Every year the Metro Manila Development Authority comes out with claims that it has reduced floodings in Metro Manila by this or that percentage. Well, guess what MMDA? I think you’re full of crap. Yesterday’s heavy rains caused major flooding in many parts of Manila. I got stuck in traffic for two hours on Nagtahan [...] Read more »
Election Subsidy, Bigger LGU Budgets… “Pwede Na Yan”
The 2nd ANC Leadership Forum was not without its share of motherhood statements thanks to Senator Loren Legarda, MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay and Former President Joseph Estrada. Thankfully, the participants, with the exception of Estrada, managed to slip in a few ideas worth exploring. These are: 1. government subsidy for election [...] Read more »
The Root Cause Of Metro Manila’s Traffic Problem
The Metro Manila Development Authority deserves praise for doing its best to solve Metro Manila’s traffic problem. Of course, this is not to say that the MMDA has already succeeded. This is just an acknowledgment of the agency’s efforts. What has the MMDA done so far? It has installed pink fences along major roads to designate assigned [...] Read more »
