The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has offered 700 of its personnel early retirement packages after realizing that almost half of its traffic enforcers are incompetent.
” ‘Yun iba…metro aide ‘yan…’biting the red light’ ang spelling (Others spell beating the red light as ‘biting the red light’),” said MMDA executive director Angelito Vergel de Dios. He added […]
700 MMDA traffic enforcers face early retirement
No need for BF residents to buy stickers from UBFHAI
The city governments of Parañaque and Las Piñas said yesterday that BF Homes residents can freely enter seven of the subdivision’s gates, contrary to claims made by United BF Homeowners Association Inc. (UBFHAI) president Celso Reyes that residents are supposed to buy stickers from his group to be able to enter the subdivision.
Mayor Florencio Bernabe […]
‘.5 M families in Metro are squatters’
More than half a million Filipino families are living in Metro Manila as informal settlers, a problem to which the government hopes to find a solution within the next 10 years.
MMDA, LTO interconnect to identify apprehended drivers
STARTING next month, drivers with unsettled fines for traffic violations with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will not be able to renew their license at the Land Transportation […]
DAVAO: Property firms banned from expanding
The city council has shelved applications filed by property firms Robinsons Homes, Inc. and Filinvest Land, Inc. for upgrades of their housing projects in this city from low-density to medium-density.
New 2-story market opens in Pasay City
Several streets in Pasay City have been cleared of street vendors with the construction of a new two-story public market at the corner of Taft and Arnaiz Avenues.Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad Monday led the inauguration of the new public market which has a floor area of 3,240-sq m. It also houses 642 stalls for wet goods […]
Pasig builds bridges to Makati, Marikina
The Pasig City government will allocate at least P500 million to finance the construction of two bridges that will connect the city to Marikina and Makati and decongest traffic in the area.
Manila eyes ban on provincial buses
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim is eyeing a ban on the entry of provincial buses to the city, particularly those coming from the southern part of Luzon, radio dzMM reported Monday.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Gov’t targets 2010 completion of P7.9-B Laguindingan airport
Construction of the P7.9-billion international airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental will be fast-tracked for partial opening in 2010. The goal is to open before the end of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s term that year instead of the original 2011 completion target.
BACOLOD: R-II plans port project
Construction magnate Reghis Romero II disclosed plans to invest in port operations here through Harbour Centre Port Terminal, Inc.