Wonder why it floods so fast now in the Manila area? This is because of the three ongoing drainage systems projects in Manila, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA Acting General Manager Baltazar Melgar said the three pumping stations are the Padre Faura Drainage,...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista this Thursday ( August 4) inaugurated the Roxas Boulevard and Taft Busway Stations of the P77,738,390 EDSA Busway Project, which were completed just a couple of days ago. The EDSA Busway Project is a joint undertaking of the DOTr, the...
Prospective car buyers would need to show proof that they have adequate garage or parking space before they will be allowed to buy one. This is the conditon that Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco wants to institutionalize under House Bill (HB) No. 31. Vehicles are seen parked on...
A 39-man team from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be deployed in earthquake-hit areas in Abra to assist in road-clearing operations and other disaster responses. MMDA Officer-in-Charge Baltazar Melgar said the first team consisting of 11 people is already on its way to...
Police forces have started securing strategic areas near the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City in preparation for the first State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. on Monday, July 25. Police Maj. Gen. Valeriano De Leon, director for Operations of the Philippine...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will deploy traffic personnel at the entry points of the EDSA-Timog flyover in Quezon City to ensure that no trucks will use both the southbound and the northbound lanes. The southbound lane of the flyover was reopened to motorists at 5 p.m. on...
Some traffic personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be subjected to a thorough study to determine the impact of traffic exposure to hearing losses. MMDA Officer-in-Charge Director Baltazar Melgar said the study will be conducted by the University of the Philippines...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) released on Monday, July 18, a traffic rerouting plan for the July 25 State of the Nation Address of President Bongbong Marcos in order to assist affected motorists and commuters in their travel plans. Motorists are advised to take the following...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) vowed on Wednesday, July 13, to intensify the road-clearing operations in the National Capital Region (NCR) in preparation for the opening of classes that is expected to shift to face-to-face based on the instruction of Vice President and...
Four Filipino films were shortlisted in this year’s edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Friday, July 8. Metro Manila Film Festival The first four MMFF 2022 official entries were: Labyu with an Accent, Nananahimik ang...
The Pasay City police have identified two of the suspects in the mauling of a Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcer on Sunday, June 26, and have ordered them to surrender as soon as possible. Pasay police chief Col. Cesar Paday-os Col. Cesar Paday-os, city police chief, gave...
The Pasay City police are hunting down the suspects in the mauling of a Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcer during a clearing operation on Sunday, June 26. Col. Cesar Paday-os, city police chief, said they already have persons of interest behind the mauling of Jose Zabala,...
