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MMDA, CICC SIGN AGREEMENT TO BOOST CYBERSECURITY

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement [MOA] that will aid in close collaboration, coordination, and effective joint action towards cybersecurity initiatives.  The MMDA has requested the CICC for technical assistance on the conduct of information communications technology (ICT) security, cybercrime resilience, and […]

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MMDA’S ARTES IS BEDAN OF THE YEAR

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes is one of the recipients of the Bedan of the Year award conferred by his alma mater, San Beda University at the San Beda Law Grand Alumni Homecoming held recently in Makati City.In his acceptance speech, Artes quoted some of the words from the Bedan Hymn […]

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MMDA STARTS CLEARING MABUHAY LANES IN QUEZON CITY

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) newly-formed strike force conducted sidewalk and road clearing operations against illegally parked vehicles on different areas covered by Mabuhay Lanes in Quezon City. The operation is part of the agency’s continual work to sustain the unhampered flow of vehicles along Mabuhay Lanes and to apprehend motorists that illegally park […]

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MMDA CREATES EDSA BUSWAY SPECIAL OPS GROUP

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority launched a restructured operations group that will go against violators of the exclusive EDSA busway policy, as one of its main tasks. Now named Special Operations Group, they will be under the direct supervision of Assistant General Manager for Operations Assistant Secretary David Angelo Vargas and its deputy officer-in-charge Gabriel […]

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VP SARA LAUDS MMDA TRANSPORT STRIKE RESPONSE

Vice President and Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte joined the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority in its monitoring of the three-day transport strike staged by transport group PISTON.Duterte oversaw the agency’s monitoring of the strike at the MMDA Communications and Command Center which serves as the inter-agency monitoring and command center for the tigil-pasada. The […]

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NAME-DROPPING DRIVERS TICKETED FOR USING BUS LANE

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued traffic violation tickets to the two drivers who dropped the name of Senator Bong Revilla, Jr. after they were stopped for illegally using the EDSA bus lane. The two drivers appeared before MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes at the MMDA Head Office in Pasig City recently.  Artes […]

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MMDA IMPLEMENTS HIGHER BUS LANE VIOLATION PENALTY

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), together with the Land Transportation Office and the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG), conducted enforcement operations on various locations along EDSA against motorists violating the exclusive bus lane on the first day of the implementation of higher penalties for violators. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes warned […]

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MMDA HIKES EDSA BUS LANE VIOLATION FINES

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that an increase in fines for exclusive city bus lane/bus carousel lane regulation along EDSA will be imposed starting Monday, November 13. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes warned motorists not to pass through the EDSA Bus Carousel lane if they are unauthorized to use it or they will […]

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MMDA BRINGS PINOY FILMS TO GLOBAL AUDIENCE

Filipino films which previously made their success in the inaugural Summer Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) this year upped their game as they took the spotlight in the first ever Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) in Los Angeles, California. During the pre-launch press conference in LA, MMDA Acting Chairman and MMFF Overall Chairman Atty. Don Artes said […]

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MMDA CONDUCTS DRUG TEST ON PUB DRIVERS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO), and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted random drug testing among bus drivers as they inspected the situation at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) ahead of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections and Undas break. […]