Credit to Author: CECILIO T. ARILLO| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:20:23 +0000
First of a series If there is anything to learn from the so-called EDSA Revolution 34 years ago last Tuesday, it is that it has not only become a long avenue of questions, regrets and flawed political, social and economic policies but a source of continuing hatred, vengeance and disunity that continue to imperil the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 03:00:40 +0000
A Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) personnel was injured after a bus driver and his conductor beat him up along the EDSA Ortigas loading bay northbound on Friday morning. In a message to reporters, MMDA spokesman Celine Pialago identified the victim as Arvin Gabay, a member of the agency’s sidewalk clearing operations group (SCOG). The driver […]
Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:37:34 +0000
MANILA, Philippines—Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Friday that hiring more Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic management personnel should be made a priority to help arrest the worsening road traffic in Metro Manila. Due to the continuous surge in the number of vehicles, major roads and critical intersections in the capital region now […]
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:00:05 +0000
Araneta-Aurora intersection in Manila closed for 7 nights Expect heavier nighttime traffic in Manila for a week as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) closed down on Thursday the Araneta-Aurora intersection in Sta. Mesa to make way for the Skyway Stage 3 Project. Around 17,000 to 18,000 vehicles will be affected by the nightly shutdowns […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 09:37:47 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Despite the preliminary injunction against the implementation of the provincial bus ban on Edsa, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said those who initially volunteered to join the bus ban’s dry run on Wednesday may still participate. But would this cause more confusion? If so, MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia on Tuesday […]
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 06:31:16 +0000
In a bid to address the traffic woes along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa), a lawmaker on Sunday pushed for a compressed work week consisting of only four days.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 22:10:42 +0000
No ban on provincial buses on Edsa—for now.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:50:20 +0000
A Quezon City regional trial court (RTC) has ordered the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to halt the implementation of its proposed provincial bus ban
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:37:23 +0000
The MMDA on Friday said that some roads will be closed to give way for the scheduled repair and reblocking this weekend.
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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:03:41 +0000
The provincial bus ban along Edsa will finally push through next month following the effectivity of an LTFRB memorandum amending the routes of these buses.
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