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MMDA, NCR LGUS READY FOR EL NIÑO – ARTES

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Response and Management and Management Council (MMDRRMC) and local government units in Metro Manila are setting up contingency measures in preparation for the looming water crisis and the El Niño phenomenon. MMDA Acting Chairman and concurrent MMDRRMC Chairman Atty. Don Artes said all the […]

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SINGLE TICKETING SYSTEM BEGINS ON MAY 2, SAYS MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, along with the local government units of Metro Manila, inked a memorandum of agreement and data sharing agreement with the Land Transportation Office before implementing the single ticketing system in the region set on May 2. The signed agreements were for the Metro Manila LGUs interconnectivity with the Land Transportation […]

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DA TAPS ARMY FOR NCR DELIVERIES OF AGRI PRODUCTS

The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has delivered on its commitment to bring agricultural products straight from the farmers to the consumers through a partnership between the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of National Defense (DND), which has mobilized the Philippine Army (PA) for this initiative. With the assistance from the PA’s […]

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TRANSPORT STRIKE HAD MINIMAL EFFECT – ARTES

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the first day of the week-long transport strike opposing the government’s public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program had a minimal effect on the commuters. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes attributed this to the government’s contingency measures in place to counter the effects of the transport group strike […]

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SINGLE TICKETING SYSTEM DRY RUN IN APRIL – MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to hold a dry run for the implementation of the single ticketing system in the first or second week of April. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said that seven local government units in Metro Manila have expressed their readiness for the dry run which includes San […]

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SELECT NCR MARKETS TO HAVE KADIWA STORES — DA

As part of the agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to make food accessible and affordable to all Filipinos, the Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to install accredited KADIWA retail stores in select Metro Manila dry and wet markets within the first quarter of 2023. The said plan, bared by DA Assistant Secretary for Consumer […]

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METRO MANILA MAYORS OK SINGLE TICKETING SYSTEM

After 28 years, the single ticketing system is finally coming into reality after the Metro Manila mayors approved its implementation during the Metro Manila Council meeting at the MMDA’s new office in Pasig City. Local chief executives of Metro Manila have adopted the single ticketing system through the establishment of the Metro Manila Traffic Code […]

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PRC RESPONDS TO 4 NCR FIRES ON NEW YEAR’S DAY

Minutes after the country welcomed the first hours of 2023, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Operations Center received reports of four fire incidents that occurred almost simultaneously in the National Capital Region (NCR). The PRC immediately deployed its firefighting and emergency medical services to help put out the fire that broke out in residential areas […]

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NCR MALLS MAY RESUME NORMAL OPERATING HOURS – MMDA

Shopping malls in Metro Manila may resume their normal operating hours, said the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). “Due to pre-emptive measures, the anticipated traffic problems during the Christmas season did not come to pass, and an easing in the flow of traffic in Metro Manila’s thoroughfares have been observed despite the increase in Christmas-related […]

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Politics

ATAYDE CALLS FOR FAST-TRACKED ANTI-FLOOD PROJECTS

With paralyzing floods becoming more frequent in Metro Manila because of increasingly common super typhoons and heavy rains, Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde on Tuesday urged the government to prioritize flood control measures and to designate a “Flooding Czar” to focus on the management and completion of flood control projects. In a privilege […]