Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago isn't the type of person who cuts her hair out of gloom. In fact, she appears to be the opposite of that. (Photo from Asec Celine Pialago's Facebook) Pialago on Thursday night, July 29 debuted on Facebook her...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano has signed a resolution supporting the move to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for two weeks due to the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and the threat of the Delta variant. Cayetano and 16...
If Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos would have his way, he would have Filipinos work from home for the next two weeks as a way to halt the spread of the highly-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Thought Catalog/ Unsplash)...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez insisted that the national government isn't belittling the highly-transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite its decision to not budge from the current general community quarantine (GCQ). Department of Trade...
A two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is what the Metro Manila mayors want as a response to the Delta variant threat, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos stressed in a virtual press briefing Thursday, July 29. WE WANT ECQ--Metropolitan Manila Development...
Here's a simple move that you can take as a defense against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19): stop smoking. (Photo by Uitbundig/ Unsplash) "Now is the best time to quit smoking," Dr. Loida Alzona, head of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) Health and Environmental Protection...
The mayors of the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila will ask the government’s pandemic task for the imposition of "stricter quarantine measues" amid the threat posed by the more dangerous Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Ali Vicoy/ File...
Rains triggered by the southwest monsoon still managed to cause flooding in some areas in Metro Manila Wednesday afternoon, July 28. (Photo from MMDA Facebook page) According to a flood advisory sent by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at past 3 p.m., at least four areas in...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija had a witty comeback for a supposed traffic violator who requested to be let off the hook on the ground that he was an avid 'follower' of the former. MMDA traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija (Photo from Nebrija's...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have been implementing "circuit-breaker" lockdowns against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) long before the OCTA Research group made the suggestion. MMDA Chairman Benhur...
Motorists can now settle their traffic violation fines online with a simple click on their smart phones. CONTACTLESS FINES PAYMENT--The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Landbank of the Philippines, and CIS Bayad Center, Inc. jointly launched on July 27, 2021 a cashless payment...
No more rains mean it's now time to take out the trash, truckloads of them. REMEMBRANCE FROM THE RAINS--Manila Bay's shoreline is littered with garbage that had been swept there by the monsoon rains. Here, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) personnel are seen tidying up the area on...
