The Taguig City government has issued reminders on health and safety protocols as cinemas and movie houses reopened in Metro Manila and in the provinces. Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano, Chairman Benhur Abalos Jr. of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Charmaine Bauzon, president of...
If asked, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said he would be more inclined to follow Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary (DILG) Eduardo Año's stand to scrap the mandatory wearing of face shield policy even without approval from the...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is eyeing the resumption of the implementation of the number coding scheme in Metro Manila as the volume of traffic in the region is already returning to pre-pandemic level. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said Tuesday, Nov. 9, that the agency will...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano is backing the proposal for the lifting of the mandatory use of face shields. Cayetano held a meeting with the Taguig Safe City Task Force Monday for the city’s move recommending lifting of the face shield mandate to the Inter-Agency Task Force. A woman wearing face...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will remove the "Garbage Island" on Parañaque River as part of the agency's efforts to control floods in Metro Manila. During an inspection on the agency's ongoing desilting operations, MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the removal of the island,...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi is supporting the proposal for the non-mandatory wearing of face shields. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos said on Monday, Nov. 8, that the official position of the 17 Metro Manila mayors during their meeting on Nov. 7 was to do away...
Travel time from north to south EDSA is now faster by 50 percent compared to pre-pandemic days even though the volume of traffic has almost returned to normal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said during a Cabinet meeting with President...
Turning 55 on Thursday, October 21, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque wished for the country to overcome the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and return to normal. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made public his birthday wish during a virtual...
Minors or those 18 years old below in the National Capital Region (NCR) are still not allowed to go to the malls and parks without valid reason under Alert Level 3, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Thursday, Oct. 21. Abalos clarified that minors will only...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos has expressed satisfaction on the pilot implementation of the alert levels system in Metro Manila almost two weeks after it started. A local watchman installs a warning sign on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, placing a street in...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Benhur Abalos said Tuesday, Sep. 21, that he will look into alleged discrimination against COVID-19 patients in the municipality of Pateros after the local government supposedly placed yellow ribbons in front of the houses of infected...
The enforcement of COVID-19 Alert Level 4 in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be evaluated a week after its implementation, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Friday, Sept. 17. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the assessment will commence as he acknowledged calls to...
