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csc36869

June 12th, 2009, 09:56 AM

Look for managerial expertise
DEMAND AND SUPPLY By Boo Chanco Updated June 12, 2009 12:00 AM
Philippine Star

Today, Independence Day, is a good time to think about the qualities of the person we will vote for to be our next president. The recent two part ANC Leadership Forum should have provided clues on what to expect with each of the candidates. Unfortunately, neither of the two episodes got wide exposure. The other problem has to do with the danger of falling in love with the more telegenic and media savvy candidate.

Indeed, that seems to be the problem with the Filipino electorate. It is easy to get the ordinary voter infatuated with a candidate because of personality and other non important attributes. It is easy for the Pinoy voter to get taken by empty promises coming from a candidate with media sex appeal. That’s at the root of our problems.

That’s one reason why both Sen. Loren Legarda and Sen. Chiz Escudero are among the leading contenders even if they are the least qualified. Neither of the two from Danding Cojuangco’s NPC has significant managerial experience. Neither Loren nor Chiz has the track record to assure us they can run the massive bureaucracy called the Philippine government. We should learn from our experience with Gloria Magtatagal Arroyo. As such, all they can offer are promises. Ampaw is a good way to describe Loren and Chiz, which makes them ideal for the vested interests operating the NPC.

If we take an unbiased look at the candidates, the ones that really surfaced as most deserving in recent forums, not just the ANC ones, are those with local government experience. They are able to point to a track record to back up their program of government. I am thinking of Sen. Richard Gordon, Mayor Jojo Binay and MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando. This is why it is unfortunate we do not have more local government officials like Mayor Sonny Belmonte and Mayor Jesse Robredo among the aspirants. Gov Panlilio does not count because he is a first termer and still needs time to show what he can do.

Sen. Dick Gordon appears to be most ideal because of his colorful and productive public service record. He was mayor of Olongapo, first chairman of Subic Bay Metro Authority at a time of crisis, tourism secretary and now Senator of the Republic. He is also a very active hands-on head of the Red Cross.

In all the posts he has held, Dick has displayed a rare kind of passionate, visionary leadership that produced the results he has promised. Dick is not the easiest person to be with and his temper is legendary, but there is no denying he has a good heart that’s committed to public service. Trained in UP and Ateneo, he also has the intellectual qualities a President must have.

But Dick’s not up there with the survey leaders. Some say that Dick’s glory days are past. He was hot during the Subic days but politicians like movie stars have expiry dates with the fickle public. Weather weather lang! And he doesn’t have a funding source that could give his candidacy a chance to win.

Mayor Jojo Binay is the dark horse to watch out for… a real Obama-like figure. His television advertising is the simplest and for me, the best... no gimmicks... walang padyak. He made his Makati constituents talk about the social welfare benefits they enjoy from cradle to grave — free medical care, free school up to university level, free job training and a more extensive senior citizen care program. At the end of the commercial, the Makati citizens simply said: Ganito kami sa Makati ngayon. Sana buong bayan din.

Oo nga naman. Bakit sila lang sa Makati? In other words, Jojo Binay is not just promising you heaven on earth the way a Loren or a Chiz would. He has delivered and he has his Makati constituents to confirm it. I have known Jojo from our UP days and he is not a bad speaker and should do very well in presidential debates. But he does not have the media savvy and telegenic looks of a Loren or a Chiz.

Ok, some would say that he had become prosperous as mayor of Makati. But then again, many of them got prosperous while in Malacanang or other public offices too but failed to deliver even half of what Binay has delivered to his constituents. Maybe we can’t expect our public officials to be saints. But like Binay, they should at least deliver the services expected of government.

Chairman Bayani Fernando is one determined candidate for President and it would be dangerous to rule out a man with such determination. He also has a track record to point to as Mayor of Marikina. The transformation of Marikina from a backwater suburb of Manila to what it is now is a tribute to Bayani’s determination to do just that.

Bayani’s record in MMDA is more controversial. It was a more challenging assignment that was mission impossible in the sense that he carried no political power which continued to reside with the mayors who refused to work with him. For me, what he had been able to accomplish was about as much as anyone could do to respond to such problems as traffic and floods. If we gave Bayani political power to transform the nation, I am sure he will work on it 24/7 and with the tenacity and precision of a fired up engineer working on a landmark building or bridge.

The other selling point of Bayani’s candidacy is his wife, present Marikina Mayor Marides Carlos Fernando. She has even improved on what Bayani has started in Marikina. And if she becomes First Lady, we are effectively getting two for the price of one. Think Hillary Clinton.

Sen. Mar Roxas has an extensive business background primarily as an investment banker in New York, not the best thing to have in a resume these days. I have no doubt that Mar would make an honest non corrupt President but I just wonder if he has the decisiveness the job entails and the ability to reach out to the masa, given his pedigree. He is said to be considering Ping Lacson as running mate, something that makes me wonder what Mar Roxas is really all about.

Unfortunately, the two real front runners, Sen. Manny Villar and Vice President Noli de Castro decided to skip the forums, probably thinking they have little to gain from them. They however deprived the voting public a chance to more carefully assess their qualities for the job.

Sen. Villar can point to his rags to riches life story as proof that he knows how to manage. Indeed, it is said that this self made billionaire is the only candidate who can finance his multi billion peso campaign by himself. His life story can inspire Filipinos to aspire for and attain a better life.

VP Noli is probably best where he is right now. I know Noli quite well from our days working together at ABS-CBN. I cannot forget how he responded to me when I tried to convince him to run for public office for the first time. Like Dolphy, he responded only half jokingly, papaano kung manalo?

To Noli’s credit, he has shown he can deliver on his assignments. As this administration’s housing czar, he has done more than what past administrations have. Noli takes his work seriously and will be the first to tell you if he thinks he needs more professional advice to see it through.

I don’t know if Noli will decide to run for the top post but I am hoping that at some point, he will agree to run for re-election under Manny Villar, his Wednesday Club colleague. Noli and Manny share many advocacies from mass housing to OFW welfare. They are ideal together. If nothing else happens, a Villar-De Castro team will ensure that every Pinoy ends up with a roof over his head and that’s a pretty good goal to think about.

What about Gilbert Teodoro? He is a bright and well connected politician with a pedigree. I was probably the first to see his potential long before he was appointed to DND. But he lacks actual public service time that would test his mettle and his heart. His short tenure thus far at DND is not enough to measure what he is made of. But don’t rule him out for future contests beyond 2010.

As for Erap? I think he is just kulang sa pansin. He knows his time was in the past and the nation ought to move on. If he loves this country, he will spare us the trauma of reliving those bitter days of EDSA 2 which will resurface with his candidacy. Maybe he should just be a king maker and endorse one of the others who also share his dreams and ideals.

Where do we go from here? As I said, look for proven managerial expertise… and a heart that clearly beats for the people.

carl_vilches21

June 12th, 2009, 04:51 PM

^^
Good luck Bayani..

boom_box

June 12th, 2009, 06:46 PM

getting two for the price of one...

tama... edi parang nanalo tayo sa lotto kung si BF ang presidente natin at si First Lady Marides... :cheers:

NicknameForLife

June 13th, 2009, 02:43 PM

kung ako nga lang...
okey na okay ako na c BF ang president natin....

think about it.....

DISCLIPINED PERSONS....
NICE ROADWAYS....
GOOD GOVERNMENT....

kung sa marikina ginawa niya ito...

kung buong bansa pa kaya?

Ecija

June 14th, 2009, 02:31 AM

Namissed ko ang BF fans' club thread ah, ay! metro gwapo thread pala.:lol:

johnmizer

June 14th, 2009, 05:07 AM

pano kaya na disciplina ni fernando yung mga taga mkn dati...

edly

June 14th, 2009, 06:30 PM

pano kaya na disciplina ni fernando yung mga taga mkn dati...

Let me join. Based on what I observe, Marikenyos are humble, dicipline-loving citizens (I'm not saying that people from other Metro Cities are not humble). As well as their population, they are not too many as compared to Metro Manila as a whole. So i think 9 years of BF's tenure isn't enough to 'pacify' and discipline some 'Metro Pasaways.' But i think, massive education of Metro Manilans is one great way to instill discipline among citizens. To add, in Marikina, BF has the highest and only voice of leadership being the local chief. In Metro, maraming epal na mayors. :ohno:

carl_vilches21

June 15th, 2009, 11:57 AM

^^
Ganun pala ang istorya dun.

crappypants

June 15th, 2009, 01:48 PM

[B].

Where do we go from here? As I said, look for proven managerial expertise… and a heart that clearly beats for the people.
exactly what the Philippines need.

whilmar_6

June 16th, 2009, 07:03 AM

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Pls click the link: http://2010elections.blogspot.com/

VOTE FOR BAYANI FERNANDO

edly

June 16th, 2009, 08:22 AM

Guys, let me share some of the Projects of the MMDA as of this month. Proof of BF's untiring work to develop MM.

Sec. Fernando Leads Legarda Footbridge Inauguration

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando led the inauguration yesterday of the recently completed pedestrian footbridge in Legarda, Manila even as he announced that additional funding has already been set aside for the bridge’s expansion.

Fernando said two more spans or sections will be added to the present single-span footbridge the MMDA has built across Legarda Street near the corner of Mendiola, which is part of the University Belt area.

“We are proud to announce that we have come up with funds to construct the phase two of this footbridge. With a U-type footbridge, we will be totally eliminating pedestrian crossing in the Legarda/Mendiola/Recto intersection,” Fernando said during the inauguration ceremonies of the newly-constructed footbridge.

With the footbridge’s planned expansion, Fernando said they are expecting a significant improvement in traffic condition at the busy intersection as vehicles will be able to move unhampered by thousands of crossing pedestrians, most of whom are students of the Centro Escolar University (CEU), La Consolacion College, College of the Holy Spirit and San Beda College.

Fernando said he is hoping that the students will be able to make good use of the footbridge as well as the mini-park and walkway the MMDA has built alongside a creek beside San Beda College, which leads to the Legarda station of the LRT 2 line.

MMDA Eyes Swamp Area In Camarin To Be Metro Manila's "Burnham Park"

As part of its reconstruction and beautification program of the metropolis, the MMDA, under the able chairmanship of Bayani Fernando, has been building “ Burnham Park ”-like promenading places in government lands that have been left idle and useless.

One such “ Burnham Park ” is presently being built in a swampy area beside a creek at Barangay 178 in Camarin road, Caloocan City , which is unpleasantly referred to as “ Kubeta Village ”.

Part of a relocation site for informal settlers, this 1,000-square meter piece of grassy lot is almost always submerged in water. After an inspection, Fernando envisioned it to become a public park for the enjoyment of local residents.

Construction works followed immediately thereafter.

“What we first did is to dig up the ground to minimize the flooding. Then we constructed a riprap,” says Engr. Baltazar Melgar, chief of the MMDA’s Flood Control Management Service (FCMS).

Riprap is a loose assemblage of stones erected in water or on soft ground to serve as a foundation. Atop this riprap is the park the MMDA will be putting up.

“We will have play facilities for children such as slides, swings… sheds and benches for everyone. We may also install a (water) fountain for additional aesthetics,” Melgar said.

“It’s more like a mini ‘ Burnham Park ’,” he added.

Just posted the vital parts. Visit www.mmda.gov.ph for more.

csc36869

June 16th, 2009, 09:50 AM

kikodj

June 16th, 2009, 10:20 AM

taga Mapua kasi. heheh (DI n MAPUA) i mean VIVA Mapua :lol:

oo nga e.. wala na siyang pakialam noon kung babaguhin name ng school namen..

hmm vote ko pa din... ("j)

sloanesquare

June 16th, 2009, 10:34 AM

of course we all realise that after May 2010, the new MMDA chairperson can dismantle everything BF has done..........or in the case of Binays chairmanship, everything Binay did not do.

ionmarx

June 17th, 2009, 02:06 AM

^^ In general ganyan kasi asal ng mga lider natin -- kung hindi kasundo yung sinundan nya eh may tendency na kontrahin lahat ng ginawa nung nauna -- projects, ordinances, kahit nga minsan mga signage papatulan din. Halimbawa na lang si Corykong, Lim, Binay atbp.

johnmizer

June 17th, 2009, 02:47 AM

naku wag n wag maging mmda chairman si tandang lim...

mwg12a

June 17th, 2009, 03:45 AM

Good job President este Chairman Fernando:applause::applause:

Does any of you think Fernando will really be a good candidate as president? I don't know him and his achievements are, he seems to be doing really well with his chairmanship in MMDA. What I wonder is capabilities in improving the Philippine economy and continue some of the good works Arroyo has already started. I'm sure he can have work done right away. But his porte is more on beautification and improvement of traffic in Metro Manila but that is entirely different in working on better economy. How does his profile looks like? Educational background and experiences for instance, running businesses and the likes, all which is also vital for his decision making when economics is involved.

I'm just curious is all, I am not critisizing him or doubting his skills and capabilities.

crappypants

June 17th, 2009, 03:57 AM

^^ Corykong,
:lol:

edly

June 17th, 2009, 05:05 AM

Bosnyboy

June 17th, 2009, 05:35 AM

Bosnyboy

June 17th, 2009, 05:35 AM

On the downside lang kay bayani is that sometimes he is too stubborn and hard headed, di masyado nakikinig sa payo ng iba.

Arciga_01

June 17th, 2009, 06:32 AM

Hinde nya kailangan makinig sa payo ng ewan nating politiko. :D

adverg

June 17th, 2009, 06:49 AM

Kagaya nga ng sabi ko he is a man not good in talking but very good in implementing, well still not perfect to become a leader, give him a chance, madali naman mag-adjust para maging good public speaker ka pero mahirap pilitin ang isang leader na ayaw na mag-impliment ng isang bagay para sa ikabubuti ng kanyang constituents, which one do we choose, it's up to you to decide.....

Askal82

June 17th, 2009, 07:05 AM

On the downside lang kay bayani is that sometimes he is too stubborn and hard headed, di masyado nakikinig sa payo ng iba.

I like it that way as long as he's doing his job right. That's the right attitude. No compromises as long as its fair for everybody.

Kasi naman ang nagbibigay ng mga payo at advises sa kanya ay mga wala ring kwenta at sobrang mapolitika.

adverg

June 17th, 2009, 10:23 AM

He know what he is doing that is good for the country. If some of his implementations is not to our standard taste, you cannot blame him, he is not in full control of the whole house. Kaya bigyan natin siya ng chance to control and give way to his visions......Once he was elected as President dapat yung secretary niya sa Public works ay di engineer dapat arkitekto mismo with background in engineering parang ci Calatrava bah, cigurado ang ganda ng mga infras natin...

csc36869

June 17th, 2009, 02:00 PM

Does any of you think Fernando will really be a good candidate as president? I don't know him and his achievements are, he seems to be doing really well with his chairmanship in MMDA. What I wonder is capabilities in improving the Philippine economy and continue some of the good works Arroyo has already started. I'm sure he can have work done right away. But his porte is more on beautification and improvement of traffic in Metro Manila but that is entirely different in working on better economy. How does his profile looks like? Educational background and experiences for instance, running businesses and the likes, all which is also vital for his decision making when economics is involved.

I'm just curious is all, I am not critisizing him or doubting his skills and capabilities.

I think Fernando would be a good candidate as President. Just take a look at what he done at Marikina City. He turned it from a backwater city into one of the most vibrant city in the metropolis. He instilled discipline to his constituents and turn them into one of the most law abiding citizens in the Philippines. I actually think that the Philippines need a President with an iron hand to discipline the Filipinos. We need someone who has the political will and make all the works done. We need someone who already has the proven track record of running a city. I think that’s Bayani Fernando. Running a country is like running a city but on a very much bigger scale.

Bayani Fernando is an Engineer by profession. That’s why he has the technical knowledge on building the infrastructure. The Philippines lag behind its neighbor in terms of infrastructure on this side of the world. I think if he will be elected as the President, he can use his technical knowledge so that the Philippines can catch up with its neighbor. We badly need this as the foreign investors always complain about the lack of infrastructure on our country.

As for the issue on economy, he can just hire some economic advisers to guide him. Again, we can take a look at what he done in Marikina. When he starts from the office as a mayor, the income of the city was just P77million but when he left the office, its income rose to P1billion.

The Philippines doesn’t need a President who talk a good talk, we need someone who can inspire the Filipinos to have a brighter future.

Arciga_01

June 17th, 2009, 02:05 PM

Agreed! He turned Marikina from the Rape Capital of the philippines to the cleaness city in the entire metro manila region. Kaya, bagay na bagay si BF as president.

kalbongdad

June 17th, 2009, 02:41 PM

amen....bf...bf...bf....bf.....:lol: member na ako ng cheering squad ni bf....the guy knows what he is doing that is very important....

Juan Pilgrim

June 17th, 2009, 03:15 PM

what I am hearing is Bayani Fernando is an effective leader based on his track record.
... and he will probably be a very good president if he is elected.

pero eto ang problema! he is not popular, he is not eloquent, he is not charismatic.
important traits that can help him get elected.

papaano kaya eto???
he definitely needs the most brilliant image spin doctors and campaign manager
to propel him from the dark corner of the bureaucratic oblivion into the spotlight epicenter of the political arena now. IMO

:horse:

Arciga_01

June 17th, 2009, 03:29 PM

carl_vilches21

June 17th, 2009, 03:39 PM

happosai

June 17th, 2009, 11:09 PM

naku wag n wag maging mmda chairman si tandang lim...

Baka gawin nyang oil depot ang buong metro manila.. :nuts::lol::nuts:

happosai

June 17th, 2009, 11:10 PM

Parang si Barack Obama and now look where obama is :naughty:

Pero wala tayo sa US...:lol:

Ecija

June 18th, 2009, 02:21 AM

Endorsement ni FVR sa tingin ko malaking tulong kay BF. Magaling si FVR sa psywar eh.:)

edly

June 18th, 2009, 03:37 AM

naku wag n wag maging mmda chairman si tandang lim...

Speaking of 'tanda', I heard on the radio this morning the report about several roads in Manila full of potholes due to heavy rains. Then I felt disgruntled upon seeing yesterday the installed colorful lights along Roxas. He prioritized those silly projects rather than road works. What more if he's in the MMDA? :ohno:

edly

June 18th, 2009, 03:39 AM

Kaya nga...Sa Luzon lang ata siya kilala...Di tulad sa Visayas at Mindanao na ang ibang tao di nakakakilala kung sino at kung ano ang ginagawa nya..

PR Managers might come from this thread. Why not? :lol:

Bosnyboy

June 18th, 2009, 06:11 AM

On a our note, BF still lags in a recent survey garnering only 2% sigh

Sidious

June 18th, 2009, 07:04 AM

hello mga peeps, let's support BF sa site na to, thanks.

http://bayani-fernando.politicalarena.com/

happosai

June 18th, 2009, 08:49 AM

^^Bakit dito lang sa site na ito??? Dapat sa lahat ng filipino forums na pinapasukan nyo ikalat... :D

carl_vilches21

June 18th, 2009, 01:21 PM

On a our note, BF still lags in a recent survey garnering only 2% sigh

Its only a survey.

-SNPKLSDMBLDR-

June 18th, 2009, 02:47 PM

they stop those surveys from releasing their results! :bash: they are mind conditioning the people! mga pulitiko rin ang nagpagawa ng mga yan! :bash:

Juan Pilgrim

June 18th, 2009, 02:50 PM

Parang si Barack Obama and now look where obama is :naughty:

I beg to disagree!

It is actually quite the opposite in this case:
Barrack Hussein Obama did not have enough of a track record of accomplishments,
he doesn't have a lot of experience other than as a community organizer,
but
he is very articulate and eloquent in his speeches,
charismatic enough to capture the attention of the populace
and become the torch bearer of their hopes and dreams.

That is why he is now the president of the U.S.

:horse:

Ecija

June 19th, 2009, 02:27 AM

MMDA mulls moving U-turn slots on Katipunan

By Allison Lopez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:42:00 06/19/2009

Filed Under: Road Transport

MANILA, Philippines—To ease the perennial gridlock on Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) may soon move its two U-turn slots away from the gates of schools in the area.

MMDA General Manager Robert Nacianceno, who inspected the area on Thursday with MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando, said they were studying their options while coordinating with officials of Miriam College and Ateneo de Manila University.

“We’re trying to see what we can do. We can adjust the U-turn slots in deference to the entry and exit points of Miriam and Ateneo or add to that; or maybe it should be the schools which should adjust their entry and exit points,” he said in a phone interview.

Nacianceno said that by moving their U-turn slots, they would avoid creating traffic bottlenecks near the gates of the schools.

The two MMDA officials conducted an inspection of Katipunan Avenue after receiving complaints from hundreds of motorists who were stuck in traffic for several hours Thursday.

Nacianceno explained that the situation was due to the opening of classes this week and the additional 50,000 vehicles passing through the area with the opening of the new elevated U-turn slot on C-5 Road.

Aside from moving the U-turn slots, he said the MMDA would also ask officials of Miriam and Ateneo to move their vehicle checkpoints further inside their campuses.

This would prevent the line of vehicles waiting to be inspected from spilling into the avenue, he added.

Nacianceno said they would also ask the schools’ management to allot part of their property for the establishment of a loading/unloading bay for students.

“There are students who ride on passenger jeepneys on C-5. There should be a place where the jeeps can load or unload them without interfering with traffic. It’s also for their students’ safety,” he added.

At the same time, he appealed for understanding from the public as he noted that the officials of both schools were now “more open” to changes than before.

“(This will be solved) maybe in one or two weeks. It will depend on how long they will agree [to our suggestions.] It’s a matter of adjustment,” he said.

edly

June 19th, 2009, 03:02 AM

^^Yeah. It's just a matter of patience over experiments.

kikodj

June 19th, 2009, 05:53 AM

dami kasing kotse sa skul na azul

greenshields

June 19th, 2009, 08:34 AM

And those cars are the culprits behind the traffic jam. The elevated U-turns have minimal impact on Katipunan traffic at that time of day.

Arciga_01

June 19th, 2009, 11:23 AM

Buti nalang dumating si Bayani sa lugar at naayos din! Ngayon, pinagaaralan nila kung ano pwedeng ilagay sa lugar na yan!

GO MMDA and BF! :D

kratos1211

June 19th, 2009, 12:06 PM

^^ lets say 60% of the 15000+ students (ateneo grade school up to university)plus faculty gets drop off by car in the morning. Thats 9000 cars arriving and entering the campus at the same time plus the undiscipline drivers, Traffic talaga ang mangyayari. Ateneo should improve its loading and unloading zone.

greenshields

June 20th, 2009, 03:26 AM

Buti nalang dumating si Bayani sa lugar at naayos din! Ngayon, pinagaaralan nila kung ano pwedeng ilagay sa lugar na yan!

GO MMDA and BF! :D

It's actually a very simple problem if Ateneo and Miriam don't want to curb their vehicle traffic. Just retain the U-turn slots at 2 locations: under the flyover and at the CP Garcia intersection. What causes the traffic jams are vehicles weaving to and from the schools gates to and from the U-turn slots. By eliminating such weaving between the flyover and CP Garcia, you actually improve the flow of traffic. They will be concentrated at the remaining U-turns but then the MMDA can introduce traffic management schemes to keep vehicle in-line. Such as scheme will mean longer travel distances, yes, but that is the price Ateneo and Miriam must pay for the folly of having too many vehicles.

happosai

June 20th, 2009, 04:40 AM

^^Multi-level parking ang maganda dyan. Magandang business yon.. :lol:

oreotm

June 20th, 2009, 05:54 PM

^^ un ba ung parang sa uste?? ung sa baba restaurants?

tatlonghariken

June 21st, 2009, 03:34 PM

maybe it will be deeper than the underpass :)

makes sense really, tapos dun na rin sa ilalim yun ticketing...siguro naman technically advance na tayo by that time..

greenshields

June 22nd, 2009, 01:16 AM

Wala nga multi-level parking facility along Katipunan. Maybe something like the buildings in Makati where there are establishments sa first level. I-connect na lang ng pedestrian overpass sa Ateneo or Miriam. Kaso wala na yatang space to have such along Katipunan.

Arciga_01

June 22nd, 2009, 07:42 AM

Anong walang space? Ang SOOOBRANG Luwag ng lupain ng Ateneo at U.P. to the point na kaya pang mag road widening sa harap nila..

pi_malejana

June 22nd, 2009, 07:47 AM

^^ pero pagdating mo sa elevated u turn, hanggang 3 lanes (+1 on the rightmost lane i think) na lang at di na pwedeng mag expand...

greenshields

June 22nd, 2009, 11:45 AM

Ateneo should allocate space then. Their vehicles are the primary reasons for congestion in the area. UP is already planning peripheral parking for their campus but then they dont generate as much traffic as Ateneo and Miriam. Congestion in UP is due to through traffic by Ateneo and Miriam.

carl_vilches21

June 22nd, 2009, 12:30 PM

^^
Yun eh kung papayag ang mga swelahan na yan..

absinthe_888

June 22nd, 2009, 12:42 PM

^^ mag jip ang mga Atenista! :lol:

carl_vilches21

June 22nd, 2009, 01:35 PM

^^
Ngek...Mga sosyal ata yun noh..:D

amigo32

June 22nd, 2009, 01:47 PM

^^ mag jip ang mga Atenista! :lol:

oo, Cherokee at hummer:D:lol::lol::lol:

carl_vilches21

June 22nd, 2009, 02:29 PM

^^
Diba amigo atenista ka rin??:D:D:D

greenshields

June 23rd, 2009, 12:57 AM

There used to be those blue buses providing service to Ateneo students. Wala na yung mga buses and replaced by lower capacity vans that aren't at all that full when you observe them. The college people are the ones with individual cars. Parang parking lot nga ng car manufacturer ang Ateneo during the day what with all the cars basking under the sun. Hehe.

carl_vilches21

June 23rd, 2009, 01:35 AM

^^
:lol:..Sosyalin..

Ecija

June 23rd, 2009, 03:59 AM

U-turn slots ng MMDA binatikos ni Ted Failon sa teleradyo.:ohno:

happosai

June 23rd, 2009, 04:47 AM

^^Kahit anung batikos pa gawin nya wala na syang magagawa. Nakalagay na yan dyan.. :lol:

carl_vilches21

June 23rd, 2009, 04:54 AM

^^
Kung tatanggalin may magagawa pa..:D

sloanesquare

June 23rd, 2009, 06:48 AM

MMDA to light up 7 roads Manila Bulletin - Citing poor illumination or absence of streetlights as one of the causes of street crimes and vehicular accidents, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has embarked on a massive project to light up Metro Manila’s major thoroughfares.

The center islands of Metro Manila’s seven major roads – Commonwealth Avenue, Epifanio de los Santos Ave. (EDSA), Quezon Avenue , McArthur Highway , C-5, Radial Road or R-10, and Marcos Highway – will be installed with 50-foot tower lights aimed not only for road visibility and safer roads for pedestrians and motorists but also energy efficiency.

MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando said the lighting project also covers vehicular underpasses such as the EDSA-Ayala tunnel in Makati City, Fernando said.

Unlike ordinary street lamps, the tower lights the MMDA have been installing are more powerful but with lesser energy consumption, Fernando said.

“These are cost-effective street lights. Because they are taller than the ordinary street lights, they cover more spaces to include not just the road itself but also the sidewalks,” Fernando explained.

The MMDA tower lights are being installed to gradually replace the old, dilapidated street lights common in Metro Manila streets.

Fernando said each tower-type street light the MMDA has been putting up has three bulbs, providing more light than the ordinary single-bulb light post.

leechtat

June 23rd, 2009, 07:07 AM

amigo32

June 23rd, 2009, 08:54 AM

@Ecija,
huwag mo na pansinin si Ted, nagpapansin lang yan:D:D:D

^^
Diba amigo atenista ka rin??:D:D:D

hoy, atin, atin lang to ha, kaklase ko si Gen1 sa Atinio:D (spelling ko tama yan walang kokontra)

Sosyal mga anak ko noh,
:Dyung isang anak ko rin nasa Ateneo din ngayon, yung isa sa La Salle naman, yung bunso sa UP, yung babae kong anak sa Miriam (Maryknoll:D) at yung isa pa Sa IS:D

Tanungin mo ako kung bakit sila hiwa-hiwalay ng school. Sasagutin ko mamaya.

absinthe_888

June 23rd, 2009, 09:07 AM

Chariman BF: baka po pwede mo narin lagyan ng streetlights ang Magallanes Flyover at Skyway at-grade section gawa ang best friend mong si Rambotito ay WALANG PAKI sa mga madidilim na lugar na ito. Salamat Sir.

carl_vilches21

June 23rd, 2009, 10:37 AM

@Ecija,
huwag mo na pansinin si Ted, nagpapansin lang yan:D:D:D

hoy, atin, atin lang to ha, kaklase ko si Gen1 sa Atinio:D (spelling ko tama yan walang kokontra)

Sosyal mga anak ko noh,
:Dyung isang anak ko rin nasa Ateneo din ngayon, yung isa sa La Salle naman, yung bunso sa UP, yung babae kong anak sa Miriam (Maryknoll:D) at yung isa pa Sa IS:D

Tanungin mo ako kung bakit sila hiwa-hiwalay ng school. Sasagutin ko mamaya.

:lol:...Cge, tinatanong kita..:D..Bakit ba?:D..Sumbong kita kay BF..

Ecija

June 23rd, 2009, 01:11 PM

Sana pati Luneta lagyan nila ng maraming tower light para lumiwanag naman.

dessertfox

June 23rd, 2009, 04:37 PM

QC is really doing well on the city's upkeep... i noticed even inner roads i.e. banawe, sto. domingo areas have refurbished sidewalks.. its now so clean to pass by there.. old rich families living there could now be so happy, since its been a while since they have major improvements on their frontage/vicinity... good job SB!

You're right as far as inner road is concerned even the lowly barangays for the whole Q.C. I have noticed that our barangay in Sta. Lucia, Nova, near Fairview has better road now than other subdivision around. Before we envied them for having their own gates and superior infra. Now when you see these subdivisions, it is like as if you are in a moon or road so bad due to pot holes. Even water lines and meralco for local barangay are now more organized, Maynilad even cleans your septic vault for free (maybe it is true that we've been paying sewage fee for so long). You may think twice if you are enticed to buy lot in subdivision in Q.C since those forgoten barangays now is much better served.

S.B. governed Q.C. so good!

timothyjude

June 23rd, 2009, 07:40 PM

You're right as far as inner road is concerned even the lowly barangays for the whole Q.C. I have noticed that our barangay in Sta. Lucia, Nova, near Fairview has better road now than other subdivision around. Before we envied them for having their own gates and superior infra. Now when you see these subdivisions, it is like as if you are in a moon or road so bad due to pot holes. Even water lines and meralco for local barangay are now more organized, Maynilad even cleans your septic vault for free (maybe it is true that we've been paying sewage fee for so long). You may think twice if you are enticed to buy lot in subdivision in Q.C since those forgoten barangays now is much better served.

S.B. governed Q.C. so good!

Yeah S.B. is good. But i HATE of those Government officials of QC HANGING their BIG Tarpaulins in powerlines just to say "Happy Fathers Day" WT*!!!:bash:

Manila-X

June 24th, 2009, 03:09 AM

Yeah S.B. is good. But i HATE of those Government officials of QC HANGING their BIG Tarpaulins in powerlines just to say "Happy Fathers Day" WT*!!!:bash:

Isn't that illegal also dangerous?

edly

June 24th, 2009, 05:29 AM

absinthe_888

June 24th, 2009, 05:36 AM

edly

June 24th, 2009, 06:21 AM

^^ yang colored streetlights is a major source of corruption for LGUs...parang sa Taguig, nag install nang bagong streetlights parang katulad sa Cebu...eh hindi naman sha nakaka illuminate ng mabuti, decorative lang ang dating...

Speaking of Taguig, Mayor Freddie Tinga just legitimized sidewalk vending with his colored kiosks lining up the SIDEWALK of DOST and Landbank so people have no choice but to walk on the street...ang galing mo talaga Mayor, para sa eleksyon talaga no? Kaya wala akong kabilib bilib sayo.

Is mayor Tinga reelectionist next year? Well, if he's ineligible to run, he might just let his wife run. That's the pitfall of being an elected official... having the vote-rich poor citizens at the top of his priority, to the expense of tax payers. :ohno:

RonnieR

June 24th, 2009, 07:28 AM

That's great! He has already installed those high-mast lights along the dim portions of Marcos Highway, and Lo! Now, the area is well-illuminated. Even the colored streetlights are no match with it!
And with the dark underpass...Ano masasabi ni Jobama dyan? :lol:

How come BF never mentioned the buendia and ayala flyover na madilim pa rin until now? Or gusto nyang si Binay ang gagawa? Bakit kaya si Binay di nakikita ang madilim na dalawang flyover na to? These tower lights are common in Hongkong , they have so many flyovers there and maliwanag talaga

absinthe_888

June 24th, 2009, 07:38 AM

^^ wala kz mga squatter sa area na to, walang boto...

Arciga_01

June 24th, 2009, 09:43 AM

Do you guys have a picture of those streetlights MMDA built? :D

Ecija

June 24th, 2009, 09:55 AM

Tower lights? ramdam na talaga ang asenso!:)

Parang mas maganda pa din yung streetlights ng Caloocan yung may logo ni Echiverri!:lol::lol::lol:

michael677

June 24th, 2009, 02:10 PM

Do you guys have a picture of those streetlights MMDA built? :D

matagal na may ganyan. u can find them in osmena hiway, ayala bridge, naia road, marcos hiway, burgos road, legarda, and most recently in c5 elevated u-turn.

it's a very creative and inexpensive version of similar lights u find in china, singapore using much more hitech hi powered stadium-style spot lights...

dapat lagyan sana ng ganyan sa edsa ayala portion and magallanes ! good job BF !

carl_vilches21

June 24th, 2009, 02:55 PM

^^
Ang dami nang mga street lights dun..

chris_nigel

June 24th, 2009, 07:41 PM

para lang syang poste ng meralco na walang wires..lol

pero maganda tignan kasi mataas sya parang kala mo eh nasa ibang bansa ka

Arciga_01

June 24th, 2009, 09:06 PM

Ahh...yan pala un super laki version ng ordinary streetlamps na nakikita ko sa U-turn sa C-5. My bad :D

Sana buong stretch ng C-5 at EDSA ay lagyan nyan :D

edly

June 25th, 2009, 03:56 AM

Tower lights? ramdam na talaga ang asenso!:)

Parang mas maganda pa din yung streetlights ng Caloocan yung may logo ni Echiverri!:lol::lol::lol:

Kala ko lollipop na may sumbrero. :lol:

whilmar_6

June 25th, 2009, 08:53 AM

Make a vote for 2010 Presidentiables survey and vote for Engr Bayani Fernando

http://2010presidentiables.wordpress.com/

RonnieR

June 25th, 2009, 10:06 AM

^^ sana the SSC forumers would vote on this on line survey.

rcc

June 25th, 2009, 11:12 AM

Hello Forumers..tagal kung nawala d2 sa forum nato..miss na miss ko na.

Pansin ko lang.. pag galing ka ng ibang bansa ang liwanang ng lugar nila.

Pag balik mo ng Pnas nakakapanibago ang dilim...dilim bakit kaya.

RonnieR

June 25th, 2009, 11:59 AM

carl_vilches21

June 25th, 2009, 12:43 PM

Make a vote for 2010 Presidentiables survey and vote for Engr Bayani Fernando

http://2010presidentiables.wordpress.com/

:D...tapos na..

absinthe_888

June 26th, 2009, 03:34 AM

welcome back....yan nga ang normal observation sa manila, ang dilim except in some areas.

Maliwanag kung san maraming slum areas, madaming boto dun:lol:

Mahal kz ng electricity rates sa Pilipinas...

Ecija

June 26th, 2009, 04:26 AM

^^Nakalimutan na yata ni Sen. Enrile yung promise niya na ibaba niya ang halaga ng produksyon ng kuryente, nung nangangampanya siya. May memmory gap na yata.:lol:

absinthe_888

June 26th, 2009, 05:18 AM

^^ wag ka mag alala, dahil tatakbo sha ulit (at his age !?!) ay nagiingay na naman sha tungkol sa EPIRA...kung hindi sha naghihimutok sa nawawalang cell fone load nya :lol:

csc36869

June 26th, 2009, 08:38 AM

Gibo, BF urged to improve ratings
By Jess Diaz Updated June 26, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - A Lakas-Kampi official urged Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. and Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani “BF” Fernando to improve their survey ratings in preparation for the selection of the administration’s presidential candidate.

“They should improve their ratings because winnability will be a major factor in the selection of our candidate,” former Surigao del Sur representative Prospero Pichay Jr. told the Serye Café news forum in Quezon City.

“Winnability will be determined by the surveys. You cannot argue against ratings,” he said.

Pichay, who heads the Lakas-Kampi-CMD arbitration committee, said there is still time for Teodoro and Fernando to catch up with Vice President Noli de Castro in the ratings game.

“It’s still a long way to go before the elections,” he said.

He cited his own case in the 2007 senatorial election campaign.

“I started with 4.9 percent approval rating and 45 percent awareness. Shortly before the election, my approval rating shot up to 30.9 percent and my awareness soared to 99 percent. I almost made it,” he said.

Pichay was among President Arroyo’s senatorial candidates in 2007. Only three of them made it: Edgardo Angara, Joker Arroyo and Juan Miguel Zubiri.

The Lakas-Kampi arbitration official, who sits in the party’s national executive committee, said Teodoro and Fernando are highly qualified to be the administration party’s presidential candidate.

“They both have the courage and the political will to get things done. But they should improve on their showing in the surveys,” he said.

He said it is the executive committee that would most likely decide who would be the party’s presidential standard-bearer.

“A convention will be held if there are three or more candidates with the same ratings. Otherwise, the national executive committee will make the decision,” he said.

On Wednesday, the committee met and decided to ask De Castro and Teodoro to join the merged Lakas-Kampi so they can participate in the presidential selection process.

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita presided over the committee meeting as party president. Other party officers present were Presidential Political Adviser Gabriel Claudio, Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno, and regional party officials led by Mrs. Arroyo’s congressman-son Juan Miguel, a Pampanga representative.

Puno has expressed his interest in being the administration party’s vice presidential candidate.

Both De Castro and Teodoro now consider themselves without party affiliation. Lakas adopted De Castro in 2004 when he agreed to be Mrs. Arroyo’s vice presidential running mate.

Teodoro was with the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC). He has told reporters that he considered himself on leave from NPC when he joined the President’s Cabinet. He has expressed willingness to apply for membership in the merged Lakas-Kampi-CMD.

Pichay said Teodoro was on the right track in informing people about himself and his job in his television advertisements.

“I think his ratings will go up. Look at Sen. Mar Roxas, his ratings jumped from eight percent to 13 percent with his ‘padyak tricycle’ ads,” he said.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=481143&publicationSubCategoryId=63

That's was sad on our country, people votes based on popularity not based on what the candidates can do for them and for the country. Even if you have the courage and political will to make the things done you will not win because you are not popular. I hope Filipinos will realize this and change will happens come 2010 election.

carl_vilches21

June 26th, 2009, 12:36 PM

^^
:D:D:D:D

greenshields

June 26th, 2009, 01:49 PM

What courage and political will is Pichay talking about when referring to Gilbert Teodoro? His qualifications pale in comparison with BF's. Courage? Maybe courage to bolt NPC and court Lakas-Kampi-CMD's blessings. Political will? Maybe the will of the politico in him to try to get elected into higher office. Hehe. Parang si Chiz din yan eh...lakas ng loob tumakbo but look at their track records where they came from...not nice pictures. {sorry OT, hehe}

juandecervantes

June 26th, 2009, 03:13 PM

carl_vilches21

June 26th, 2009, 03:24 PM

Masaya ako kasi pinagkakatiwalaan ni Pichay sina Gordon at Fernando.

Kaso, sana hindi susunurin nina Gordon at Fernando ang payo ni Pichay: Gumawa ng mga ads sa TV para makikilanlan sila ng mga tao? Anong uri ng pamamahala ang itinuturo ni Pichay sa mga tao kung ang pagpipili ng isang kadidato ay nakabatay sa kanyang popularidad at di sa kanyang kabutihang asal ???

Ayaw ata nila baka matulad sila kay Pichay...Inubos ang pera para sa mga ads pero di naman nanalo...

doorknob

June 29th, 2009, 03:15 AM

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greenshields

June 29th, 2009, 10:04 AM

manila_boy

June 29th, 2009, 01:27 PM

Philstar.com - Sunday, June 28

Tenement-type homes to solve Metro Manila housing problem - Bayani

MANILA, Philippines - The government is eyeing to build tenement-type houses to address the problem of homelessness in Metro Manila.

Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani Fernando said the construction of such medium-rise apartments will be more viable to accommodate informal settlers in the metropolis.

Fernando, concurrent Metro Manila Inter-Agency Committee on Informal Settlers head, said these tenement-type apartments are the most practical means of providing resettlement to Metro Manila’s homeless families.

MMIAC figures show that there are 544,000 squatter families, 70,000 of whom are living along danger zones such creeks and riversides.

"These people are our priority," he said in a radio interview.

The MMDA head said it has begun sprucing up tenement homes in Vitas, Tondo, Manila, to benefit 10,000 squatter families.

He said relocation of the families will pave the way for the clearing of R-10, a major thoroughfare used by delivery trucks in bringing in produce in Metro Manila.

He said there is a need to construct 305 houses a day or 30,859 units per year within 10 years.

The government will have to allocate P30 billion annually to build the required number of tenement-type homes

doorknob

June 29th, 2009, 01:31 PM

Aga namang campaigning nito, hehe... Perhaps its better to educate voters so that they can be guided in their decisions come 2010. The net is an interesting and very potent tool but it still falls short in as far as reach is concerned.

no, it is not early for campaigns to start now. that blog has actually identified june is the the time to start the campaigns. and true enough, many presidentiables did start their campaigns in june.

the blog owner wrote in april 2009 that "june 2009 – for presidentiables, be there or die!"

we have posted it here before – it is our belief that the absolute deadline for presidentiables to launch their campaign for the presidency is on june, 2009. any candidate serious about running for the presidential elections in 2010 need to be on the radar screens of voters by that month. getting in later than that will make it more difficult to become a factor during the elections.

read in full here: http://2010presidentiables.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/june-2009-for-presidentiables-be-there-or-die/

starting the campaign now is even more important for laggard presidentiables like bayani fernando, gilbert teodoro and jejomar binay. starting their campaigns later will make it very very difficult, if not impossible for them to catch up with the leaders.

greenshields

June 30th, 2009, 01:01 AM

Like what i said before it's not like "if it's in a blog, it must be true. You already made your pitch here so maybe we can go back to the main topic that is Metro Gwapo...

The idea about mass housing has been going around and was supposed to be the inspiration for QC Mayors Mathay's and Belmonte's housing projects in partnership with the private sector. Perhaps the government and MMDA should look into these. The last thing we want to have is something like what happened in the Smokey Mountain area or the decrepit BLISS units (I mean the poorly maintained ones.).

diz

June 30th, 2009, 03:23 AM

johnmizer

June 30th, 2009, 03:55 AM

they dont even deserve to live in ctlands, yung rectangle lang, at yung mga dooor ng lifts nila ay yung see through, na kikita ko din nakasampay mga damit nila sa windows. hehhehehe

glenbsantos

June 30th, 2009, 09:04 AM

So? Got problems with gay colours or gay's in general?? I honestly like the Blue-pink scheme since its abit different from the super dull grey theme of Metro Manila.

P.S.: I'm not gay, i'm a straight guy :lol:

Yeah there's no wrong with the color combination of blue and pink. i still like it.

boom_box

July 1st, 2009, 10:05 AM

^^ yeah, There's nothing wrong with it.. Ang dami lang kasing taong allergic sa pink or color blind lang ata sa pink.. which in fact na international standard color naman ang pink sa daan...

diz

July 1st, 2009, 10:06 AM

^^ Where? I've NEVER EVER seen pink on the road. :lol:

Mithril Cloud

July 1st, 2009, 10:26 AM

Because it's only supposed to be used on traffic incident management situations.

http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/yhst-94712366212091_2061_9255861

Arciga_01

July 1st, 2009, 10:43 AM

Or as this:
http://www.johnnyjet.com/image/PicForNewsletterHongKongMay200882.JPG

Ecija

July 1st, 2009, 10:46 AM

^^Hindi lang pala ang MMDA ang gumagamit ng pink and blue.:)

amigo32

July 1st, 2009, 10:48 AM

Now, I know:D

spearhead

July 1st, 2009, 08:50 PM

Or as this:
http://www.johnnyjet.com/image/PicForNewsletterHongKongMay200882.JPG

That's not even close to any traffic management scheme. It's not because HK used flourescent pink signs over non-traffic managements that doesn't mean BF should also use it wherever he wants. :no:

Notice their use of pink in directing people to entertainment establishments like museums and cultural centers.

The blue is used for transportation stations.

Where is Capt. Obvious when we need him? :lol:

Because it's only supposed to be used on traffic incident management situations.

http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/yhst-94712366212091_2061_9255861

True. I should also remind you that it was originated from an american state incident traffic management policy not ours regarding the use of flourescent pink signs:

http://www.reflexiteamericas.com/pix/im/crash_ahead.jpg
Fluorescent Pink Roll-up Sign
Reflexite Fluorescent Pink Retroreflective Roll-up Signs are constructed similar to Super Bright sign substrates and comply with 2003 edition Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) section VI, Chapter 6I, “Traffic Control Through Traffic Incident Management Areas".

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) defines a traffic incident as “an emergency road user occurrence, a natural disaster, or other unplanned event that affects or impedes the normal flow of traffic.” Examples of unplanned roadway incidents include:

>A stalled vehicle blocking a lane
>A traffic crash blocking the traveled way
>A hazardous material spill along a highway
>Natural disasters

http://www.reflexiteamericas.com/incident_mgmt.htm

But if that's BF's intention to copy 'em so be it, let all the pink sign comes and paint all those pillars and pedestrian walkways with pink even if it's not related to any traffic incidents para magmukha tayong mga engot. :lol:

spearhead

July 1st, 2009, 09:12 PM

^^ yeah, There's nothing wrong with it.. Ang dami lang kasing taong allergic sa pink or color blind lang ata sa pink.. which in fact na international standard color naman ang pink sa daan...

I'm not anti-BF, so don't make me wrong. In fact i like him becaue he demonstrated to us how hardworking government servant he is, but this is where he might go down along the way just because of misusing the pink color.

And so, where does BF legally based his use of Flourescent Pink colors? Is he inventing a new philippine traffic law or were just reapplying our existing ones? Is he a lawmaker? Where is a link and evidence to support his pink crusade?

The use of pink pylons itself are an example of a control traffic incident signs/tools including the flares w/ pink flames.

Sample here (http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08057/50.htm). Go check figure 5.

greenshields

July 2nd, 2009, 04:57 AM

It would be no different from other politicians who like to use orange or yellow. Suppose favorite color ni BF is fuchsia...di lahat ng sign eh fuschia? "Anak ng fuchsia naman"...sorry can't help that remark, hehe.

kalbongdad

July 2nd, 2009, 07:07 AM

oi nag lecturan tuloy kayo sa isa't isa....so now you know :lol:

Singlishman

July 2nd, 2009, 08:02 AM

IMO the reason why BF used pink is to raise awareness amongst us. See, everyone is talking about it. ;D

Ecija

July 2nd, 2009, 08:13 AM

Mani Pakyaw: So now you know?. . .vit water muna tayo.:lol:

michael677

July 2nd, 2009, 01:15 PM

has anyone seen the new 50- ft tower lights mmda promised to install ? i really do hope they put some at the makati portion of edsa

le Reine

July 2nd, 2009, 02:16 PM

MMDA, LTO to test improved inter-connectivity (http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20090702/tph-mmda-lto-test-improved-inter-connect-541dfb4.html)
Philstar.com
Philstar.com - Thursday, July 2
MANILA, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start the testing of their enhanced inter-connectivity on July 15.

MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando said the improved system allows both agencies to exchange information about drivers with long pending traffic tickets.

Fernando said the MMDA will now be able to upload on the Internet – for LTO’s reference – the license plates of vehicles owned by motorists with unsettled traffic violations with the MMDA.

"When the driver has unsettled traffic violations with the MMDA, he cannot renew his motor vehicle registration with the LTO. He has to go to us, pay his traffic fines, and then it will only be the time that we will remove him from our alarm list," he said.

Fernando said the new system will also prevent operators of public utility vehicles, particularly buses, from applying for renewal of their vehicle registrations unless they encourage their drivers to immediately settle their traffic violations with the MMDA.

MMDA noted that bus drivers have been the most habitual traffic offenders in Edsa and other major thoroughfares, who would only apply for a duplicate driver’s license in place of the original one confiscated by MMDA traffic enforcers to avoid paying previous fines.

At present, the MMDA can only forward the names of drivers with unsettled traffic violation fines to the LTO. This prevents erring drivers from renewing their driver’s licenses.

The project uses the MMDA-Integrated Law Enforcement System (ILES), an Internet-based facility that allows the MMDA to interconnect with the online system of the Department of Transportation and Communications and the LTO.

My goodness ngayon lang nila naisip? Tanga-ness galore. Well at least naisip pa nilang gawin.

amigo32

July 2nd, 2009, 03:25 PM

has anyone seen the new 50- ft tower lights mmda promised to install ? i really do hope they put some at the makati portion of edsa

meron sa Bicutan, not sure though kung MMDA nagkabit. ang taas, lampas pa sa mga puno:D

pi_malejana

July 2nd, 2009, 10:46 PM

^^ anu bang puno yan, bonsai??:lol:

sorry, your majesty, ot...:nocrook::colgate:

ionmarx

July 2nd, 2009, 11:39 PM

Arciga_01

July 3rd, 2009, 03:19 AM

MMDA is now conducting massive cleanup operations along C-5 Taguig! Tapos, there's an on going clearing in some creeks inside taguig proper! Ang bilis mag demolish ng mga bahay ang MMDA :banana:

greenshields

July 3rd, 2009, 03:33 AM

Baka pwedeng pasadahan na rin nila yung mga karinderya ng droga, hehe. But seriously, the clean-up drive of the MMDA also keeps these people on their feet kasi masisilip so perhaps MMDA should coordinate na rin with PDEA or whatever agency it is that's also serious in ridding our streets of shabu retailers.

Singlishman

July 3rd, 2009, 03:51 AM

Mithril Cloud

July 3rd, 2009, 05:32 AM

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/mmda_tower_mc.jpg

MMDA Tower Light beside PNR Buendia Station.

RonnieR

July 3rd, 2009, 05:36 AM

MMDA Starts Pilot-Testing Of OBR Program on July 25, 2009

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will make a giant technological leap on July 25 as it finally starts the pilot-testing of its fully automated Organized Bus Route (OBR) program.

Traffic Operations Center (TOC) Executive Director Angelito Vergel De Dios said the enhanced OBR system will be initially tested on four bus terminals in Metro Manila – Baclaran, Alabang, Malabon and Fairview .

Each OBR terminal is fitted with two readers of Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID), microchip tracking devices that were installed on about 2,600 buses operating in Metro Manila.

“Initially, we will start on four terminals, preferably along Edsa. We have installed servers there that will be able to track and record RFID-equipped buses passing through our OBR terminals,” De Dios said.

OBR, introduced by MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando in 2003, is the regulated dispatch of buses from designated terminals so as to control the number of buses clogging Edsa and other major thoroughfares. Buses are fielded on intervals, depending on passenger volume in certain areas.

Over the years, the OBR has gone major improvements, from numbered cards manually issued to each bus on various checkpoints to the recent introduction of RFID.

Explaining the mechanics of the fully automated OBR, De Dios said that once a bus enters an OBR terminal, its entry will be recorded by the RFID reader. Each bus is given five- to 10-minute intervals to load or unload passengers.

Each bus’ exit from the terminal is controlled by Metrobase, the MMDA’s command and communication center in Guadalupe, Makati City , which will dispatch the buses depending on the current traffic condition along the buses’ routes.

De Dios said the RFID-equipped buses will be continuously tracked by Metrobase until they pass through the next designated loading bays. An OBR terminal/loading is also equipped with cameras connected to Metrobase.

“There’s no escape here. Once a bus enters an OBR terminal, it will be required to go to the next loading bay. The RFID will keep track of all its movements,” he explained.

The RFID will keep a record of the buses’ entry and exit from terminals. At the end of the day, the MMDA will be able to determine if an erring bus driver bypasses a certain terminal, which constitutes an OBR violation that has a corresponding fine of P1,000, according to De Dios.

De Dios said plans are also being studied to include provincial buses, and possibly jeepneys, in the fully automated OBR program.

The OBR program, especially its RFID component, has also helped the MMDA identify colorum buses since only legitimate and duly franchised buses are given RFID chips.

There are more than 3,000 buses plying Edsa every day, making an estimated 32,000 trips daily.

The automated OBR was conceptualized to complement the installation of traffic surveillance cameras throughout Metro Manila under the MMDA’s Road Safety Surveillance System and Wireless Communications Backbone.

The wireless cameras are linked to Metrobase for 24-hour traffic monitoring as well as determine traffic buildups and the needed number of buses to be deployed on Edsa and other major roads.

The cameras have been initially installed on key intersections of Edsa, Macapagal Boulevard , Roxas Boulevard , Pasay Road, Ayala Avenue , Orense Street in Makati , Ortigas Avenue , Santolan Road , Aurora Boulevard, Timog and East Avenue , Quezon and North Avenue , Roosevelt and Congressional Avenue, Balintawak, Rizal Avenue , Elliptical Road , Philcoa and Kalayaan and Visayas Avenues.

RonnieR

July 3rd, 2009, 05:37 AM

Medium-Rise Tenement Buildings: Practical Resettlement For Metro Manila's Homeless Families

High-density housing such as the medium-rise tenement buildings in Vitas, Tondo is the most viable solution to address Metro Manila’s age-old problem on informal settlers, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando said.

Fernando, concurrent chair of the Metro Manila Inter-Agency Committee on Informal Settlers (MMIAC), believes that tenement-type apartment building is the most practical means of providing resettlement to Metro Manila’s homeless families.

At the latest count of MMIAC, there are currently 544,000 squatter families – 70,000 of whom are living on high-risk places such as creek and riversides – that needed to be relocated, according to Fernando.

“There’s no other effective way but to build more tenements because we don’t want to bother Laguna and all other places outside Metro Manila in constructing relocation sites,” Fernando said at the Forestry Development Center of the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna, where he was invited to speak in a forum concerning land use development and management of informal settlers.

Fernando explained that tenement buildings such as those in Vitas do not require much space, unlike the conventional village-type relocation sites, and can still house more people compared to single-detached houses.

Citing his experiences in Marikina City where he had been a three-term mayor, Fernando said there is no need to give people big lots where they can build their own houses.

“In Marikina , the standard lot size is 24 square meters, which is already too big since the owners would build three- or four-storey apartments. It’s no use giving them lots because they’ll fill it up anyway,” the MMDA chief said.

At MMIAC’s projections, Fernando explained that to house 544,000 informal settlers in a ten-year-period, they need to construct 305 houses a day or 30,859 units per year over the current production of 30,141 units.

But the problem is that Metro Manila and the nearby provinces are fast becoming crowded to be able to find idle lands to put up relocation sites, he stressed.

“To build 305 houses a day is a big problem, more so on where to put them,” Fernando said.

It is for this reason, he pointed out, they are presently renovating and cleaning up the 27 tenement buildings in Vitas, Tondo to serve as a model community for future relocation sites.

“The MMDA is now sprucing up the place kasi talagang napakasama. All the house occupancy rules seemed to have all been violated,” Fernando said in describing the current condition of the tenement buildings in Vitas.

“We want to show to everybody that high-density living such as these tenements is still a viable concept. And the only thing that we need after doing all these… is that we can show the world that what we really need is simply political will,” Fernando added. (back to top)

http://www.mmda.gov.ph/main.html

happosai

July 3rd, 2009, 05:46 AM

MMDA Starts Pilot-Testing Of OBR Program on July 25, 2009

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Iba pa ba ito doon sa naka install ngayon sa mga bus? Yung parang proximity card...

greenshields

July 3rd, 2009, 05:52 AM

Maybe its the same. They never were able to implement the OBR with those RFIDs. Let's keep our fingers crossed, hope for the best/success of the pilot testing. And sana tuluy-tuloy na rin pag-improve ng bus services, not to mention the traffic flow, along EDSA.

happosai

July 3rd, 2009, 06:41 AM

^^Disiplina lang ng mga drivers at ng mga pasahero kailangan dyan eh.

boroyski

July 3rd, 2009, 06:53 AM

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/mmda_tower_mc.jpg

MMDA Tower Light beside PNR Buendia Station.

Papaano ime-maintain yan? :nuts:

Kailangan mo pa ng crane para maabot yan.

Mithril Cloud

July 3rd, 2009, 07:01 AM

Well, MMDA has a lot of them.

absinthe_888

July 3rd, 2009, 07:02 AM

Iba pa ba ito doon sa naka install ngayon sa mga bus? Yung parang proximity card...

eto na ta yung mga RFID cards na nakalagay sa mga buses...

sana nga ma pilot test na ito at huwag na ma torpedeo ng TRO

crappypants

July 3rd, 2009, 08:28 AM

ang pangit sa tabi ng c5 yung mga bahay na unfinished concrete blocks at yero ang bubong. parang ghetto na ghetto ang dating. baka pwedeng gawing bahay kubo na lang ang itayo nila maganda pa sa mata. oh kaya yung yearly registration fee na 5000pesos sa LTO , baka pwedeng pondohan na lang ng LTO yung mga public housing. san ba dinadala ng LTO yung mga napaka mahal na registration fees na yon multiplied by million cars in Metro Manila? daig pa ang america sa kamahalan ng mga registration fees , at annual pa. siguradong hindi naman sa kalsada ,dahil tagpi tagpi at lubak lubak.
oops this is for the c5 thread, salamat bayani.

happosai

July 3rd, 2009, 09:31 AM

Papaano ime-maintain yan? :nuts:

Kailangan mo pa ng crane para maabot yan.

http://ecoscraps.com/files/2008/04/spiderman.jpg

^^Ang kasagutan.. :lol::lol:

Ecija

July 3rd, 2009, 10:18 AM

^^OT: Matindi talaga epekto ng recession. Pati si Spiderman nagsisideline as window cleaner.:lol:

carl_vilches21

July 3rd, 2009, 01:32 PM

http://ecoscraps.com/files/2008/04/spiderman.jpg

^^Ang kasagutan.. :lol::lol:

whoott...Madaming supply ang MMDA nito..:D

le Reine

July 3rd, 2009, 02:09 PM

MMDA is now conducting massive cleanup operations along C-5 Taguig! Tapos, there's an on going clearing in some creeks inside taguig proper! Ang bilis mag demolish ng mga bahay ang MMDA :banana:
Baka pwedeng pasadahan na rin nila yung mga karinderya ng droga, hehe. But seriously, the clean-up drive of the MMDA also keeps these people on their feet kasi masisilip so perhaps MMDA should coordinate na rin with PDEA or whatever agency it is that's also serious in ridding our streets of shabu retailers.In fairness sa MMDA, dahl din ata sa pagdedemolish nila napansin nila na 500,000 ang kailangan pa ng maraming bahay. At ngayon nagpa-plano na sila magtayo ng mga tenement houses.

Maybe its the same. They never were able to implement the OBR with those RFIDs. Let's keep our fingers crossed, hope for the best/success of the pilot testing. And sana tuluy-tuloy na rin pag-improve ng bus services, not to mention the traffic flow, along EDSA.Lagi kasing nat-TRO. Lahat na lang ata halos ng ginawa ng MMDA, pina-TRO. :ohno:

ruralvillage

July 4th, 2009, 03:37 AM

MMDA steps in to discipline habitual traffic violators (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/july/04/yehey/metro/20090704met4.html)
Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/july/04/yehey/metro/20090704met4.html)

Taking a tougher stand against habitual traffic violators, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced yesterday that those with unsettled traffic citations will no longer be able to renew their motor vehicle registration without the agency’s clearance.

Starting July 15, the MMDA and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start the functional testing of its much improved interconnectivity system that allows both agencies to exchange information about drivers with long pending traffic tickets.

MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando said the MMDA has now the capacity to upload on the Internet, for LTO’s reference, the license plates of vehicles owned by motorists with unsettled traffic violations with the MMDA.

“When the driver has unsettled traffic violations with the MMDA, he cannot renew his motor vehicle registration with the LTO. He has to go to us, pay his traffic fines, and then it will only be the time that we will remove him from our alarm list,” Fernando explained.

Fernando said this new system would especially prevent operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs), particularly buses, from applying for renewal of their vehicle registrations unless they encourage their drivers to immediately settle their traffic violations with the MMDA.

Bus drivers have so far been the most habitual traffic offenders in EDSA and other major thoroughfares, who would only apply for a duplicate driver’s license in lieu of the original one confiscated by MMDA traffic enforcers to escape payment of his previous fines.

The MMDA-LTO interconnectivity project was launched early last year to improve the two agencies’ collection of traffic fines, a major source of income for the government.

At present, the MMDA can only forward the names of drivers with unsettled traffic violation fines to the LTO. This prevents erring drivers from renewing their driver’s licenses.

The project uses the MMDA-Integrated Law Enforcement System (ILES), an Internet-based facility that allows the MMDA to interconnect with the online system of the Department of Transportation and Communications and LTO.

The new information technology platform has also greatly improved the MMDA and the LTO’s coordination on traffic matters, particularly in the strict implementation of traffic laws and violations, Fernando said.

happosai

July 4th, 2009, 03:47 AM

^^Dapat sa mga habitual traffic violators na yan ay pinapag community service. Paglinisin ng lansangan. At habang naglilinis pasuotin ng shit na may nakalagay sa likod na "I'm a habitual traffic violator"

greenshields

July 4th, 2009, 03:55 AM

There's a lot of them and the MMDA should do their darn best to make people aware that traffic rules and regulations will indeed be enforced. Ningas cogon din kasi pag-enforce eh. We need consistency and we need to make people know that authorities mean business. Walang exception...jeepney? motorcycle? expensive cars? Hulihin pag nag-violate. Issue the tickets!

Planning Democracy

July 4th, 2009, 02:48 PM

They should clean up their ranks too, malakas rin tumangap ng lagay mga enforcer ng mmda.

Planning Democracy

July 4th, 2009, 02:54 PM

MMDA Starts Pilot-Testing Of OBR Program on July 25, 2009

I hope this works, para di nag aagawan mga bus sa pasahero and they stop driving like giant jeepneys along EDSA.

Planning Democracy

July 4th, 2009, 03:07 PM

Medium-Rise Tenement Buildings: Practical Resettlement For Metro Manila's Homeless Families

http://www.mmda.gov.ph/main.html

I find GKs purposes noble but this is the only way to go, we need to stop wasting valuable land for single detached or row houses in the provinces.

Good thing MMDA is upgrading Vitas, it's actually an example of how not to build tenement buildings, it became a vertical slum.

Some of these squatters serve our underground economy, they just can't afford housing, so its probably not a good idea to kick them out of Metro Manila.

stanleymalls

July 4th, 2009, 05:40 PM

Yeah S.B. is good. But i HATE of those Government officials of QC HANGING their BIG Tarpaulins in powerlines just to say "Happy Fathers Day" WT*!!!:bash:

Isn't that illegal also dangerous?

So many and so irritating!!

Nakakainis!! Na yun at yun na lang lagi yung mga nakikita mong mukha na bubungad sa yo. Tapos na ang Chinese New Year, hindi pa rin tinatanggal yung mga tarpau nila na ewan!!!!

Uhm. Ano po ang name ng Espana-Quezon Ave.? Like yung EDSA-C4? Commomwealth Ave.-R7?

Wolf1968 ^_^

July 4th, 2009, 05:57 PM

maiba lang ako..kasi napansin ko sa may guadalupe bus stop nag lalagay sila ng mahabang concret the harang.. ano un buong edsa na?.. salamat sana may sumagot..

RonnieR

July 6th, 2009, 05:47 AM

^^how long is the concrete barrier?

MMDA hires ex-convicts for Tondominium project
Updated July 06, 2009 12:00 AM
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=484130&publicationSubCategoryId=65

MANILA, Philippines - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority hired “hoodlums” in Tondo to work as masons, pipemen and carpenters for the agency’s “Tondominium” housing project in Manila, MMDA general manager Robert Nacianceno said yesterday.

Nacianceno said the MMDA’s objective is to help ex-convicts in their quest for a new life. He said they will be given regular salaries and assigned in areas near their homes.

“This is what we call character change – instead of by standing, extort and harass people in their community. Now, they will definitely have their own sources of income through this project that will be their way of changing their lives,” Nacianceno said.

Earlier, MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando vowed to coordinate with Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim to improve, not only the houses of the people of Tondo, but their livelihood and environment as well.

He said their livelihood and housing projects for the poor will not stop in Tondo.

“Tondo will no longer be considered a dangerous place after our project. I am confident that capitalists will be encourage to do business in Tondo once everything is placed in order,” Fernando said. – Jose Rodel Clapano

boroyski

July 6th, 2009, 06:07 AM

http://ecoscraps.com/files/2008/04/spiderman.jpg

^^Ang kasagutan.. :lol::lol:

kahapon hindi ko makita ang picture, ngayon ko lang nakita. Ha ha ha!! :lol:

shallwill

July 6th, 2009, 08:43 AM

maiba lang ako..kasi napansin ko sa may guadalupe bus stop nag lalagay sila ng mahabang concret the harang.. ano un buong edsa na?.. salamat sana may sumagot..

Part yata ng Bus Rapid Transit ng MMDA yun or Organized Bus Route, nakita ko rin yung yellow concrete along the road, same concept din na nakikita ko sa BRT ng ibang bansa.:)

edly

July 6th, 2009, 08:46 AM

MMDA hires ex-convicts for Tondominium project
Updated July 06, 2009 12:00 AM
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=484130&publicationSubCategoryId=65

Hoooray! This is one great example of community service--from the people, for the people. Great job, MMDA!

Singlishman

July 6th, 2009, 08:53 AM

happosai

July 6th, 2009, 09:01 AM

^^Dapat gamitin din nila ang mga yan sa pag sasaayos ng PNR.

boom_box

July 6th, 2009, 09:16 AM

^^ ang problema.. may sweldo na yung mga hoodlums... baka yan pang bili nila ng droga at baril... :lol:

but anyway, BF has done it in good way... :)

Ecija

July 6th, 2009, 09:19 AM

Dapat maging part na din sila ng demolition team ng MMDA. Kaya lang baka gumamit sila ng kadena at pana.:lol:

adverg

July 6th, 2009, 09:28 AM

^^Galing talaga ni BF susunod niyan pati yung mga nagpapalaki ng tiyan na mga senador at pulis utusan na rin niyang sumama sa ganyang gawain para may pakinabang naman sayang naman yung pinapasuweldo sa kanila puros papel, laway at ball pen ang gamit nila milyon kaagad ang palit.

happosai

July 6th, 2009, 09:58 AM

^^Baka nga ballpen lang hinahawakan ng mga yan eh. Sandamakmak kaya ang secretary at assistant ng mga yan. May assistant na.. may assistant to the assistant pa! :lol:

boom_box

July 6th, 2009, 11:36 AM

Secretary to Undersecretary... taga tago nga mga secreto...

csc36869

July 6th, 2009, 11:40 AM

Planning Democracy

July 6th, 2009, 12:01 PM

^^

Pwede rin magnakaw yung mga hoodlums ng mga materyales sa ibang construction site para makamura.... joke lang... :nuts:

Dapat siguro pati yung mga beneficiaries mag trabaho parang sa GK

michael677

July 8th, 2009, 01:30 PM

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/mmda_tower_mc.jpg

MMDA Tower Light beside PNR Buendia Station.

ohh these.... yes theyre already plenty of them in the metro. i have a question though referring to the previous article, "will install tower lights along the centerisland of edsa (is there such??), c5, q ave, commonwealth..AND brighten up tunnels like the ayala tunnel" Are they installing new tower lights, or is the article referring to the ones already present in those areas? there are already lights inside the ayala tunnel. are they replacing them similar to what other countries have?

RonnieR

July 9th, 2009, 06:19 AM

ohh these.... yes theyre already plenty of them in the metro. i have a question though referring to the previous article, "will install tower lights along the centerisland of edsa (is there such??), c5, q ave, commonwealth..AND brighten up tunnels like the ayala tunnel" Are they installing new tower lights, or is the article referring to the ones already present in those areas? there are already lights inside the ayala tunnel. are they replacing them similar to what other countries have?

no tower lights along center island of EDSA...i've seen them in C5 elevated u turns...still the Buendia and Ayala flyover - madilim pa rin. :bash:

RonnieR

July 9th, 2009, 06:19 AM

MMDA eyes more concrete barriers along EDSA

abs-cbnNEWS.com | 07/09/2009 10:59 AM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday said it is planning to erect concrete dividers along the entire stretch of EDSA to confine public utility buses (PUBs) within the yellow lanes.

The MMDA’s Traffic Engineering Center (TEC) said the "separators" will prevent PUBs from going out of the yellow lanes and slowing down traffic in the inner lanes that are reserved for private vehicles and other public utility vehicles.

The separators – concrete strips that are high enough to prevent PUBs from leaving the yellow lanes – are currently being experimented on the portion of EDSA from Guadalupe to Estrella.

"We have noticed that despite our strict prohibition, bus drivers still get out of the yellow lanes whenever they have the chance to do so. So we have put up these separators which will serve as the yellow lane fence,” MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando explained.

Yellow lanes are the outermost lanes in EDSA that the MMDA has designated exclusively for provincial and city buses.

Aside from buses, Fernando said the separators will also keep away private vehicles from the yellow lanes.

Since the construction of separators at the Guadalupe-Estrella portion of EDSA, Fernando has noted a marked improvement in traffic at the area.

Fernando said big, slow-moving buses can no longer swerve in and out of the yellow lanes and distract the traffic flow in the inner lanes, which is one of the main causes of traffic breakdowns in EDSA.

"With these separators, private vehicles can now travel along EDSA without being slowed down by buses that mix with them in the inner lanes,” the MMDA chief said, adding that they may implement the scheme throughout the entire stretch of EDSA.

Fernando said the yellow lane separators will be properly marked with reflectorized cones and collapsible bollards to prevent accidents.

The separators is the latest traffic-alleviating measure of the MMDA in EDSA, where it has put up numerous bus loading bays and footbridges and installed traffic cameras for 24-hour traffic and emergency monitoring.

Fernando said travel speed along EDSA has recently improved from an average of 19 kilometers-per-hour (kph) to 38.66 kph, especially following the opening of the twin elevated U-turn interchanges in C-5/Kalayaan Avenue in Makati City.
as of 07/09/2009 10:59 AM

^^ thank you BF! wise move.

edly

July 9th, 2009, 06:26 AM

MMDA eyes more concrete barriers along EDSA

Good thing for private vehicles. For passengers of those slow crammed buses and jeeps inside yellow lane, good luck! :nuts:

amigo32

July 9th, 2009, 06:37 AM

:applause::applause::applause:

Singlishman

July 9th, 2009, 06:52 AM

RonnieR

July 9th, 2009, 07:05 AM

Anyone got pix? Thanks!

they have this in Guadalupe area....soon the whole stretch of EDSA. I also like what BF did to Shaw Boulevard underspass. MMDA painted it in white...

The Tuazon underpass in Cubao is cleaner too...as shown here.

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/EDSACubao.jpg

mwg12a

July 9th, 2009, 08:19 AM

Good move by MMDA, jeepneys and bus drivers just don't know and would want to follow traffic rules so i guess a drastic move such as these has to take place. MMDA should really try and get the drivers renewing their drivers license to attend seminars on courtesy driving and strict traffic rule obedience. If the drivers are caught doing it again, they should subject them to attend those boring seminars until they learn to follow the law. This is really why the traffic in Manila or perhaps all over the Philippines is bad. Drivers don't practice right of way, they don't stick in the right lane when they drive. They don't yield in an intersection during rush hour most especially, instead, they will chase the tail end of the traffic during red light causing all vehicles to cross one another and get tied up in the middle, then they would call a traffic police to correct the problem. Cops should really arrest or give tickets to the violators. This is one way to generate income for their department so they can be given decent paycheck, instead of receiving or asking for bribes.

RonnieR

July 9th, 2009, 08:31 AM

Arciga_01

July 9th, 2009, 02:54 PM

Heck yes! Lagyan na talaga ng barriers ang EDSA! kainis kasi ang mga busses pag biglang mag-sweswerve sa harap mo mismo :eek:

Also, anyone got pics of the barriers in Guadalupe area?

crappypants

July 9th, 2009, 05:57 PM

marami pa rin kasing mga bastos magdrive sa Metro Manila. Yung bang mag hohonk ng horn nila na napakalakas kahit standstill ang traffic. Kala nila yung horn nila magpapagalaw ng traffic. ayaw magbigayan. but on a good note bumabait na mga MMDA/traffic cops madali na silang pakiusapan at hindi na nanghihingi ng kotong, Pwera dyan sa Manila. Kailangan hulihin talaga ng hulihin ng mmda mga wayward drivers, kung sa ibang bansa yan ang kaso nila reckless driving.
Isa pa sana higpitan ang parusa sa mga Graffiti delinquents , sayang yung effort ng MMDA nagmumukhang urban slum ghetto ang Metro Manila.

Wolf1968 ^_^

July 9th, 2009, 09:21 PM

nakikita ko un araw araw.. ok nga eh.. mas mukang BRT.. muhahahaha...

filcan

July 10th, 2009, 01:20 AM

^^sana pinikturan mo! :)

venntro

July 10th, 2009, 01:29 AM

Underground highway on Roxas Blvd proposed (http://http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20090710-214723/Underground-highway-on-Roxas-Blvd-proposed)
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:37:00 07/10/2009

MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has proposed the construction of an underground highway system on Roxas Boulevard to create more roads without destroying the historical landmarks in the area.

According to the DPWH, traffic flow on Roxas Boulevard, which connects Manila to the southern part of the metropolis, including Coastal Road and R-10, has crawled to 10 kilometers per hour during rush hour.

The agency also noted that more roads would be needed in anticipation of an increase in the number of vehicles passing through the area in the next few years.

More vehicles by 2015

DPWH data showed that by 2015, the population in Manila could reach 25.7 million with car ownership expected to increase to 2.3 million vehicles.

Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said the Metro Manila Tunnel Expressway (MMTEX) would preserve the scenic view on Roxas Boulevard and historical sites like Rizal Park while alleviating traffic in the area.

Ebdane, however, added that they were still proposing the project and that it would probably take five years before construction could begin.

Integrated expressway

The MMTEX -- which is composed of an arterial road and an integrated expressway system -- is expected to provide motorists and trucks better access to harbors and ports in Manila.

DPWH officials said that under the project, an 8-kilometerlong tunnel would be built from Manila International Airport Road to P. Burgos Street on Roxas Boulevard with a total cost of P9.9 billion.

During the second phase, a 20-km long tunnel would be constructed, traversing from P. Burgos to the North Luzon Expressway through Navotas, Malabon and Valenzuela.

FlashCollider

July 10th, 2009, 02:36 AM

^^
very ambituous project, I hope they will have a very good flood control system since manila is below sea level which will be a big headache in designing the tunnel.

Vegas Visitor

July 10th, 2009, 02:57 AM

FlashCollider

July 10th, 2009, 03:08 AM

The chances of these ambitious project is SLIM TO NONE!!! Cost will be the no.1 factor why its not gonna happen!!!

slim chance is chance none the less. hehehehe Cost will always be a factor in any project in the Philippines or any country for that matter except UAE and Qatar. Those are the anomalies. hehehehe

happosai

July 10th, 2009, 03:11 AM

^^Which do you think will materialize first.. That underground highway or the LRT South Extension?

keith1127

July 10th, 2009, 03:18 AM

The chances of these ambitious project is SLIM TO NONE!!! Cost will be the no.1 factor why its not gonna happen!!!

Thank you for that vote of confidence. LOL. :bash::bash:

chris_nigel

July 10th, 2009, 03:28 AM

baka matanda na tayo d pa nagagawa to

absinthe_888

July 10th, 2009, 03:40 AM

slim chance is chance none the less. hehehehe Cost will always be a factor in any project in the Philippines or any country for that matter except UAE and Qatar. Those are the anomalies. hehehehe

Also put in the cost for bukol and tongpats :lol:

pau_p1

July 10th, 2009, 03:59 AM

if this do push through.. this would be great... and I hope they'd think of something like this under EDSA.. :D

Planning Democracy

July 10th, 2009, 04:06 AM

Hmm, may study ba to justify this? In 5 years? Saan naman napulot ni Ebdane yung number na yan? Chance na naman niya makapag TONGPATS! :)

Go Ebdane! Billion yung project na yan! May tongpats ka na naman! Wohoo! :)

spearhead

July 10th, 2009, 04:07 AM

Again, this part of a previous ambitious plan is slowly resurfacing:

http://a401.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/98/l_06316966fa060cd0d321fb5763a7f708.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=500190&page=21

That illustrated graphic actually shows part of south super highway (light grn) between edsa to quirino ave., paralell to that existing underground freeway plans (orange).

That ambitious sangley point int'l airport/seaport, including the integrated freeways across NAIA connecting all major parts of metro manila and it's highways, and that looping freeway from manila to around manila bay through malabon, navotas, and bulacan, that will eventually connect cavite and bataan via a suspension bridge across the bay using those corrigidor rocks.

Moresay, I don't think this underground freeway gonna happen within 10 years or so, but perhaps in 25 to 35 yrs maybe specially that philippines is really short in revenues.

spearhead

July 10th, 2009, 04:16 AM

Sa susunod siguro, plano naman nila magpagawa ng suspension bridge across laguna de bay.... :banana2:

cq40

July 10th, 2009, 04:16 AM

DPWH officials said that under the project, an 8-kilometerlong tunnel would be built from Manila International Airport Road to P. Burgos Street on Roxas Boulevard with a total cost of P9.9 billion.

During the second phase, a 20-km long tunnel would be constructed, traversing from P. Burgos to the North Luzon Expressway through Navotas, Malabon and Valenzuela.

OH My Gosh! Perfection! I can't wait!!! The only thing to worry about is flooding and funds! Yehey! I love it! :banana:

Planning Democracy

July 10th, 2009, 04:19 AM

^^

What the hell? That airport is bigger than Makati. :lol:

Planning Democracy

July 10th, 2009, 04:22 AM

spearhead

July 10th, 2009, 04:26 AM

^^

What the hell? That airport is bigger than Makati. :lol:

My apologies, ikaw pala ng render nito, good work dude! Pero di ata sha to scale.

That was my modified version. Oo nga sobrang laki ng drawing ko.... :lol:

Ito yung original illustration nyan:
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v151/20/96/645611536/n645611536_447373_7904.jpg

Sky Harbor

July 10th, 2009, 04:27 AM

The tunnel should extend also to the Coastal Road, with an underground interchange to meet the NAIA Skyway extension to Roxas Boulevard.

spearhead

July 10th, 2009, 04:28 AM

Ito pa o:
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v151/20/96/645611536/n645611536_447464_9664.jpg

spearhead

July 10th, 2009, 04:30 AM

They planned it during the late 80's and early 90's. Ewan ko lang kung may influence ang mga Marcoses sa ambitious plans na yan.

spearhead

July 10th, 2009, 04:36 AM

The tunnel should extend also to the Coastal Road, with an underground interchange to meet the NAIA Skyway extension to Roxas Boulevard.

Methinks the only logical thing to build an underground is that stretch of Roxas Blvd crossing the pasig river then resurfaced around malabon or navotas. Then build a skyway partly on top of the coastal road around manila bay through cavite, and then i really wanna see that cable-bridge connecting to bataan. That would be awesome! That will give the philippines a new landmark too... :cheers:

cq40

July 10th, 2009, 04:39 AM

They planned it during the late 80's and early 90's. Ewan ko lang kung may influence ang mga Marcoses sa ambitious plans na yan.

Ya know, kahit sinasabing kurakot at masamang tao sila, those are one thing i'm impressed about them, they are very ambitious! Specially Mrs. Marcos, they have vast vision of the Philippines as a great country. And they have the power to do things their way that nobody can stop them. Haay how i wish these came true.

Maxxclip

July 10th, 2009, 04:40 AM

P34.5-B tunnel road on Roxas Blvd proposed (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/economy/12967-p345-b-tunnel-road-on-roxas-blvd-proposed-.html)
Economy
Written by VG Cabuag / Reporter
Thursday, 09 July 2009 22:34

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has proposed an underground route along Roxas Boulevard which would connect Manila’s airports and seaports after projections showed that there will be traffic congestion in the area by 2015, which may also affect movement of cargoes.

The DPWH on Thursday said it sent in May the proposal for a P34.54-billion Metro Manila Tunnel Expressway, which will take five years to construct, to the National Economic and Development Authority. The DPWH completed the study in December last year.

“The most significant benefit to be generated by the proposed expressway is the improvement of accessibility to the [Manila] North Harbor and South Harbor. Since both harbors contain the major transport facilities for cargo movements in Metro Manila, the efficiency of cargo transport would be greatly improved,” the DPWH proposal indicated.

North Harbor is the country’s biggest domestic port, while South Harbor is the country’s second-largest container terminal that also handles bulk cargoes.

Manila Harbour Centre, a private port that claims to handle the biggest bulk cargo in the country, also operates within the North Harbor area.

Phase 1 of the tunnel-expressway project involves an eight-kilometer underground road from MIA Road through the whole stretch of Roxas Boulevard, which will cost about P9.9 billion.

The second phase involves a 20-kilometer stretch from P. Burgos Street to North Luzon Expressway through Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela, at a cost of P24.64 billion.

The funding for the project may come from a mix of international sources, such as those from the multilateral agencies, while the rest will be shouldered by the government.

DPWH Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said the project envisions cutting travel time from R-10 in the Manila North Harbor to Las Piñas to just 10 minutes using the tunnel.

“The projected expressway connects the northern and southern parts of Metro Manila and will permit higher travel speeds, thereby greatly improving traffic capacity and flow in the north and south direction. This route will serve as a bypass for traffic from the North Luzon Expressway to the port area and further south,’’ said Maria Catalina Cabral, DPWH assistant secretary for planning.

At present, Coastal Road, just one of the few routes going to Cavite province, is heavily congested, and the average travel speed is less than 10 kilometers per hour during peak hours.

“The existing heavy traffic congestion on the Coastal Road has been seriously deteriorating the port-cargo movement,” the study said, adding that the truck ban during peak hours has exacerbated the situation.

“The proposed Metro Manila Tunnel Expressway project is expected to play a key role in achieving more efficient cargo transportation by changing cargo-traffic movement significantly and solving the port-access problem. The completion of the project will allow cargo traffic to pass without being hampered by or adding to urban congestion,” the proposal said.

Cabral explained that traffic congestion in Metro Manila’s 50-kilometer radius will worsen even more as the metropolis’s population and car-volume increase, overtaking the road-network capacity.

By 2015, the population in Metro Manila would have reached 25.72 million and car ownership would have increased to 2.34 million vehicles. (With P. Atienza)

matagal na pala talaga itong plano:) sana nga e hindi lamang ito iginuhit sa tubig:colgate:

salamangkero

July 10th, 2009, 04:45 AM

nothing wrong with dreaming :-)

Maxxclip

July 10th, 2009, 04:57 AM

^^you're right:okay:

there's a big feasibilty na mag-materialize ang proyektong ito...nasa determinasyon lamang at tamang pamamahala ng salapi/pondo ng gobyerno:colgate:

spearhead

July 10th, 2009, 05:27 AM

Gusto kong malaman kung sino yung grandmaster ng ambitious plan na yan.... kasi maraming involved na proyekto dito, tulad ng pagsasara ng NAIA at papalitan ng bagong cosmopolitan commercial district w/ that new manila int'l airport at sangley, the freeways, underground highways and subways, suspension bridges... pero malapit na ang 20 yr mark since 1990, hindi man lang ma tuloy yung slex na dapat aabot atleast hanggang bicol region..... :ohno:

Singlishman

July 10th, 2009, 05:34 AM

Planning Democracy

July 10th, 2009, 05:37 AM

For just 9.9 billion pesos... I don't believe this... Singapore's Kallang Paya Lebar Underground expressway cost about 1.8 bn sing dollars (54 bn pesos) for the same stretch.

That's good news for the DPWH, more tongpats. :lol:

FlashCollider

July 10th, 2009, 06:54 AM

^^

What the hell? That airport is bigger than Makati. :lol:

binalikan ko bigla ang mapa.. natawa din ako. hahahaha

FlashCollider

July 10th, 2009, 07:00 AM

^^Which do you think will materialize first.. That underground highway or the LRT South Extension?

I really have no idea. My hope is that it will materialize, which ever comes first, I will be very happy. :)

The LRT South Extension Project will greatly decongest the metro and will greatly increase the efficiency of public movement to and from manila. While the tunnel as explained by the column will greatly increase the efficiency of moving cargo and people.

timberpro

July 10th, 2009, 07:10 AM

absinthe_888

July 10th, 2009, 07:25 AM

baka naman "press release" lang ni Ebdane yan para sa 2010...

Planning Democracy

July 10th, 2009, 07:30 AM

"through Navotas, Malabon and Valenzuela."........

These are flood prone areas. Underground highway is not the best solution unless they find a way to solve the flooding in these areas. Not in another decade or so.

Actually solution ko sa areas na yan gawin na lang na ala Venice e para ok lang mag flood.

Or tulad ng mga subdivision sa Florida na incorporated yung mga water bodies.

Maxxclip

July 10th, 2009, 07:54 AM

Actually solution ko sa areas na yan gawin na lang na ala Venice e para ok lang mag flood.

nice:colgate: unique ang idea mo:okay:

pinkdoraemon

July 10th, 2009, 09:00 AM

Bakit kaya 'di na lang maglagay muna ng underpass between Roxas Blvd. and Coastal Road para bumilis bilis ang pagpunta sa airport.

boroyski

July 10th, 2009, 09:14 AM

Tapusin muna natin yung mga existing projects natin bago simulan or isipain yan? puro tau simula, hindi naman matapos-tapos. Yung iba tini-TRO pa.

pi_malejana

July 10th, 2009, 09:16 AM

^^ ningas cogon nga eh...:)
sana naman hindi itong project na to, or other projects like TLUEX, Coastal, Northrail... they are too vital to be abandoned/dicontinued...:ohno:

Maxxclip

July 10th, 2009, 09:17 AM

Tapusin muna natin yung mga existing projects natin bago simulan or isipain yan? puro tau simula, hindi naman matapos-tapos. Yung iba tini-TRO pa.

tama ka...sabi nga nila:colgate: para malasahan at manam-nam mo ang sarap ng isang putahe/handa...kailangan mong isa-isahing kainin...huwag pagsabay-sabayin:crazy:

btw, nice word there;) very meaningful

boroyski

July 10th, 2009, 09:20 AM

He! he! he! Thanks, but purely accidental, typo error. Pero nagmatch sa thought ano?

Maxxclip

July 10th, 2009, 09:23 AM

^^:lol:

Manila-X

July 10th, 2009, 09:23 AM

That would be cool if there's tunnel expressway. And if this goes to effect, how about subway systems as well.

boroyski

July 10th, 2009, 09:51 AM

The violations are now less common in business districts - they are happening in areas with no visible traffic enforcers or police. In Makati, the minimum fine now is P500, that's big amount for these drivers.

Hindi lang yan, kapag nahuli ang driver at ito ay repeat-offense ng dating huli, ang penalty ay magiging 2x ng previous fine. Kaya kung ang driver eh walang disiplina at sigi pa rin ng sigi sa paglabag ng batas trapiko, palaki ng palaki ang penalty.

anonymous_filipino

July 10th, 2009, 11:10 AM

IMO, kaya siguro P9.9 billion yung MMTEX kasi baka gayahin ng DPWH yung SMART Tunnel ng Kuala Lumpur (a road and stormwater expressway tunnel under Kuala Lumpur)

RonnieR

July 10th, 2009, 11:17 AM