Starting Monday, Jan. 3, face-to-face classes in Metro Manila schools have been suspended in compliance on the Alert Level 3 status over the metropolis, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the decision was reached during the meeting...
Following the detection of more Omicron variant and the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases after the holiday break, the National Capital Region (NCR) will implement a stricter Alert Level 3 beginning Monday, Jan. 3, to try and arrest the increasing infections. People flock to Ilaya...
The Mandaluyong City local government, together with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, distributed grocery packs and other assistance to victims of the fire that hit Barangay Old Zañiga on Christmas Eve. On its official Facebook page, the local government...
If you regularly pass by the Roxas Boulevard, it's time to look for another route. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the entire Roxas Boulevard-Southbound would be closed for two to three months to give way to the rehabilitation of a damaged old drainage structure...
A total of 404 people from the National Capital Region and other parts of Luzon have been trained to improve the local government unit's response on incidents of flooding. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the Flood Incident Response Safety Training (F.I.R.S.T.) were...
Organizers of the Sunday, Dec. 12, caravan in support of presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos and his running-mate Sara Duterte were given from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. to complete the motorcade amid concerns that the activity would again cause monstrous traffic jams similar to what happened in Quezon...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has lauded Public Works and Highways Secretary Roger Mercado for launching the Assistance to Support Youth and Unemployment for Development (AYUDA) program, saying that this is a new weapon that government can rely on in fighting unemployment and poverty triggered...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) lauded on Tuesday, Dec. 7, the local government unit of Malabon City for its implementation of no smoking policy in public places--and that includes vape and e-cigarrettes. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the move is welcome development in...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional and District Engineering Offices has launched the nationwide Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement, or AYUDA, Program on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the Rizal Park in Manila in a bid to provide local employment...
Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor on Thursday, Dec. 2 called on the Metro Manila Development Authority to exempt from the vehicle number coding scheme medical professionals and other health personnel whether they are reporting for work or on their way home. Rep. Michael Defensor2 Defensor said there...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced the reimplementation of the number coding scheme in the National Capital Region (NCR) within this week. This came after the majority of the Metro mayors already signed a resolution bringing back the coding scheme, which will be...
Anakalusugan Rep. Michael Defensor has warned of “a creeping surge in bicycle road accidents” including fatal ones due to the lack of safe mobility infrastructure in the country. “In Metro Manila alone, we saw a 48 percent jump in bicycle road crashes in 2020. The rate of increase in...
