Metro Manila disaster council  on ‘blue alert’  

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:31:50 +0000

THE Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MMDRRMC) is on “blue alert” as Taal volcano continues to spew heavy smoke and ash. Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Lim, concurrent head of the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MMDRRMC), ordered all disaster and emergency response units on standby for […]

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MMDA suspends number coding Monday

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 14:44:46 +0000

THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) lifted the number coding for all types of vehicles on Monday after ashfall from a restive Taal Volcano blanketed the metropolis. The number coding scheme, also known as the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), is implemented in Metro Manila to ease traffic by reducing the volume of vehicles […]

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MMFF ‘Parade of Stars’ set on Dec 22 in Taguig, motorists advised to take alternate routes

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:30:28 +0000

THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday advised motorists to avoid major roads in Taguig City on December 22 as traffic was expected to be heavy because of the “Parade of Stars” at the 45th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). In a press conference, MMDA General Manager Jose Arturo “Jojo” Garcia Jr. said the […]

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Driver, conductor beat MMDA personnel along EDSA

Credit 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 […]

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Parts of major roads in MM to close for weekend repairs, reblocking

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:51:42 +0000

Portions of Metro Manila roads to close for weekend repairs

MANILA, Philippines — Parts of several major thoroughfares in Metro Manila, including Edsa, will be closed to vehicular traffic starting Friday night until Monday morning to make way for road reblockings and repairs. In a traffic advisory on Friday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the following roads will be closed from 11 p.m. […]

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Recto wants MMDA to prioritize hiring of more personnel

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:37:34 +0000

Recto wants MMDA to prioritize hiring of more personnel

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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LOOK: MMDA, DILG, QC gov’t clear roads of obstructions

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 04:00:49 +0000

LOOK: MMDA, DILG, QC gov’t clear roads of obstructions

MANILA, Philippines — The national and local government joined forces on Friday morning to clear roads of various obstructions in Quezon City (QC). Personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), QC government, and the Philippine National Police (PNP) went hand in hand in clearing roads along […]

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Intermodal terminals, elevated walkways seen to unclog Edsa

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:04:37 +0000

Intermodal terminals, elevated walkways seen to unclog Edsa

MANILA, Philippines — Building intermodal transport terminals within Metro Mania and putting up elevated walkways were just some of the suggestions lawmakers made in an effort to solve the worsening traffic along the capital’s busiest thoroughfare. On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Public Services conducted a hearing regarding the implementation of the provincial bus ban […]

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