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DIGITAL FILM FEST GETS DUTERTE’S SUPPORT – LIM

The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), which will be available on a digital platform for the first time, has earned the support of President Rodrigo Duterte, describing the event “a beacon of hope.” Duterte, in his message for the MMFF, acknowledged the annual film festival as the “pioneer and foremost industry event that showcases the […]

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MMDA RESUMES METRO LGU ROAD CLEARING OPS – LIM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) resumed its road clearing operations in coordination with the 17 local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said members of the Task Force Special Operations (TFSO) will assist the LGUs in their operations against obstructions in an effort to help alleviate traffic and […]

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MMDA SUSPENDS WORK IN MAIN OFFICE AFTER 4 PERSONNEL CONTRACT COVID-19 – LIM

Work at the main building of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in Makati City was suspended from July 9 to 10 to allow complete sanitation and disinfection of all its offices and adjacent premises against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). All personnel were allowed to go home at 2 P.M. on Wednesday as their workplaces […]

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MMDA SANCTIONS EMPLOYEES VIOLATING ECQ RULES – LIM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has sanctioned several employees for violating measures under the enhanced community quarantine meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).  MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim ordered that penalties and administrative sanctions be meted against errant employees who refused to follow the mandatory quarantine measures. “We are very serious […]

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MMDA ISSUES WARNING ON TRAFFIC ENFORCER FOR NOT WEARING MASK – LIM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has issued a serious warning on one of its traffic enforcers for not wearing a face mask while on duty following a complaint by a private citizen. Based on the complaint posted by a private individual on Facebook, a photo showed that Traffic Aide 2 Lucas Alcaraz Jr. was […]

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COVID-19 QUARANTINE FACILITY SET UP FOR MMDA EMPLOYEES – LIM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has built an isolation or quarantine facility to accommodate its asymptomatic employees who were exposed to cases of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The newly-constructed isolation facility, with a lot area of approximately 800 square meters, is located at the agency’s headquarters in Makati City. The facility is […]

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1ST SUMMER METRO MANILA FILM FEST KICKS OFF ON APRIL 4 – LIM

For the first time, another round of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will be held this summer, with its eight film entries to be screened starting Black Saturday.   In a press launch of the event dubbed the Summer MMFF (SMMFF) in Makati City, MMFF and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Danilo Lim emphasized […]

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FREE RIDES ON PASIG RIVER FERRY EXTENDED – LIM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that free rides on the Pasig River Ferry Service (PRFS) will be extended for the entire month of February. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said the extension of the “Libreng Sakay” until Februrary 29 is part of the agency’s continued effort to support the public’s interest on the […]

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EMULATE MMDA TRAFFIC ENFORCER’S DEED THAT WENT VIRAL ON FB – LIM

A Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcer who carried a 5-year-old sick boy to a hospital is now hailed for his good deed. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim commended Jeremi Jorge Lukban, MMDA Traffic Enforcer 3, for not hesitating to help a mother who was rushing her son to the Alabang Medical Center for high […]

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MMDA, METRO LGUS EXTEND AID TO TAAL ERUPTION VICTIMS – LIM

Several local government units in Metro Manila have started extending assistance to communities affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano following the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MMDRRMC)’s call for help. Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and concurrent MMDRRMC head Chairman Danilo Lim lauded the response efforts of Metro Manila local government […]