A total of 33 films have been submitted so far for the April edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), the highest number of entries submitted in the history of the film festival. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Romando Artes, who also serves as the acting MMFF...
The Caloocan City government and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launched the “Adopt-A-Park” project at Caloocan Nature Park in Barangay 179, on Thursday, Feb. 16. Adopt-A-Park is an MMDA project that was conceptualized in 2021. It aims to develop or rehabilitate existing...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is eyeing the establishment of a training center for disaster preparedness in a bid to train as many responders on properly dealing with adverse situations emanating from natural calamities especially in the National Capital Region. MMDA...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, February 12 reiterated his call for a review of the country’s National Building Code in anticipation of the so-called the ‘The Big One’ amid the deadly earthquake that recently hit Turkey and Syria. Tolentino said that strengthening the existing provisions...
A 12-man team from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will join the Philippine humanitarian contingent to Turkey which was devastated by a 7.8 magnitude quake on Monday, Feb. 6. MMDA chairman Romando Artes said their team is well-trained and has an extensive experience in disaster...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has committed to extend all the necessary assistance to its personnel who would be harmed in the conduct of clearing operations and in the enforcement of traffic laws. MMDA General Manager Procopio Lipana said all the assistance is an obligation...
Great innovations in governance take a lot of time to create: from idea to gestation and on to adoption and implementation. Which is just as well, because careful vetting and thorough study on the part of the proponents of an innovative idea, especially one that will affect the lives of millions of...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has released the common traffic violations in the National Capital Region which will be covered by the single-ticketing system that is expected to be implemented in April this year. Currently, each of the 17 local government units (LGUs) in Metro...
After 28 years of negotiations and discussions, the Metro Manila Council (MMC) has finally approved and will soon implement the single ticketing system of traffic violations in the National Capital Region (NCR). The approval of the MMC Resolution 2023-2 during a meeting presided by MMC chairperson...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is doing a dry run of the improved Active Transport Project along EDSA as part of its Active Transport Infrastructure Improvement Program after getting the green light from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) this week. The dry run will...
As fatal motorcycle accidents continue to rise in Metro Manila in the past few years, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) hopes to save as many riders by establishing a Motorcycle Riding Academy in the National Capital Region (NCR). MMDA chairman Romando Artes said they will enter...
Metro Manila mayors and traffic management officials in the metropolis have approved the the final draft of the Metro Manila Traffic Code for the proposed single ticketing system in the National Capital Region (NCR) in a meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 19. The proposed single ticketing system is...
