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The former MMDA headquarters along EDSA and Orense Street in Makati. On November 7, 1975, President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 824 creating Metro Manila and its managing public corporation, the Metropolitan Manila Commission (MMC) after the residents of the affected cities and municipalities approved the creation of Metro Manila in a referendum held on February 27, 1975.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an indefinite suspension of 22 major land reclamation projects in Manila Bay to allow a study of their environmental impact and legal ...
The Philippine government has suspended all 22 reclamation projects in Manila Bay to assess their environmental and social impacts and compliance with regulations, Environment Secretary Maria ...
The 10m distance from the shore has come under controversy since its implementation. The official law states that the government can relocate people who are within 3 m of the shores, but the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority extended this to 10 m. This is greatly contested as they do not have authority to change a national law.
Shortly after the typhoon, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ordered the clean-up of the coastal areas near Manila Bay. Initial reports indicated about a dozen confirmed casualties, but early on August 3, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC ...
The United States has expressed concerns over major land reclamation projects in Manila Bay near its heavily secured embassy due to the involvement of a Washington-blacklisted Chinese company, the ...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Bay City, Metro Manila. Bay City or the Manila Bay Freeport Zone is the 660-hectare (6.6 km 2) reclamation area that is split between the cities of Manila and Pasay on the north side and Parañaque on the south. [5] The original plan was to reclaim 3,000 hectares (30 km 2) of land
Metro Manila was created in 1975 with the establishment of the Metro Manila Commission. This commission, reorganized in 1986 as the Metro Manila Authority, was renamed in 1995 as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). While MMDA has no power over the local government units (LGUs) it covers, it has worked with the LGUs to solve ...