Roads leading to Batasang Pambansa closed ahead of Duterte SONA

ROADS leading to the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City where President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) have been closed and would stay closed until the arrival of the Chief Executive. As of posting time, only private vehicles and police mobiles are allowed to enter. Public vehicles such as […]

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Portion of Commonwealth Avenue closed for Sona on July 23

Portion of Commonwealth Avenue closed for Sona on July 23

A portion of Commonwealth Avenue will be closed for the third State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Rodrigo Duterte at the House of Representatives on Monday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said in an advisory on Friday. MMDA said the stretch of Commonwealth Avenue from Tandang Sora to Batasan will be closed to traffic starting at 12:01 a.m. on Monday.

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MMDA: Number coding lifted in Metro except in Las Pinas, Makati

THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday lifted the number coding scheme for private vehicles and city buses in Metro Manila except in two areas. In a post on Twitter, the MMDA said the traffic scheme is in effect in Las Piñas and Makati. The MMDA suspended the number coding at noontime on Tuesday […]

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MMDA lifts number coding traffic scheme

THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) lifted the number coding traffic scheme today, Tuesday, because of heavy rain induced by tropical storm “Henry.” In a post on Twitter, MMDA ordered the suspension at 12:48 p.m., except in Pasig, Las Pinas, and Makati. The MMDA enforced the number coding to ease the traffic situation in the metropolis. Under […]

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12 MMDA workers test positive for shabu use

By Jel Santos Twelve employees of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), most of them traffic enforcers, tested positive for drug use, according to MMDA general manager Jose Arturo. “Twelve employees tested positive for using shabu. Six of them, job order employees, were immediately dismissed…Most of them are traffic enforcers,” Arturo said during a press […]

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MMDA: Expect heavier traffic this month

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that vehicular traffic in the metropolis will get heavier because of road works starting this month. “These projects will cause heavy traffic all-year-round, but we cannot compromise the safety of motorists. If there is an urgent need to do these road projects simultaneously, then we will give […]

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MMDA hit for delayed flood-control projects

MMDA hit for delayed flood-control projects

Residents of Metro Manila would have received some relief from the perennial problem of flooding had the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) effectively implemented P337.5 million worth of flood-control projects in 2017, according to the Commission on Audit (COA).

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