The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has been recognized by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) for its "consistent" commitment to excellence in public service by implementing the Freedom of Information (FOI) program. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Screengrab from...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III has issued guidelines on who can play and watch basketball and other contact sports in the municipality. Ponce issued Executive Order No. 34, adopting Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Resolution 21-28, which he signed, providing guidelines in...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) will have the final decision on the resumption of the number coding scheme as heavy volume of vehicles is expected in the capital region ahead of the holiday season. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after...
All Metro Manila mayors have agreed on Friday, Nov. 19, to leave it to the national government's pandemic task force on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to establish the guidelines on the mobility of children below 12 years old as more people, including the unvaccinated kids, are now going...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion received a plaque of appreciation from Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos during the launch of MMDA’s “I ♥ MM” campaign last Nov. 13. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (left) and...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is looking at four options to address the current traffic situation in the National Capital Region (NCR), which is already returning to pre-pandemic levels. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said Tuesday, Nov. 16, these are reimposition of the truck...
Health officers from all the local government units of Metro Manila will meet Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 16, to discuss about policies on minors going to malls following the deescalation of the alert level status in the National Capital Region (NCR). Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce II has scrapped the rule requiring the mandatory use of face shields outdoors. Ponce announced that he has issued Monday an executive order lifting the mandatory use of face shields except inside hospitals, health centers, enclosed vaccination sites and...
Metro Manila mayors will discuss if unvaccinated younger children against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) will be subjected to travel restrictions, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday, Nov. 14. This came after Año’s confirmation...
In an effort to help Filipinos recover under the new normal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched an advocacy “I Love Metro Manila (MM)” that hopes to uplift the spirits of Metro Manila residents and get back in life after the struggles the country experienced in...
Metro Manila mayors have agreed and recommended to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) the conduct of contact sports in the National Capital Region (NCR), provided that players and spectators are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Under Metropolitan...
The celebration of the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will push through this coming December as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the event will be held physically for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said Friday that...
