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...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Monday that the management of basketball and Zumba events in the barangay level will be delegated to the respective barangay officials. Metro Manila was placed under the more relaxed Alert Level 2 quarantine classification last Nov. 5 due to the...
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...
Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos visited the city's cemeteries and columbariums on Wednesday in preparation for Undas 2021. (Photo from Mayor Menchie Abalos Facebook) In her official Facebook page, Abalos posted pictures of her checking on the situation of cemeteries and columbariums as the...
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...
Take note of these updated new rules Now that Metro Manila is on alert level 3, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. announced last Tuesday, October 19, that minors (below 18 years old) can now travel within the region, as long as they're...
Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos, together with her father-in-law, former Commission on Election (Comelec) Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. filed their Certificate of Candidacy (COC) on Wednesday at the Comelec office in Mandaluyong. (Photo from Mandaluyong Comelec Voter Web) Mayor Abalos will run...
