hulyo. Sinabi ni MMDA Special Operations Group Head Bong Nebrija, maaga nilang sinimulan ang paglilinis sa ilang daanan, kasama rito ang pagpapaluwag ng daan sa IBP road at ilan pang bahagi na maapektuhan ng mabigat na daloy trapiko dahil sa konstruksyon ng MRT-7. Ang nasabing hakbang ay isinagawa upang […]