huwag kang ganyan, baka pag tumanda ka hindi mo makita ang magandang mukha ng maynila, hilingin mo na sana maging disiplinado ang mga tao!!! hindi yoong ipagkumpara ang pagunlad ng tokyo sa maynila na sinanasabi mong 100 taon mula ngayon!!!


Actually kaya matapatan ng manila ang japan sa pag-unlad, japan is like the philippines but tao rin dahilan kung bakit di mabilis ang progressive ng manila, sana makatulong ako....:lol:think positive ok..:lol:

^^Bakit Tokyo? Masikip, congested. Makikipot pa roads...Singapore na lang or KL:lol:


beautification ang kelangan sa manila hindi construction ng kun ano-ano..


^^^^

pede lahat yan. isa lang ang sasabihin sa'yo though... walang pera!!! :lol:


hahaha:lol: yun lang.

yup tuloy na tuloy na....dahil nakatayo na mismo ang mga ito...yung mga pagkabit na lang ng hagdan ang wala pa...pero yung mga beam in place na..

^^Glad to know that..Pero medyo worried lang ako sa nakatiwangwang na MMDA footbridge dyan naman malapit sa Citibank Libis, right after the C5-B Serrano Flyover. May span nga ito pero tila di na tinapos...Inaalikabukan na kasi. Nung Christmas Holiday ko siya nakita. Baka naman ngayon na-resume na rin paggawa dito.

A new MMDA?
BusinessWorld - January 12, 2010
Not So Fast By, Tito F. Hermoso

There’ll definitely be a new one, whoever takes over Malacañang by mid-2010. In the meantime, one of the best-funded Metro Manila Development Authorities in history continues to watch over our streets and rubbish bins. Even with Chairman BF’s exit to run for higher office, the cadre of administrators, some of them veterans of Mel Mathay’s Metro Manila Commission, continue to man the levers of this deus ex machina.

True to his word, chairman Inocentes, the new MMDA chief, continued with most of the existing programs of the departed BF. Take the variety of uniforms. Expect more pastel-colored melamine bowls, faintly like East German Grenze Polizei or Vietcong helmets, masquerading as headgear. If the farmer’s “salakot” or the colonial pith helmet was the inspiration, it sure doesn’t look like it. Expect more yellow reflective sashes for troops standing in the middle of traffic lanes. A lightweight fluorescent mesh tunic would be far more visible, lighter, easy to pack and cooler. Such tunics have a bigger surface to attach larger reflective sheets for better conspicuity. Expect more t-shirt and shorts resort look, perhaps for the days when the polo-jac and marine cap MMDA standard uniform is still out to laundry.

As for footwear, the MMDA should do away with the police and armed forces-issue clarinos. Clarinos are lace-up dress shoes in what appears to be patent leather, presumably for that military “spit n’ polish” look. On closer inspection, these are made of plastic, a material that does not breathe and is medically proven to be harmful to feet, especially if worn over a long period of time in tropical countries. Our MMDA foot soldiers deserve footwear that allows perspiration to breathe so that their shoes do not breed microbes and fungi.

Also, the motorcycle patrols should also do away with equestrian-style riding boots. These boots are expensive to make and are designed for riding horses, not motorcycles. They are not easy to put on, even with a zipper. A cursory survey of motorcycle enthusiast riding apparel shows that such equestrian style boots are not even available. They are not practical for the MMDA patrols as they spend more time manning traffic and apprehending loading bay violators. They are not flood proof as only true rubber wellies are.

Police forces in other countries use spats or chaps. Chaps are leather pieces that wrap around the lower leg and have an elasticized garter that hooks under the foot arch of a standard shoe or short ankle boot.

Chaps keep the rider’s trouser legs protected from hot engine parts.

Chaps also protect loose clothing from snagging on any road obstacle or exposed moving parts of the motorcycle. In cold countries, full leather overalls is a must, as the leather provides the rider with a second skin to battle the elements and avoid injury in case of spills.

For a time, STAR tollway motorcycle patrols sported fluorescent orange overalls in breathable rainproof fabric.

The increase in traffic over the holidays also meant an increase in breakdowns. And this is where the current complement of private contractor tow trucks were lacking. There were just not enough of them to be situated among the many emergency bays and flyover underbellies, equipped with two-way radios, ready to spring into action. Almost all these tow trucks are converted light trucks or forklifts and are not equipped to do a quick tow-away of a disabled vehicle. It is time for the MMDA to hire properly equipped road recovery vehicle fleets like those of the AAP (Automobile Association of the Philippines) or PAC (Philippine Auto Club).

More positive notes are the continuance of the roofless steel footbridge system. It is just unfortunate that pop-up vendors took advantage of the new chairman’s pronouncement of dialogue by crowding pedestrians out of the footbridges and vicinity foot paths.

There is no justice in a minority of vendors usurping the right of passage by the majority of pedestrians.

Several U-turn slots, already with flashing blue and red LED warning lights, have beefed-up concrete Jersey barriers and better defined merging lanes on the approaches, although some really need far more space than just the inner lane. The recent addition of yellow reflective tiles have improved loading bay island visibility.

What is admirable is the improved traffic merge and flow that resulted from the reduction of the double loading bay platforms at EDSA Guadalupe in front of Loyola Memorial, Petron EDSA Greenhills, and their total removal at EDSA Kaingin. Other areas -- EDSA Congressional, EDSA Roosevelt, EDSA Nepa-Q mart, EDSA Pioneer, EDSA Magallanes-Pasong Tamo, EDSA Baclaran -- should be next for this platform trimming. This way, the MMDA need not field too many trained patrolmen just to catch violators that go into the 2nd loading bay.

It is still a daily battle as fences on the C-5 median continue to be vandalized as fast as the MMDA builds them. Half-empty buses still overstay at loading zones in Guadalupe and STAR Mall, and still blow their horns without regard for anyone’s eardrums. One will still spot the occasional truck racing in the private car lane at night. Even in the day it is not an unusual to see buses careening on the private car lanes, with hazard flashers on and abusing other motorists while they race for passengers at the next stop.

If the MMDA can fit RFID tracker tags on legit city buses, surely it can apply the Motor Vehicle Code in restricting the kind of horns installed in city buses and those idiotic curb side spot lights that blind motorists when left on. Better yet, the MMDA can enforce engine governors as speed limiters on all provincial and city buses entering city limits.

Lastly, MMDA 1206 AM radio should reformat the way it reports on traffic. The update should identify the main route; i.e. EDSA Monumento to Baclaran ��“ with a specific report on the location of any unusual occurrence causing a traffic buildup, whether it be roadwork or a traffic accident. The existing spotter or CCTV station by station report is unconsolidated takes a lot of air time.

Here’s to hoping that the MMDA has shed its allergy to unsolicited advice.

well...baka makagulo pa lalo ang mga unsolicited advice...kasi alam mo naman mga pinoy lahat maaalam....makiepal....:lol: kung kelan ginagawa na saka makikiepal nung walang gumagawa...hindi umepal...:lol:

^^Glad to know that..Pero medyo worried lang ako sa nakatiwangwang na MMDA footbridge dyan naman malapit sa Citibank Libis, right after the C5-B Serrano Flyover. May span nga ito pero tila di na tinapos...Inaalikabukan na kasi. Nung Christmas Holiday ko siya nakita. Baka naman ngayon na-resume na rin paggawa dito.

I guess this one is in front of Mercury Drug's head office. recycled din kasi ang footbridge na 'to, just don't where was it located before. kinakabitan na po ng hagdan as of today.

beautification ang kelangan sa manila hindi construction ng kun ano-ano..


And how do you propose Manila should be beautified without contructing the "kung ano-ano" your referring to???

Are you implying that all Manila needs is a good paint job? Are you saying we dont need better infrastructure to make Manila more livable and more beautiful?:ohno:

I wonder where QC will relocate the QMC overpass in front of PCA now that the underpass was completed? Dami pa rin tumatawid across Elliptical and it is really too risky given the traffic there.

^^It will be relocated to the Department of Agriculture (DA) side of Elliptical Road near corner Visayas Avenue. This will be the third 'legal' pedestrian crossing in the QMC after the two underpasses.

the mmda is putting up 2 new elevated walkways...at commonwealth sa inc at sa techno hub....pero they are using the same colors pa rin...mmda blue akala ko ba green na sila...

^^ an MMDA footbridge is also under construction sa Pritil area... blue pa din ang kulay...

Better just to maintain the color since yan na talaga kulay nyan simula sa fabrication plant ng footbridges. Waste of money if they repaint it with some other colors. Yan na rin ang signature na kulay ng MMDA as of this time so wala na rin tayong magagawa.

^^

mas maganda tignan yung pink dahil agaw pansin talaga... kaya alam na ang ibig sabihin pag nakita ang penk......

at yung bus stop sa buendia-leveriza na stop ang contruction ata nung nawala si BF

^^

mas maganda tignan yung pink dahil agaw pansin talaga... kaya alam na ang ibig sabihin pag nakita ang penk......

at yung bus stop sa buendia-leveriza na stop ang contruction ata nung nawala si BF


Tuloy na ulit.:cheers:

Siguro nang mag-take over si Innocentes nag-stop pansamanatala ang mga construction dahil sinusuri pa niya kung may irregularities ba yung mga projects o wala. Pag wala naman, tsaka na niya itinutuloy...

Nag-buntong-hininga lang naman si Chairman kaya don't worry. Tuloy lahat yan.

Even though i somewhat hate Innocentes.. Atleast he's true to his words....Talagang tinuloy nya un iniwan ni Bayani Fernando at isa pang bagay na gusto ko sa kanya ay Nakikinig sya sa reklamo at inaaksyonan nya. :cheers:

MMDA gets rid of pink fences
By ANNA LIZA T. VILLAS
January 15, 2010, 4:28pm

Heeding the calls of motorists, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) dismantled Friday some of the accident-prone pink fences along major thoroughfares in the metropolis.

MMDA Chairman Oscar Inocentes said the removal of the pink fences was based on the recommendation of the agency’s Engineering Department following numerous complaints by motorists and other concerned sectors on the road facility.

“Whenever we receive complaints, I recommend them to agency department in-charge and take action. With the case of the pink fences, the study was conducted by the engineering department and based on their analysis, many will be removed,” said Inocentes.

He said since the removal of the pink fences in Guadalupe, Makati City, traffic flow improved in the area.

He said no more pink fences will be put up.

Pink fences in Guadalupe and along Taft Avenue, Connecticut, Muñoz, Kaingin Road, Orense and Epifanio de los Santos Ave. Edsa have already been removed, said Neomi Recio, traffic engineering department head.

She said their analysis was based from the complaints of motorists who said that the fences have contributed to the rash of road accidents in the metropolis since it is easy for vehicles to accidentally hit the fences.

Meanwhile, safety features will be installed at existing fences such as blinkers to prevent future mishaps, Recio said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/238652/mmda-gets-rid-pink-fences

i think the problem there are not the penk fences....yung mga naaksidente dun ay usually mga takusa....yung mga lasing na nagbibilis umiwi baka ma bambo ng tubo ng asawa...takusa....

hindi pink fences ang problema!!!!! the problem is those DAMN buses!!!!

MMDA gets rid of pink fences
By ANNA LIZA T. VILLAS
January 15, 2010, 4:28pm

Heeding the calls of motorists, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) dismantled Friday some of the accident-prone pink fences along major thoroughfares in the metropolis.

MMDA Chairman Oscar Inocentes said the removal of the pink fences was based on the recommendation of the agency’s Engineering Department following numerous complaints by motorists and other concerned sectors on the road facility.

“Whenever we receive complaints, I recommend them to agency department in-charge and take action. With the case of the pink fences, the study was conducted by the engineering department and based on their analysis, many will be removed,” said Inocentes.

He said since the removal of the pink fences in Guadalupe, Makati City, traffic flow improved in the area.

He said no more pink fences will be put up.

Pink fences in Guadalupe and along Taft Avenue, Connecticut, Muñoz, Kaingin Road, Orense and Epifanio de los Santos Ave. Edsa have already been removed, said Neomi Recio, traffic engineering department head.

She said their analysis was based from the complaints of motorists who said that the fences have contributed to the rash of road accidents in the metropolis since it is easy for vehicles to accidentally hit the fences.

Meanwhile, safety features will be installed at existing fences such as blinkers to prevent future mishaps, Recio said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/238652/mmda-gets-rid-pink-fences

What a joke. How about penalizing the drivers? Princess Di perished in a car crash when the driver hit a column and guard rail. Did they remove the column, or at least the guard rail? Onli in da Pilipins.

yeah, it's those maniac drivers who should get removed ,not the pink fences, the pink fences actually keep order by preventing vehicles swerving all over the place. I actually got a ticket for swerving WTF! how can they tell who's swerving and who isn't? which road rules are followed and which aren't? To force people to offer bribe they have to confiscate your license and send it to timbaktu headquarters, this is specially true in Binay land. I guess third world status will never improve until the laws are enforced to place order and not for lobster break.

Not again.... :ohno:

its confirmed.....the mmda has gone green....the new elevated walkway in commonwealth the one in puregold tandang sora....the new overpass is colored with a blue base and a light green posts and railings...mukhang makulay na ang metro....dahil sa ortigas sa may poea ang overpass don...ay blue ang base at yellow ang railings...:lol: maglibog dyud ko....naunsa naman mo diha sa metro manila....daghang gyud ang lipong ba...:lol:

i think the problem there are not the penk fences....yung mga naaksidente dun ay usually mga takusa....yung mga lasing na nagbibilis umiwi baka ma bambo ng tubo ng asawa...takusa....

^^Kaya pala kabisado mo ang mga posisyon ng mga penk fences... :nuts:

oi may nag react guilty...:lol:

yeah, it's those maniac drivers who should get removed ,not the pink fences, the pink fences actually keep order by preventing vehicles swerving all over the place. I actually got a ticket for swerving WTF! how can they tell who's swerving and who isn't? which road rules are followed and which aren't? To force people to offer bribe they have to confiscate your license and send it to timbaktu headquarters, this is specially true in Binay land. I guess third world status will never improve until the laws are enforced to place order and not for lobster break.

I think it was the right move since you can NEVER get rid of maniac drivers.

In the U.S., the DMV always says no matter how good a driver you are, you must always drive cautious of the bad drivers on the road.

On Sta. Lucia East (Marcos Highway), Julia Vargas-C5 and C5-Kalayaan footbridges, wide streamers have been put up:

"Salamat po
PANGULONG GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
sa mga footbridges"


Really? :ohno:

^^ haha.. misleading yung streamers.. LOL

^^walang masama kung PGMA ang nakasulat.

Administrasyon naman niya ang MMDA eh so ok naman ang naisulat. Kung wala bang approval ng pangulo may pondo ba para sa paglalagay ng ganyan?

korekek ... i agree.....ang pangit ay kung nagki claim ka ng project na hindi naman sayo....kagaya ng ginawa ni mar roxas sa cheaper medicines....although kasama siya dun....hindi sa kanya credit nun kundi sa pangulo...na nag pirma ng bill....kahit ka gumawa ng libo libong bill kung hindi pipirmahan yan ng pangulo wlang kwenta yan.....diba sinabihan pa siya ni pgma na JUST DO IT ...DON'T PUSSY FOOT....dahil....nakikipagayos pa sa mga drug suppliers ang tinamaan ng droga....:bash:

korekek ... i agree.....ang pangit ay kung nagki claim ka ng project na hindi naman sayo....kagaya ng ginawa ni mar roxas sa cheaper medicines....although kasama siya dun....hindi sa kanya credit nun kundi sa pangulo...na nag pirma ng bill....kahit ka gumawa ng libo libong bill kung hindi pipirmahan yan ng pangulo wlang kwenta yan.....diba sinabihan pa siya ni pgma na JUST DO IT ...DON'T PUSSY FOOT....dahil....nakikipagayos pa sa mga drug suppliers ang tinamaan ng droga....:bash:

oo nga, bakit kaya ganon yon, tapos nagmura pa in public? gosh!

And how do you propose Manila should be beautified without contructing the "kung ano-ano" your referring to???

Are you implying that all Manila needs is a good paint job? Are you saying we dont need better infrastructure to make Manila more livable and more beautiful?:ohno:

Hehehe! This gave me a smirk! Yup, how in the world will we beautify a city without constructing a kung anu-ano. Its like saying we'll give a sumptuous meal without cooking anything.

Now, we can do a little beautification of our own by starting at our own backyard. I've started to buy herbal plants to start my own little garden. Helps lessen the grocery bills, i get great produce every now and then and there's nothing to complain about the sight.

Just my little step in beautifying my environment. WHYDL?

^^Bakit Tokyo? Masikip, congested. Makikipot pa roads...Singapore na lang or KL:lol:

Singapore and KL are small compared to Manila. Manila is a big megalopolis and can be compared to NY, Tokyo or Shanghai when it comes to size.

Singapore and KL are small compared to Manila. Manila is a big megalopolis and can be compared to NY, Tokyo or Shanghai when it comes to size.

^^But offcourse...definitely agree about the "size" comparison...

:lol:...The comment you've quoted was meant to be joke...Didnt think anybody would take it serioulsy...:lol: Ala cge, I'll use more emoticons next time...

anyone noticed the bus waiting sheds for ayala bus stop is now lighted ? i was in shock!

ok din ang ginawa ng bagong mmda chair, he installed more added safety features in the u turn slots sa c5 and put more reflectorized stickers sa edsa bus fences. and the edsa service road northbound, coming from pasay road, is now lighted as well! good job

im giving him time to prove himself.. lets see how things will go

ok give him time....basta green na ang pintura ng overpass sa puregold tandang sora...:lol:

Question lang po. DO you think it would be better if Metro Manila would be under one central government? Meaning one Mayor running the whole show.

I think one of the reasons why Metro Manila is all going through crazy development, is because the various cities and municipalities have their own individual and contrasting development programs.

If Metro Manila will be run as a one single local government unit, maybe then we can have a unified development plan for the city.

Well, this is just a thought.

ano na pong nangyari dun sa ginagawa ng MMDA nuon na binabasa yung mga pumapara ng sasakyan sa mismong kalsada? yung may dadaang sasakyan na may basang tela, tapos patatamain dun sa mga nakaharang sa kalsada?

how i wish they'd do it sa tapat ng Victory mall sa Monumento... marami-raming mabibiktima dun...

^^ they stopped the use of wet flag during BF time pa.

anyone noticed the bus waiting sheds for ayala bus stop is now lighted ? i was in shock!

ok din ang ginawa ng bagong mmda chair, he installed more added safety features in the u turn slots sa c5 and put more reflectorized stickers sa edsa bus fences. and the edsa service road northbound, coming from pasay road, is now lighted as well! good job

im giving him time to prove himself.. lets see how things will go

Yes, the bus stops are lighted and very bright pa but the Ayala and Buendia flyovers are still dark. :bash:

I admire BF as MMDA Chairman, my VP bet. Well, the new Chaiman of MMDA is doing good naman...I just hope na di lang to pa-impress kasi bago siya. Consistency is the key.

bravo. thats a great idea....

yeah, it's those maniac drivers who should get removed ,not the pink fences, the pink fences actually keep order by preventing vehicles swerving all over the place. I actually got a ticket for swerving WTF! how can they tell who's swerving and who isn't? which road rules are followed and which aren't? To force people to offer bribe they have to confiscate your license and send it to timbaktu headquarters, this is specially true in Binay land. I guess third world status will never improve until the laws are enforced to place order and not for lobster break.

ahoy hoy hoy since when u were there:lol:
padala ko ha, magbabangkok ka ba ulit

Question lang po. DO you think it would be better if Metro Manila would be under one central government? Meaning one Mayor running the whole show.

I think one of the reasons why Metro Manila is all going through crazy development, is because the various cities and municipalities have their own individual and contrasting development programs.

If Metro Manila will be run as a one single local government unit, maybe then we can have a unified development plan for the city.

Well, this is just a thought.

^^ How I wish your idea can become a reality. Pero papayag ba yun ibang city sa Metro Manila into one leadership? Eh yun simple traffic violation ticket that MMDA wants to implement no M.Mla. city mayor want to follow yun pa kayang single development program. Malamang malabo rin masunod.

Unless pala we change yun 1986 Constitution into something different at e ammend yun LGU law then it can be done :lol:

Question lang po. DO you think it would be better if Metro Manila would be under one central government? Meaning one Mayor running the whole show.

I think one of the reasons why Metro Manila is all going through crazy development, is because the various cities and municipalities have their own individual and contrasting development programs.

If Metro Manila will be run as a one single local government unit, maybe then we can have a unified development plan for the city.

Well, this is just a thought.

Nasa report ito ni Karen Davila sa Correspondents (someone posted a video here). Before 1987 Contitution, there was a Metro Manila governor. The last person to seat on this position was Imelda Marcos. Dahil reactive ang 1987 Consitution, inalis ang Metro Manila Governor. Sa totoo lang mas gusto ko pang ibalik sa cabeza de barangay (baranggay head) imbis na may barangay with kagawad pa at SK (non-sense sa akin ang Barangay. sorry.)

Uniform traffic citation launched next month
Manila Standard Today - January 22, 2010

Traffic violators in Metro Manila will be issued a uniform citation, doing away with different tickets used in the 17 localities of the National Capital Region.

Chairman Oscar Inocentes of the Metro Manila Development Authority yesterday announced the approval of mayors to implement the unified system after 17 mayors agreed to launch it in February.

He said the local executives forming the Metro Manila Council also agreed to form a technical working group to make a smooth transition.

“We will now be using a common traffic ticket, which will carry the logo of MMDA and the corresponding local government units using it,” Inocentes said.

He said the MMDA Charter mandated the agency to install and administer a single ticketing system, fix, impose and collect fines and penalties for violations of traffic rules and regulations, whether moving or stationary, and confiscate and suspend or revoke drivers licenses..

According to MMDA public affairs, former Chairman Bayani Fernando failed to implement the Metro Traffic Ticketing system despite a covering Executive Order 712 amid the opposition of Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos, Navotas City Mayor Tobias Tiangco and Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad..

Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido Tiñga has proposed revenue-sharing out of the fines collected where MMDA would be the clearinghouse for traffic apprehension. Rio N. Araja

yung urinal green na ang naka-install sa ilalim ng cubao overpass....nakakatawa....talaga itong si inocentes...bakit babaguhin pa ng kulay ang pink urinals....terrible talaga itong mga taong ito....kailangan pang magkagastos para masunod lang ang kanilang kapritso.....yung ping kinailangan pang pinturahan....why not just install the darn thing....at kung ubos na ang inventory ninyo saka kayo magbago ng color...eh nakita niyo ba sa ilalim ng flyover sa crame...ang dami pang plastic pink urinals na nakatambak dun...ogag talaga...:bash:

halos lahat ng urinal na nakita ko ay green na ang kulang na lang ay yung stencil na urinal para army style hahaahha

at sa ilalim ng alabang viaduct ay kulay green na rin yung footbridge na ginagawa nila kakulay tuloy ng muntilupa GREEN.....

gumastos na naman syang ang pera ng bayan they could have just used the pink urinals.....kainis...sa dami ng nangangailangan...at pangangailangan inuna pa ang pag iba ng kulay ng urinals.....balik na nman ang mmda sa mga maling gawi...:bash:

Uniform traffic citation launched next month
Manila Standard Today - January 22, 2010

Traffic violators in Metro Manila will be issued a uniform citation, doing away with different tickets used in the 17 localities of the National Capital Region.

Chairman Oscar Inocentes of the Metro Manila Development Authority yesterday announced the approval of mayors to implement the unified system after 17 mayors agreed to launch it in February.

He said the local executives forming the Metro Manila Council also agreed to form a technical working group to make a smooth transition.

“We will now be using a common traffic ticket, which will carry the logo of MMDA and the corresponding local government units using it,” Inocentes said.

He said the MMDA Charter mandated the agency to install and administer a single ticketing system, fix, impose and collect fines and penalties for violations of traffic rules and regulations, whether moving or stationary, and confiscate and suspend or revoke drivers licenses..

According to MMDA public affairs, former Chairman Bayani Fernando failed to implement the Metro Traffic Ticketing system despite a covering Executive Order 712 amid the opposition of Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos, Navotas City Mayor Tobias Tiangco and Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad..

Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido Tiñga has proposed revenue-sharing out of the fines collected where MMDA would be the clearinghouse for traffic apprehension. Rio N. Araja

Amazing how they all agreed now that BF is out.

mga inggit yun kay bayani dahil mas magaling sa kanila si bf....:)

Pulitika nga naman.

syempre pulitika kaya ganun na mga pumayag.

malinaw na nananadya.

Amazing how they all agreed now that BF is out.

Politics. Tsk.

magkakagastos na naman tayo dahil sa capricho nitong si inocentes ng pagpalit ng kulay.....

pag pinalitan ng green ang kulay dapat lagyan nila ng ilaw o kaya mga reflective stickers ang mga fences, posts, concrete barriers, etc kasi delikado yan pag gabi. yung pink nga nababangga pa how much more pag green. anyway, what shade of green ba ang ginamit? pag medyo dark green yan yari na.:lol:

pag pinalitan ng green ang kulay dapat lagyan nila ng ilaw o kaya mga reflective stickers ang mga fences, posts, concrete barriers, etc kasi delikado yan pag gabi. yung pink nga nababangga pa how much more pag green. anyway, what shade of green ba ang ginamit? pag medyo dark green yan yari na.:lol:

yung sa urinal ay talagang green...sa overpass...light na parang apple green...

^^I prefer apple green or neon green will do (if we pursue visibility of the object).

yung sa urinal ay talagang green...sa overpass...light na parang apple green...


apple green would be ok para sa mga fences at barriers, at least visible. wag lang yung darker shade of green kasi mukhang delikado sa gabi. ang problema lang sa green baka di rin mapansin kasi kakulay ng halaman.

Goodness. Why not use the standard industrial safety and accident prevention colours? Pink and apple green are not in the group.

Goodness. Why not use the standard industrial safety and accident prevention colours? Pink and apple green are not in the group.

Mas maganda kung reflectorized na lang nila lahat ng barriers mas matipid to coz it last longer than paint easy to clean pa, kaya lang may catch since it consist of stainless metal takaw nakaw.

halos lahat ng urinal na nakita ko ay green na ang kulang na lang ay yung stencil na urinal para army style hahaahha

at sa ilalim ng alabang viaduct ay kulay green na rin yung footbridge na ginagawa nila kakulay tuloy ng muntilupa GREEN.....

Saw the newly painted urinals too. IMO they've just succeeded in accentuating an eyesore.:ohno:

I saw one of the newly-painted urinals along EDSA, and I thought they were using Gibo green.

^^^^

ok mga bagong kulay...

gibo green, noynoy yellow, villar orange, gordon red, bayani pink at bayani blue... ngehehe :lol:

Lets look on the bright side. Since apple green na un "pink" urinal, Isipin mo nalang na iniihian natin si Gilbert Teodoro :lol:. Support na 'to Oscar kay BF dahil hinde na tayo na wee wee sa colour ni BF :lol: .

Lets look on the bright side. Since apple green na un "pink" urinal, Isipin mo nalang na iniihian natin si Gilbert Teodoro :lol:. Support na 'to Oscar kay BF dahil hinde na tayo na wee wee sa colour ni BF :lol: .

hindi siya apple green....as in green...na parang dark green....nde nyo ma wwwan si gibo dahil....naka eroplano sya....si mar dapat ang wwwan nyo dahil naka trisikad pa....o di kaya si erap dahil naka dyip pa....:lol:

Saan na meron sa EDSA?

^^ There's one near the Arnaiz off-ramp.

Ayon sa noticia na napanood ko "waterless" raw itong mga MMDA Urinals for women!

Does it work by composting waste? "Waterless toilets can almost never be used in urban
areas because if a connection to a main sewer line is available, it's against the law not
to use it." If there is no water to seal the toilet malamang mang-amoy ito!



:horse:

Saan na meron sa EDSA?

i saw a few dun sa cubao ...edsa cor aurora....sa ilalim ng overpass....green na green.....

Ayon sa noticia na napanood ko "waterless" raw itong mga MMDA Urinals for women!

Does it work by composting waste? "Waterless toilets can almost never be used in urban
areas because if a connection to a main sewer line is available, it's against the law not
to use it." If there is no water to seal the toilet malamang mang-amoy ito!



:horse:

well sana it works kasi pag meron nagahasa dyan dahil covered...sigurado laking isyu yan sa mmda....sinabihan na sila ni bayani na delikado yan....

You may take a look at this video aired yesterday at GMA news:

http://www.gmanews.tv/video/54396/mmda-starts-constructing-female-urinals

^^^^

ok mga bagong kulay...



Based on my observation on the video, OK naman ang kulay green na nilagay sa bagong footbridge. Some sort of apple green or light green ang nilagay nila. Yung sa men's urinals lang ang hindi ko nagustuhan kasi dark green ang nilagay dito. Mukha tuloy di pansinin.

Squatters' demolition....i hope somebody can post photos of the demolition of shanties in Manggahan floodway

A changing landscape


Wednesday, 27 January 2010 00:00
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BY JOHNNA VILLAVIRAY-GIOLAGON


Squatters have been fixtures in the Metro Manila city-scape for decades.

Hamlets of hastily nailed veget plywood and tin roofs weighed down against the wind by worn out tires and an assortment of furniture cast away from more affluent neighborhoods are as much part of the scenery as the traffic that snakes through the capital.


There are about 5,000 squatter families that have settled on private and public property, under bridges and in abandoned buildings.

Many literally live on the streets or in pushcarts. But there are the lucky ones who have established themselves enough to be able to build brick houses, some three stories high, and operate a profitable business—a retail store or a car repair shop—at street level. Still others are well-to-do enough to have moved out of the squatter colony and now make money as landlords renting out their houses there.

Government has been trying to relocate these informal settlers, as is the politically correct and fashionable term for them.

The need to relocate them to a safer locale was highlighted when the flood brought by tropical storm Ondoy swept many a home into rubble and many lives along with it.

I didn’t think the local government would have enough will to move them out this year, considering that, squatter or not, they are part of the voting public still.

But, at least along the east bank road along the floodway in Pasig city, it seems that the swathe of informal settlers is thinning, allowing motorists a glimpse of the water that before was not visible.

From where the houses once stood, there are now only stumps of wooden beams or what is left of second floor bedroom walls.

There are times that I wonder when the demolition took place because I hadn’t got wind of an emotional confrontation between residents and authorities. Nor did I notice families by the droves hauling belongings from the structures that had been their home.

Maybe they reached an amicable settlement with city hall and received acceptable housing arrangements.

I can’t come up with another conclusion besides that considering the calmness with which they are moving out.

Or perhaps I am only unaware of the drama. Or maybe the squatters did not move out at all. Perhaps they only relocated to the next empty spot in the neighborhood.

Squatter colonies are often thought of as an eyesore or a place where brigands and drug addicts hole out.

But, growing up near downtown Cubao, where bungalows and apartment rows share the block with a crowded colony of informal settlers, I know that many of them are as respectable and responsible as the family living inside a gated village. If that is a compliment or an insult to either, I leave it to their fair judgment.

I do not know anyone from the strip of homes demolished along the floodway, but I wish them well.

Common sense tells if they are physically safer having moved out of the riverbank where they are under threat of being swept away by the water especially during the monsoon season.

But that is only if. I do not live there and cannot presume to know their considerations nor guess their emotional state.

I only wish them well.

The landscape on my way home is changing bit by bit. I hope the change is not superficial and is for the better.
http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/opinion/10372-a-changing-landscape

^^It's good to see the changing landscape of our Metropolis. It's a must. Local politicians should not use them through votes but through productivity instead: just like hiring thousands of these IS people as infra builders. Through this, that these people will realize the importance of these structures not as their shelters, but a necessity for our urban progress.

Squatters' demolition....i hope somebody can post photos of the demolition of shanties in Manggahan floodway

A changing landscape


Wednesday, 27 January 2010 00:00
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BY JOHNNA VILLAVIRAY-GIOLAGON


There are about 5,000 squatter families that have settled on private and public property, under bridges and in abandoned buildings.

http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/opinion/10372-a-changing-landscape


this figure is a very modest estimate of the number of informal settler families in metro manila, don't you think?

this figure is a very modest estimate of the number of informal settler families in metro manila, don't you think?

Yes, I think the author referred to Estero de Paco squatters. She failed to mention the thousands of squatters along the railways who were also relocated.

kaya ako. kung mag iiwan ako ng kalupaan sa paso, lalagyan ko ng electric wires, booby trap, laser yung bakod kasi di uubra ang sign sign lang sa bakod sa pinas. dpat medyo high tech kasi nagiging high tech na din ang mga squatters.

ito kasing mga me ari ng lupa + gobyerno. hindi man mabantayan ang properties. tapos ngaun ngangawa ka pag ayaw umalis ang mga squatters.....

ibang klase talaga itong si inocentes....hanep na hayop ata ito este insecto i posted here a few days ago about the new overpasses in commonweath na color blue yes....yung overpass sa commonwealth na bagong mga tayo na color blue...pinatungan ng kulay green....imagine yung pera ng taumbayan na nasayang dun....pininturahan na lang sana nya yung mga luma na overpass pero yung bagong pintura na blue....pipinturahan mo lang ulit ng green that is wasting money....dapat ito ma audit ng coa....at i disallow yun at ibawas sa kanyang sweldo...:bash: ibang klase talaga ito...:ohno: fontana talaga to...

aray ko ang puso ko.... :)

from web. One Way Glass Toilet in Houston

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No one can see you from the outside, but when
you are inside it's like sitting in a clear
glass box!

Applicable to Pinas???

ibang klase talaga itong si inocentes....hanep na hayop ata ito este insecto i posted here a few days ago about the new overpasses in commonweath na color blue yes....yung overpass sa commonwealth na bagong mga tayo na color blue...pinatungan ng kulay green....imagine yung pera ng taumbayan na nasayang dun....pininturahan na lang sana nya yung mga luma na overpass pero yung bagong pintura na blue....pipinturahan mo lang ulit ng green that is wasting money....dapat ito ma audit ng coa....at i disallow yun at ibawas sa kanyang sweldo...:bash: ibang klase talaga ito...:ohno: fontana talaga to...

aray ko ang puso ko.... :)
Kakainis nga pag yun ang ginawa niya. Dapat repaint na lang yung luma na talaga o yung mga nasa fabrication plant pa lang. Bukod sa magastos sa pera, higit na magastos sa oras at pagod ng mga tauhan ng MMDA at ng buong ahensiya. Kung nagtuon na lang ng pansin sa ibang mas kailangang gawin, edi sana natapos na ang mga iyon. Kabaliwan nga ito.:ohno:

Kakainis nga pag yun ang ginawa niya. Dapat repaint na lang yung luma na talaga o yung mga nasa fabrication plant pa lang. Bukod sa magastos sa pera, higit na magastos sa oras at pagod ng mga tauhan ng MMDA at ng buong ahensiya. Kung nagtuon na lang ng pansin sa ibang mas kailangang gawin, edi sana natapos na ang mga iyon. Kabaliwan nga ito.:ohno:

precisely my point.....yung mga wala pang pintura ang pinturahan mo ng green...pero yung may bagong pintura papatungan mo ng ibang pintura sayang pera ng gobyerno....nde na nakakapagtaka kung bakit ganun na lang ka unpopular si little gloria dahil ang mga alipores nya mga insensitive...mabilaukan sana itong si inocentes ng hindi na tumagal pa....malaki laki pang pera ng taumbayan ang sasayangin ng fontanang to...

sana once and for all magkaroon ng standard color scheme para sa lahat ng government facilities and infrastructures. don't we have any laws for that? kung wala pa e sana merong makaisip na magsulong ng batas na tulad nito. in this manner kasi makakatipid dahil ang kulay ng mga ito ay magiging hindi pabagu-bago... hindi magiging depende sa color scheme ng uupo.

Squatters' demolition....i hope somebody can post photos of the demolition of shanties in Manggahan floodway

A changing landscape


Wednesday, 27 January 2010 00:00
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BY JOHNNA VILLAVIRAY-GIOLAGON


Squatters have been fixtures in the Metro Manila city-scape for decades.

Hamlets of hastily nailed veget plywood and tin roofs weighed down against the wind by worn out tires and an assortment of furniture cast away from more affluent neighborhoods are as much part of the scenery as the traffic that snakes through the capital.


There are about 5,000 squatter families that have settled on private and public property, under bridges and in abandoned buildings.

Many literally live on the streets or in pushcarts. But there are the lucky ones who have established themselves enough to be able to build brick houses, some three stories high, and operate a profitable business—a retail store or a car repair shop—at street level. Still others are well-to-do enough to have moved out of the squatter colony and now make money as landlords renting out their houses there.

Government has been trying to relocate these informal settlers, as is the politically correct and fashionable term for them.

The need to relocate them to a safer locale was highlighted when the flood brought by tropical storm Ondoy swept many a home into rubble and many lives along with it.

I didn’t think the local government would have enough will to move them out this year, considering that, squatter or not, they are part of the voting public still.

But, at least along the east bank road along the floodway in Pasig city, it seems that the swathe of informal settlers is thinning, allowing motorists a glimpse of the water that before was not visible.

From where the houses once stood, there are now only stumps of wooden beams or what is left of second floor bedroom walls.

There are times that I wonder when the demolition took place because I hadn’t got wind of an emotional confrontation between residents and authorities. Nor did I notice families by the droves hauling belongings from the structures that had been their home.

Maybe they reached an amicable settlement with city hall and received acceptable housing arrangements.

I can’t come up with another conclusion besides that considering the calmness with which they are moving out.

Or perhaps I am only unaware of the drama. Or maybe the squatters did not move out at all. Perhaps they only relocated to the next empty spot in the neighborhood.

Squatter colonies are often thought of as an eyesore or a place where brigands and drug addicts hole out.

But, growing up near downtown Cubao, where bungalows and apartment rows share the block with a crowded colony of informal settlers, I know that many of them are as respectable and responsible as the family living inside a gated village. If that is a compliment or an insult to either, I leave it to their fair judgment.

I do not know anyone from the strip of homes demolished along the floodway, but I wish them well.

Common sense tells if they are physically safer having moved out of the riverbank where they are under threat of being swept away by the water especially during the monsoon season.

But that is only if. I do not live there and cannot presume to know their considerations nor guess their emotional state.

I only wish them well.

The landscape on my way home is changing bit by bit. I hope the change is not superficial and is for the better.
http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/opinion/10372-a-changing-landscape

So my eyes wasn't deceiving me after all from what i saw on floodway! Talagang official na un demolition ng squatters sa floodway! :banana:

@Green footbridge: Kulay ni gibo un ginamit! Bakit ba hinde nalang sila nag stay sa MMDA blue and pink :bash: ??! But i liked the covered stairs though.

Btw: http://balita.ph/2009/09/29/bf-orders-his-men-to-tear-down-wall-portions-of-manggahan-floodway/

The wall MMDA demolished on floodway never got repaired after the storm. Infact, the big gaping hole is still there..

ansama ko. pero parang tuwang tuwa ako na me na demolish na squatter...ansama ko.

sana once and for all magkaroon ng standard color scheme para sa lahat ng government facilities and infrastructures. don't we have any laws for that? kung wala pa e sana merong makaisip na magsulong ng batas na tulad nito. in this manner kasi makakatipid dahil ang kulay ng mga ito ay magiging hindi pabagu-bago... hindi magiging depende sa color scheme ng uupo.

Eh yun ngang National Building Code eh hindi sinusunod what more kung may code about unified colors across the Metro?:ohno:

So my eyes wasn't deceiving me after all from what i saw on floodway! Talagang official na un demolition ng squatters sa floodway! :banana:

@Green footbridge: Kulay ni gibo un ginamit! Bakit ba hinde nalang sila nag stay sa MMDA blue and pink :bash: ??! But i liked the covered stairs though.

Btw: http://balita.ph/2009/09/29/bf-orders-his-men-to-tear-down-wall-portions-of-manggahan-floodway/

The wall MMDA demolished on floodway never got repaired after the storm. Infact, the big gaping hole is still there..

Madaanan nga to...good news.

ansama ko. pero parang tuwang tuwa ako na me na demolish na squatter...ansama ko.

di ka nag-iisa :)

ansama ko. pero parang tuwang tuwa ako na me na demolish na squatter...ansama ko.

At dahil dyan...May nagtext!

"Kasama mo naman ako!" -Ely Buendia

:nuts:

baka inutusan ni gloria na pinturahan ng green... hehehe

8 MMDA workers face raps in theft of scrap metal:bash:

By Nina Calleja
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 12:03:00 01/29/2010

Filed Under: Crime, Robbery and theft

MANILA, Philippines – Eight employees of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority face criminal and administrative charges for allegedly stealing scrap metal from an old pedestrian overpass they were tasked to dismantle, an official said.

MMDA Chairman Oscar Inocentes ordered Friday the filing of qualified theft charges against Muralla Nabua, Jr. Michael Zuniga, Alvin Espiritu, Henry Montano, Reynaldo Reonico, Rodel Martinez, Manuel Dela Cruz, and Ranilo Olinganga at the Quezon City regional trial court.

The suspects, who are laborers and carpenters of MMDA’s Construction Equipment Management Office (CEMO) personnel, are now being held by the MMDA-Security Intelligence and Investigation Division (SIID) in Makati City.

Superintendent Elie Pintang, head of SIID, said the employees were caught selling pieces of scrap steel bars they had sawed off from an old overpass near the Tandang Sora-Commonwealth Avenue intersection in Quezon City.

Operatives of MMDA-Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group (SCOG) spotted the eight and their service vehicle in front of a junkshop at around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to Pintang.

“The SCOG personnel became suspicious so they pulled over and decided to check. But these CEMO workers immediately scampered away,” Pintang said.

The SCOG operatives gave chase and caught the eight suspects.

Three other CEMO personnel, identified as Ricky Adanza, Bryan Podador, and Ronelio Bondoc were able to escape, Pintang said.

“In no way we will let this indiscretion go unpunished. Let this be a lesson to all MMDA employees. Any wrongdoing will be meted out with severe penalties,” Inocentes said in statement.

“Even if these materials are considered waste, they are still government property,” he added.

Apart from qualified theft charges, the suspects will undergo dismissal proceedings at MMDA’s legal service department.

MMDA, WB sign ‘bus reduction’ for carbon credits project
By Michelle Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer -01/29/2010

MANILA, Philippines—The Metro Manila Development Authority and the World Bank have signed an agreement involving the implementation of a project aimed at easing traffic congestion and addressing air pollution along Edsa.

Under the "Bus Reduction Project," MMDA shall use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in managing traffic along Edsa. Moreover, each registered public utility bus will have an electronic tag, which will serve as its identification.

The technology will allow the MMDA to detect, with the help of monitors to be installed in selected points, unregistered buses and those that are plying the route they are not supposed to take. It will also allow the MMDA to detect traffic violations.

Because the use of RFID will help the MMDA detect which buses it should prohibit from plying Edsa, the number of buses is expected to be reduced once the project is implemented. The decline in the number of buses is also expected to reduce carbon emissions that pollute the air.

According to estimates, there are 5,000 buses—including up to 1,500 "colorums" or those that operate illegally—that contribute to traffic congestion and air pollution in EDSA.

Meanwhile, the World Bank shall purchase carbon emission-reduction credits from the MMDA from 2011 to 2013. These credits are bought by industrialized countries, which are major contributors to the world's carbon emissions, as a way to comply with environmental protocols imposed by the United Nations. Rich countries are required to invest in projects that will help reduce the world's carbon emissions.

According to the World Bank, the amount of carbon credits it will purchase from the MMDA could reach 364,000 euros or P24 million.

Industrialized nations are required to reduce their greenhouse emissions by 5 percent by 2012 from the 1990 levels. As an alternative compliance, industrialized countries may buy ERCs from developing countries like the Philippines.

The World Bank manages the pool of fund contributed by the industrialized nations. The fund is the source of funds of industrialized nations to buy carbon emission-reduction credits from the developing countries.

Credits are valued based on the amount of tons of carbon emissions reduced following the implementation of an environment-friendly program. The price per ton of carbon emission reduced is determined by the international "carbon" market.

In a statement, the World Bank said the agreement with the MMDA is consistent with its overall assistance plan for the Philippines. The plan targets, among other things, to reduce carbon emissions through expansion of climate change-mitigation programs in various sectors, including power, transport, and waste management.

"Not only will the EDSA Bus Reduction Project improve the traffic situation in the country's main thoroughfare and contribute to the global fight of reducing GHG emissions, it will also have significant local environmental, health and economic benefits for Metro Manila residents," said World Bank country representative Bert Hofman.

Hofman noted that outdoor air pollution is partly a reason for premature death of some 15,000 people in urban areas every year.

In the same statement, MMDA Chair Oscar Inocentes noted his office's commitment to implement the RFID project, which he said would modernize traffic management system. The project has elicited opposition from people from the transport sector.

"The database to be accumulated by the system will also provide a platform for better urban transport planning and for the development of an effective public transport franchise management, which can be replicated in other urban centers in the country," Inocentes said.

^^ MMDA Chairman Inocentes should have implemented more than this Bus Reduction program - why not a real BRT in EDSA? The use of RFID again..

MMDA, WB sign ‘bus reduction’ for carbon credits project
By Michelle Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer -01/29/2010

MANILA, Philippines—The Metro Manila Development Authority and the World Bank have signed an agreement involving the implementation of a project aimed at easing traffic congestion and addressing air pollution along Edsa.

Under the "Bus Reduction Project," MMDA shall use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in managing traffic along Edsa. Moreover, each registered public utility bus will have an electronic tag, which will serve as its identification.

The technology will allow the MMDA to detect, with the help of monitors to be installed in selected points, unregistered buses and those that are plying the route they are not supposed to take. It will also allow the MMDA to detect traffic violations.

Because the use of RFID will help the MMDA detect which buses it should prohibit from plying Edsa, the number of buses is expected to be reduced once the project is implemented. The decline in the number of buses is also expected to reduce carbon emissions that pollute the air.

According to estimates, there are 5,000 buses—including up to 1,500 "colorums" or those that operate illegally—that contribute to traffic congestion and air pollution in EDSA.

Meanwhile, the World Bank shall purchase carbon emission-reduction credits from the MMDA from 2011 to 2013. These credits are bought by industrialized countries, which are major contributors to the world's carbon emissions, as a way to comply with environmental protocols imposed by the United Nations. Rich countries are required to invest in projects that will help reduce the world's carbon emissions.

According to the World Bank, the amount of carbon credits it will purchase from the MMDA could reach 364,000 euros or P24 million.

Industrialized nations are required to reduce their greenhouse emissions by 5 percent by 2012 from the 1990 levels. As an alternative compliance, industrialized countries may buy ERCs from developing countries like the Philippines.

The World Bank manages the pool of fund contributed by the industrialized nations. The fund is the source of funds of industrialized nations to buy carbon emission-reduction credits from the developing countries.

Credits are valued based on the amount of tons of carbon emissions reduced following the implementation of an environment-friendly program. The price per ton of carbon emission reduced is determined by the international "carbon" market.

In a statement, the World Bank said the agreement with the MMDA is consistent with its overall assistance plan for the Philippines. The plan targets, among other things, to reduce carbon emissions through expansion of climate change-mitigation programs in various sectors, including power, transport, and waste management.

"Not only will the EDSA Bus Reduction Project improve the traffic situation in the country's main thoroughfare and contribute to the global fight of reducing GHG emissions, it will also have significant local environmental, health and economic benefits for Metro Manila residents," said World Bank country representative Bert Hofman.

Hofman noted that outdoor air pollution is partly a reason for premature death of some 15,000 people in urban areas every year.

In the same statement, MMDA Chair Oscar Inocentes noted his office's commitment to implement the RFID project, which he said would modernize traffic management system. The project has elicited opposition from people from the transport sector.

"The database to be accumulated by the system will also provide a platform for better urban transport planning and for the development of an effective public transport franchise management, which can be replicated in other urban centers in the country," Inocentes said.

this is a good project siguradong tututulan na naman yan ng mga obstructionists...

:)
positive development!

bus waiting sheds along edsa are now lighted. Kudos MMDA Chairman!

kelan kaya magkakaroon ng lights sa makati stretch ng edsa ? and also the magallanes flyover? we ' re waiting chairman...

^^ may ilaw na ang southbound makati edsa. Ang wala yung southbound up to magallanes, pati Ayala flyover and Buendia flyover, madilim pa rin. I thought the darkness was due to the rift of Binay and BF...how come it's still dark under Chairman Inocentes???

Metro Manila should be given a makeover.

Putting more roads in Manila will not solve the problem. Maximizing the use of existing infrastructure is the way to go.

For instance, existing railways should be equipped with high capacity and modern trains. Ex.. PNR should use more modern, fast, high capacity and heavy duty trains. MRTs and LRTS should put more trains. Buses plying the roads should be highly efficient and brand new.

Pasig river ferry should be encouraged and the government should subsidized to cut the cost and increase public patronage.

Ban all jeepneys, tricycles, padicabs in primary roads. They should be plying only in secondary roads.

On the other hand, informal settlers should be relocated and placed in well-developed resettlement communities.

A nonsense urban plan should be drwn up and strictly implemented.

^^That's a well said idea... I may add that existing MRT-LRT systems need to be extended to city limits as soon as possible (e.g. LRT to cavite [OUCH!], LRT2 eastward and westward, as well as MRT to airport [yet to be studied]) in order to provide more accessibility around the metro. But one thing that is easier to be done is remove all eyesore billboards across major thoroughfares. This needs a lot of political will yet cheaper than compromised moves to clean the city.

Trabaho ng LTFRB yang pag-reduce ng buses sa EDSA pati pag-reduce ng jeepneys sa ibang ruta. MMDA's program, if successful, should show that indeed sobra ang dami ng bus sa EDSA and they have to be transferred to other major corridors like Quezon Ave, Espana, Aurora Blvd. and Shaw Blvd.

IMO, MMDA should just ban jeepneys and even buses plying along EDSA atleast. Since they have LRT/MRT they can utilize these then maybe, just maybe A BRT can replace regualar buses instead. They can hire some of those bus drivers or any qualified drivers, THEN TRAIN THEM TO FOLLOW THE TRAFFIC RULES AND HOW TO USE THE DESIGNATED STOPS that way, the flow of the traffic would be very smooth, maybe they can also do this in key and major thorough fares around metro manila, like SSH, maybe roxas blvd. The rest? they can continue to have buses atleast and a limited number of jeepneys.

Id say more traffic light's and enforcement of proper defensive driving discipline as another thing parts of MM could use , reducing buses top speeds to say 70kmh with speed reduction devices and preventing them from using the outermost lanes etc .

^^ Politics will kill this plan to make traffic simpler in the Metro.

I was thinking of a way to reduce the number of buses earlier, and I came up with this:

* All buses shall sport the same livery
* All bus routes shall be operated by a single bus line. However, the following exceptions apply: EDSA and both the SLEx [including the Skyway] and NLEx (4), other national roads (3) and major city roads (2)
* The boundary system shall be abolished and drivers' salaries shall be paid for equally between the bus line and the government

The plan is rough, but it should go something like that

I was thinking of a way to reduce the number of buses earlier, and I came up with this:

* All buses shall sport the same livery


This is the same concept as the Metrobus in the early 90's. I dont know why it didn't last. Do you know?

^^ The Metrobus was a government-funded project and, as always, the government lacked money to run it. This would be similar to it, the only difference being who runs the bus network. The bus network would still be run by the individual bus lines, only this time with centralized coordination and planning.

^^ Thanks for the info.

I was thinking of a way to reduce the number of buses earlier, and I came up with this:

* The boundary system shall be abolished and drivers' salaries shall be paid for equally between the bus line and the government

This has been proposed countless times already, but the bus owners and operators led by Claire are vehemently against this proposal. Tsk.

less jeeps(causes the blackening of air as well our structures). less bus. more zoning. more open space. no street vendors. no illegal squatters. building codes. more greens. if di kaya we need to have incinerators for our rubbishes-coupled with proper segregation(we can utilize plastics and cans and recycle them as well as landfills for organics-we can get biofuel from this you know), need urband planners(effective ones), no parking in streets, more garbage bins in the streets, more street lightings. renovate and properly maintain landmarks(can become a tourist spots). More high rise to accomodate the grouwing population). greening of our rivers and estuaries. ano pa ba. impose strict laws against vandalism and littering( 1000 perr rubbish something like that).

I was thinking of a way to reduce the number of buses earlier, and I came up with this:

* All buses shall sport the same livery
* All bus routes shall be operated by a single bus line. However, the following exceptions apply: EDSA and both the SLEx [including the Skyway] and NLEx (4), other national roads (3) and major city roads (2)
* The boundary system shall be abolished and drivers' salaries shall be paid for equally between the bus line and the government

The plan is rough, but it should go something like that

your plan is too complicated.
the best way to reduce the number of buses on EDSA is:

1) remove all none mechanically fit buses according to first world standards; and
2) all bus drivers must be literate and have passed a driving test - written and practical.

there will be less than 100 buses on EDSA.

^^^^


:lol:

your plan is too complicated.
the best way to reduce the number of buses on EDSA is:

1) remove all none mechanically fit buses according to first world standards; and
2) all bus drivers must be literate and have passed a driving test - written and practical.

there will be less than 100 buses on EDSA.

:) This is really good. A strong leader is needed to implement this. :cheers:

1) remove all none mechanically fit buses according to first world standards; and
2) all bus drivers must be literate and have passed a driving test - written and practical.

there will be less than 100 buses on EDSA.

The first point is too subjective. What exactly are "First World standards"?

first world standard is efficient and logical.
thirdworld is feudal and backwards.
just think if all the obvious defects of time immemorial problems were fixed years ago PHils would have been a viable and progressive country by now.

^^ I don't think that applies to buses.

^^ yes there are efficient buses and then there are rolling coffins.

^^That's a well said idea... I may add that existing MRT-LRT systems need to be extended to city limits as soon as possible (e.g. LRT to cavite [OUCH!], LRT2 eastward and westward, as well as MRT to airport [yet to be studied]) in order to provide more accessibility around the metro. But one thing that is easier to be done is remove all eyesore billboards across major thoroughfares. This needs a lot of political will yet cheaper than compromised moves to clean the city.

An idea of a light rail system through Cavite is not a good idea. There will be hoards of Cavite residents working in the city centre and a light rail is not enough to fill them all. What Cavite needs its a heavy rail suburban/commuter rail system.

http://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/9/5/2/8952.1214930593.jpg

Question lang po. DO you think it would be better if Metro Manila would be under one central government? Meaning one Mayor running the whole show.

I think one of the reasons why Metro Manila is all going through crazy development, is because the various cities and municipalities have their own individual and contrasting development programs.

If Metro Manila will be run as a one single local government unit, maybe then we can have a unified development plan for the city.

Well, this is just a thought.

There is the MMDA but some mayors are not cooperating with the authority especially the chairman.

Look at Metro Manila today. There is no defined city centre. There are too many cities and some of them do not want to be identified with Manila. And these individual cities just don't get along. Organization becomes chaotic plus zoning.

01/30/10

Pure Gold pedestrian overpass (to Elliptical Road)
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http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa94/kevinmata/QC%20updates/28.jpg

After Tandang Sora and INK pedestrian overpass
(south/west - bound - to Elliptical Road)
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa94/kevinmata/QC%20updates/29.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa94/kevinmata/QC%20updates/20.jpg

(north/east - bound - to Fairview)
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa94/kevinmata/QC%20updates/25.jpg

UP Ayala Techno Hub pedestrian overpass
(south/west - bound - to Elliptical Road)
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa94/kevinmata/QC%20updates/21.jpg

(north/east - bound - to Fairview)
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa94/kevinmata/QC%20updates/22.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa94/kevinmata/QC%20updates/23.jpg

U-turn slot after Shell
(north/east - bound)
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa94/kevinmata/QC%20updates/24.jpg

ay ang ganda pala kapag green. :)

^^ oo nga. i love green. sana green na lang lahat.

hindi sya maganda....imo...

im a bayani fan, but green is definitely better !

reminds me of overpasses in japan

^^ I thought Japanese overpasses were primarily blue in color?

Comparing it to pink and blue scheme, the new color is better though I think it's impractical to repaint all the MMDA structures with the said color. IMO gray is simpler and better as long as it is not irritating to the eyes. Still, good job MMDA for the continuation of these great projects.:cheers:

An idea of a light rail system through Cavite is not a good idea. There will be hoards of Cavite residents working in the city centre and a light rail is not enough to fill them all. What Cavite needs its a heavy rail suburban/commuter rail system.


LRT for Cavite is not bad. Once constructed, it would suffice the current system of mass transportation which congests Aguinaldo Highway. Metro Manila would be very accessible to Cavite people who work in the metro because coming home would be easier. It would also attract MM residents to transfer to Cavite since going to and from the province would be faster. Thus, it could help decongestion in Metro Manila.

For long-term vision (if they have a vision), the government could opt to try a double-deck railway just like on the picture below.


http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae303/watcher09/IMG_2242-1.jpg

Bah, I like the pink and blue scheme instead of that yucky Teodo..este... apple green. By the way, will MMDA demolish those old concrete footbridges? Mas maganda kasi un design ni Bayani Fernando kumpara dun sa mga engot footbridges ng former MMDA chairs.

I was thinking of a way to reduce the number of buses earlier, and I came up with this:

* All buses shall sport the same livery
* All bus routes shall be operated by a single bus line. However, the following exceptions apply: EDSA and both the SLEx [including the Skyway] and NLEx (4), other national roads (3) and major city roads (2)
* The boundary system shall be abolished and drivers' salaries shall be paid for equally between the bus line and the government

The plan is rough, but it should go something like that

Right... this is as good as a BRT sky without the BRT dedicated lanes. Why not go for a full BRT na lang diba?

All existing operators and paratransit operators will be asked to join the new Transit consortium as share holders thus making the buses centrally controlled and dispatched. Operators will be paid per kilometer traveled rather than passengers picked up. All Bus Captains will be paid in fixed salary base. Existing buses will have to be subjected to scrapping program and paid for by the government to a reasonable value. The government will get it's share of income to fund and construct the infrastructure needed for the system.

Comparing it to pink and blue scheme, the new color is better though I think it's impractical to repaint all the MMDA structures with the said color. IMO gray is simpler and better as long as it is not irritating to the eyes. Still, good job MMDA for the continuation of these great projects.:cheers:
I prefer gray too. It looks cleaner.

I think two tones of grey would look good.

oo nga....dapat neutral colors....ngayon para ng hinalong kalamay ang manila....dahil sa rainbow colors ng mga footbridges nito....:lol: para na palang sapin sapin....:lol:

Hindi ko alam na napakasakit pala sa mata ng PINK until nakita ko si GREEN.
Me likes it.

oo nga....dapat neutral colors....ngayon para ng hinalong kalamay ang manila....dahil sa rainbow colors ng mga footbridges nito....:lol: para na palang sapin sapin....:lol:

Nagmukha tuloy CHOPSUEY ang Metro Manila. Mahahalata mo sa kulay ng infrastructure natin kung gaano ka-divided ang political convictions ng mga namumuno sa atin.:ohno:

01/30/10

UP Ayala Techno Hub pedestrian overpass
(south/west - bound - to Elliptical Road)
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa94/kevinmata/QC%20updates/21.jpg


I'm for BF (obvious naman eh) pero I like the new green flyover compared to blue and pink. Bakit may bus sa innermost lane?

In C5 from ORtigas Avenue to Bagong Ilog, MMDA posted this notice - the U-turn slot will be gone by Feb. 3 or bukas. :)
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/P1000182.jpg

ang baduy.....ng mga kulay....

@RonnieR, yan ba yung malapit sa petron?

@RonnieR, yan ba yung malapit sa petron?

Yes. There is another one with a notice near Caltex/Valle Verde

^^ Thanks. Actually there are three u-turn slots na nagpapabagal ng traffic of C5 northhbound sa area na yan... I think its better also if all northbound vehicles going to Ortigas will make a u-turn under C5/Ortigas flyover and close the remaining u-turn slots.

^^
An idea of a light rail system through Cavite is not a good idea. There will be hoards of Cavite residents working in the city centre and a light rail is not enough to fill them all. What Cavite needs its a heavy rail suburban/commuter rail system.

IMO, it's better if we don't make conflicts with whatever Cavite needs by now. It could be more appropriate if we use both LRT and commuter rail for that province. For one instance, we can extend the PNR's Carmona line dep into the province then link it with the southern end of LRT Cavite extension so there will be a higher impact of purpose for the suburban residents going to the Metro's center.

Can someone post photos of the Circulo del Mundo Rotunda updates? Thanks!

Bah, I like the pink and blue scheme instead of that yucky Teodo..este... apple green. By the way, will MMDA demolish those old concrete footbridges? Mas maganda kasi un design ni Bayani Fernando kumpara dun sa mga engot footbridges ng former MMDA chairs.

Pink is so baduy. Sorry. Imagine doing that to other major cities in the world and pagtatawanan ka. It's actually embarrassing for us when a tourist or a traveler to the country sees it. The common reaction I usually get from them is of "What the ----?" I think green is a good choice - whether it is associated with any candidate or not. Cities should not be made a laughing stock because of really tacky color choices like pink painted everywhere. *shudder*

Cavite has been long ignored by the National government

i like the green as well

Cavite has been long ignored by the National government

Cavite still has a local government. If the national government has shortcomings, the local government has to mitigate to fully satisfy the need of the people. It's in the hands of their leaders. Look at CamSur.

yup green looks better... example yan ng tigas ng ulo ni BF. i'm a BF fan pero minsan kitang kita na na mali, nagtitigas tigas ng ulo... haaay... i suppose it's too much to ask for a leader to be perfect...

ung U-turn sa ateneo is not working. also, yung banapple sa may katipunan after white plains (going to ateneo) is causing a lot of traffic!!!! pano ba nabigyan ng permit yan e ni walang set back ang structures?!?!?!

tama nga, sapin sapin..hehe kasi ung sa Blumentrit foot bridge sa may Espanya Blvd. from the pre- colored pink and blue, naging blue and yellow..haha

I'm for BF (obvious naman eh) pero I like the new green flyover compared to blue and pink. Bakit may bus sa innermost lane?

^^ It looks like the bus in the innermost lane is a shuttle for government employees, perhaps for Sandiganbayan, COA or Batasan.

i like the green as well

the green footbridge compliments its environment :)

bakit ganun? ung sinabi kong foot bridge earlier eh may pangalan ng isang congresista..dahil ba sya nagpagawa? eh nakasulat sa tarp dati eh proj. sya ng DPWH..anu ba talaga?haha

Anu na palang nangyari sa Female urinals ng MMDA? Naglabas na ba sila ng prototype design?

bakit ganun? ung sinabi kong foot bridge earlier eh may pangalan ng isang congresista..dahil ba sya nagpagawa? eh nakasulat sa tarp dati eh proj. sya ng DPWH..anu ba talaga?haha

It's not a project of MMDA but of a Congressman (forgot the name) as done by DPWH. But the design resembles that of MMDA's. Probably the contractor is the same as with the footbridges of MMDA. Arrggghh... That footbridge is similar to the one in Ortigas-EDSA Shrine.

Anu na palang nangyari sa Female urinals ng MMDA? Naglabas na ba sila ng prototype design?

nakita ko sa GMA news yan... ung ginagawa nila sa isang provincial bus stop mukhang ayus naman... may bubong tapos ung pinto parang gawa sa kahoy... syempre kulay green din sila... malapit na siguro buksan??:D

:cheers:

^^Here are some women's urinals under construction by MMDA. Courtesy of GMA news.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4091/zzz0202103.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/i/zzz0202103.jpg/)

how many women pee under bridges?

LRT for Cavite is not bad. Once constructed, it would suffice the current system of mass transportation which congests Aguinaldo Highway. Metro Manila would be very accessible to Cavite people who work in the metro because coming home would be easier. It would also attract MM residents to transfer to Cavite since going to and from the province would be faster. Thus, it could help decongestion in Metro Manila.

For long-term vision (if they have a vision), the government could opt to try a double-deck railway just like on the picture below.


http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae303/watcher09/IMG_2242-1.jpg

The idea of having both commuter rail and light rail is good for Cavite. But for LRT alone, it would end up chaotic just like the overcrowded MRT. Unless narrow profile metros are running like the LRT 3G trains, it would partially solve overcrowding.

We are talking about railway transit from the city centre to the outer suburbs say Cavite. A light rail network won't be enough for the number of commuters in this area. And I'm sure the volume of train commuters will be high. Its already happening to the new PNR.

^^ Thanks. Actually there are three u-turn slots na nagpapabagal ng traffic of C5 northhbound sa area na yan... I think its better also if all northbound vehicles going to Ortigas will make a u-turn under C5/Ortigas flyover and close the remaining u-turn slots.

^^ They already close down the three u-turn slot at Petron, Valle Verde and near Tiendesitas. Pero yun traffic flow pag morning from to C5-Southbound is still the same very slow. Sana they only close down yun petron u-turn slot while keeping open yun other two.

Hay naku....:ohno:

^^Here are some women's urinals under construction by MMDA. Courtesy of GMA news.


yup that's the one...:D

how many women pee under bridges?

that's a provincial bus stop...
but then again...:D

^^ They already close down the three u-turn slot at Petron, Valle Verde and near Tiendesitas. Pero yun traffic flow pag morning from to C5-Southbound is still the same very slow. Sana they only close down yun petron u-turn slot while keeping open yun other two.

Hay naku....:ohno:

I passed by this morning. Traffic has improved a bit going southbound and I saw that northbound was smooth....I pass this road almost everyday.

Cavite still has a local government. If the national government has shortcomings, the local government has to mitigate to fully satisfy the need of the people. It's in the hands of their leaders. Look at CamSur.

Definetely agree here. The Cavite government has neglected itself more than the national government has...I'm from Imus. And everytime I go back home, Imus seemed to be filtier and more crowded than I can remember. There are so many tricycles that it's congesting the small roads. Shouldnt they be regulating the number of tricycles plying the routes? And dont even get me started about what they did to the Imus PLaza...tsk tsk tsk...The Imus government for one is a good example of HOW NOT to do it.

how many women pee under bridges?

related news:
MMDA to unveil female urinals along EDSA
By Dennis Carcamo (philstar.com) Updated February 04, 2010 02:57 PM

MANILA, Philippines – Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Oscar Inocentes is urging the public, particularly female commuters and motorists, to use the urinals installed by the agency.

“I am encouraging the ladies to use this first batch of urinals and give MMDA feedbacks as to their viability. That way we would know which aspects we need to improve,” Inocentes said.

The MMDA chief made the appeal as the agency is set to launch a soft opening tomorrow (Feb. 5) of initial three female urinals installed along EDSA and other major thoroughfares for commuters and pedestrians.

Inocentes will lead other agency officials, including representatives from Lady Rotarians and other womens’ groups, in an inspection of the first three newly-built covered toilets for women strategically located underneath LRT and MRT stations.

He said the urinals, which have drawn flak from some quarters, were primarily designed to save women the trouble of running to distant fast-food chains and restaurants to relieve themselves.

The three urinal are situated at the Ortigas MRT Stations and Quezon Avenue Provincial Bus Terminal, making them accessible to commuters alighting from public transportation.

The facilities will be manned by the agency’s personnel to maintain its cleanliness.

“Our foremost concern is to provide convenience to the public and to ensure that they travel with comfort and ease and that they stay healthy at all times,” Inocentes said

Coming soon: Well-lit streets to airport terminals

By Miko L. Morelos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:08:00 02/05/2010

MANILA, Philippines--Let there be light.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Thursday said it would brighten up areas surrounding terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) in Pasay City.

MMDA chair Oscar Inocentes announced the plan following a meeting with counterparts from the Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) led by General Manager Alfonso Cusi.

In a statement, Inocentes said the MMDA has been receiving complaints particularly from tourists and balikbayan (returning former residents) about dimly-lit streets leading to airport terminals. He also pointed out that dark streets were potential danger spots for pedestrians and motorists.

“The safety of the public and the motorists is our primary concern. We will be working in cooperation with the Miaa for the completion of the project,” he said.

There are three major airport terminals in Manila. Naia Terminal 1 services all international flights of foreign airliners, while Terminal 2 accommodates domestic and international flights of flag carrier Philippine Airlines. Naia Terminal 3, meanwhile, caters to local and foreign flights of budget carrier Cebu Pacific Air.

Inocentes explained that improving the surroundings of the airport area remains one of the MMDA’s top priorities “because it plays a vital role in showcasing the country as a haven for tourists and investors.”

He added that the agency would inaugurate soon the Circulo del Mundo and Maligayang Pagdating rotundas near Naia Terminal 3. Both roundabouts are part of President Macapagal-Arroyo’s instruction to the MMDA and the Miaa to improve the vicinity around the terminal.

related news:
MMDA to unveil female urinals along EDSA
By Dennis Carcamo (philstar.com) Updated February 04, 2010 02:57 PM

MANILA, Philippines – Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Oscar Inocentes is urging the public, particularly female commuters and motorists, to use the urinals installed by the agency.

“I am encouraging the ladies to use this first batch of urinals and give MMDA feedbacks as to their viability. That way we would know which aspects we need to improve,” Inocentes said.

The MMDA chief made the appeal as the agency is set to launch a soft opening tomorrow (Feb. 5) of initial three female urinals installed along EDSA and other major thoroughfares for commuters and pedestrians.

Inocentes will lead other agency officials, including representatives from Lady Rotarians and other womens’ groups, in an inspection of the first three newly-built covered toilets for women strategically located underneath LRT and MRT stations.

He said the urinals, which have drawn flak from some quarters, were primarily designed to save women the trouble of running to distant fast-food chains and restaurants to relieve themselves.

The three urinal are situated at the Ortigas MRT Stations and Quezon Avenue Provincial Bus Terminal, making them accessible to commuters alighting from public transportation.

The facilities will be manned by the agency’s personnel to maintain its cleanliness.

“Our foremost concern is to provide convenience to the public and to ensure that they travel with comfort and ease and that they stay healthy at all times,” Inocentes said

siguro, wala pang isang bwan may magbabantay kunwari dyan tapos pababayarin yung mga babae ng limang piso:lol:

^^Mas maganda nga sana kung pabayarin na lang ang mga toilets na ito. Para napapanatili ang kalinisan at kaayusn lalo na't pampublikong kagamotan ito.

Bukas na ang female urinals... pero for peeing lang, hindi pwede number 2. I saw it on TV Patrol tonight.

Cavite has been long ignored by the National government

Not really.

Its the Cavite LGU who ignored the province.

^^ Much better if they just privatize all those street urinal. Pwedeng franchise scheme this will make sure its up-keeping and cleanliness :lol:

Coming soon: Well-lit streets to airport terminals

By Miko L. Morelos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:08:00 02/05/2010

MANILA, Philippines--Let there be light.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Thursday said it would brighten up areas surrounding terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) in Pasay City.

MMDA chair Oscar Inocentes announced the plan following a meeting with counterparts from the Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) led by General Manager Alfonso Cusi.

In a statement, Inocentes said the MMDA has been receiving complaints particularly from tourists and balikbayan (returning former residents) about dimly-lit streets leading to airport terminals. He also pointed out that dark streets were potential danger spots for pedestrians and motorists.

“The safety of the public and the motorists is our primary concern. We will be working in cooperation with the Miaa for the completion of the project,” he said.

There are three major airport terminals in Manila. Naia Terminal 1 services all international flights of foreign airliners, while Terminal 2 accommodates domestic and international flights of flag carrier Philippine Airlines. Naia Terminal 3, meanwhile, caters to local and foreign flights of budget carrier Cebu Pacific Air.

Inocentes explained that improving the surroundings of the airport area remains one of the MMDA’s top priorities “because it plays a vital role in showcasing the country as a haven for tourists and investors.”

He added that the agency would inaugurate soon the Circulo del Mundo and Maligayang Pagdating rotundas near Naia Terminal 3. Both roundabouts are part of President Macapagal-Arroyo’s instruction to the MMDA and the Miaa to improve the vicinity around the terminal.

long overdue...it needs MMDA to do it pa....anyway, better than nothing. I just hope that MMDA will also do the same sa Ayala, Magallanes and Buendia flyovers. Napabayaan na talaga. Madilim pa rin.

hopefully nobody gets rape...

^^^^


mmda urinal scandal? naku beware kayo sa mga hidden cameras baka mamaya patuwad-tuwad kayo jan mamaya nasa quiapo na dvd nyo... instant bomba star kayo nyan pag nagkataon. :lol:

kadiri naman na scandal yun......dirty scandal talaga yun...

^^

delikado ata yung female urinals especially at night.........

plus update nga pala yung circulo del mundo pala

ay wala gumagawang trabhador sa ngayon..... and yung taft footbridge nilipat na yung sakayan ng jeep sa center island kaya bawas trapik doon kahit konti....

Was surprised to see Gordon-Bayani posters along Katipunan and the overpass to Marikina along Aurora Blvd. Sila lang may posters na nakadikit. There seems to be a contradiction here considering that BF advocated against such when he was MMDA Chair.

^^Di kaya ang mga nagdikit ng mga posters ay galit pala sa kanila lalo na kay BF? Para pasamain ang imahe nya at palabasing contradictory ang policies nya as MMDA chair with now being a candidate?

^^ I have a feeling the volunteers are going all-out because a lot of Ateneans are going for Gibo and Noynoy.

check Aurora and Tuazon underpasses (Cubao Area)
parang inaayos ng MMDA and EDSA
ung ibang part na dating asphalt na lubak lubak concrete na ngaun
good job MMDA!

kadiri naman na scandal yun......dirty scandal talaga yun...

corny pero kakatawa

MMDA bans tricycles, pedicabs on major roads
(The Philippine Star) Updated February 09, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Alarmed by the sudden “proliferation” of tricycles and pedicabs – bicycles with sidecars – along busy streets, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Oscar Inocentes ordered yesterday the re-implementation of a 1990 Metro Manila Council (MMC) ordinance prohibiting such vehicles from plying major roads.

Meeting with top MMDA officials, Inocentes ordered the agency’s Traffic Operations Center (TOC) to form teams that would arrest pedicab and tricycle drivers who operate outside of their franchise routes.

He also ordered the MMDA-TOC to impound all tricycles and pedicabs seen on highways and other major roads.

“We will have them impounded for 30 days. They know that they are banned from driving along major thoroughfares. If we have to be harsh on them, then so be it, if this is the only way to ensure their safety,” Inocentes said.

MMC Ordinance No. 6, said Inocentes, was passed by the 17 Metro Manila mayors to protect the lives of not only the pedicab and tricycle drivers but also their passengers. The MMC is the governing and policy-making body of the MMDA.

“The franchise their local government granted to them limits their operation within the local tertiary roads and subdivision roads,” he said.

The MMDA chief said he has personally seen many tricycles operating in some parts of EDSA, Commonwealth Avenue, and Katipunan Avenue. These vehicles not only slow down traffic but also put both the drivers and the passengers in unnecessary danger.

Inocentes said the TOC must be strict in implementing the ban even if some local government units allow them to ply such routes. “We have an MMC ordinance and we have to enforce it. We will not honor the LGUs’ moratorium allowing these pedicabs and tricycles outside their franchise routes,” he said.

MMC Ordinance No. 6, passed during the term of then MMDA chairman Jejomar Binay, imposes a P300 fine or a 10-day imprisonment for violators.

^^^^^^
finally!:cheers::cheers:

MMDA bans tricycles, pedicabs on major roads
(The Philippine Star) Updated February 09, 2010 12:00 AM

Let's hope hindi lang laway ito.

Sa Pasay palang, nakakakita ako ng mga tricycle at pedicab sa EDSA, nagccounterflow pa.

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Ang daming giant tarpaulin ngayon sa mga footbridge ng MMDA saying TY PGMA sa footbridge na ito...

^^^^^^
finally!:cheers::cheers:

Finally, my foot! Imagine all the Ateneans and Maryknollers who would be inconvenienced by the ban! That's why the QC City Council issued a moratorium in the first place!

All I can say is this: not again! :ohno:

Finally, my foot! Imagine all the Ateneans and Maryknollers who would be inconvenienced by the ban! That's why the QC City Council issued a moratorium in the first place!

All I can say is this: not again! :ohno:

Last year yata nag-implement sila ng tricycle ban sa katipunan pero di nagsucceed.

^^ Exactly why I said "not again".

The problem here is unlike UP, there's no efficient form of transportation that connects the Ateneo (and even Miriam) to the rest of Metro Manila's transportation infrastructure. Jeeps don't go inside the Ateneo and inside Miriam. With tricycles banned, people will be forced to walk long distances just to get out of the campus. With tricycles banned, people will likewise be forced to walk very long distances (up to three kilometers from the Ateneo alone; imagine walking even further to get to Miriam) just to get to the LRT. The jeeps will be there, but with them already being full of people coming from UP and Miriam, commuting Ateneans like myself will be unable to effectively patronize them.

The intention of both BF (before) and Inocentes (now) in implementing this is noble. However, in the absence of any strong alternative to tricycles, the ban, at least in Katipunan, will definitely fail.

^^ they both do..

but for big ticket projects like the LRT.. we really need the help of the national government.

Ateneo should propose a system that will be acceptable to that community. Should they allow a limited number of jeepneys in campus? Note that UP regulates the number of jeepneys through a sticker system. The Diliman campus is still porous but Ateneo may arrange for "Ateneans only" jeepneys with the Katipunan association. No ID, no entry pa rin if there are security concerns but that can be addressed by the Katipunan barkers and of course, through info campaign for commuters using the jeepney.

^^ The MMDA and the two Katipunan TODAs are meeting this week to discuss the ramifications of the ban's re-implementation on Katipunan, according to the tricycle driver who brought me to school this morning.

UP is large enough to warrant its own internal jeepney system. Ateneo is too small for one, especially given that the only ways in and out of the campus are on Katipunan, unlike UP and its multiple entry and exit points.

MMDA bans tricycles, pedicabs on major roads

Matagal nang batas ito di ba? Kulang lang talaga sa implementasyon.

^^ Nakakainis naman talaga kasi yung mga tricylcle na yan sa Katipunan. Ok lang sana kung asa outermost lane sila, pero minsan maeencounter mo sila sa leftmost lane na UBOD NG BAGAL...tapos pag inilawan o binusinahan mo na lumipat ng lane, hindi ka papansinin.

Hindi ba pwede magkaroon ng system jan sa the Ateneo at Miriam na magkaroon ng multi-cab shuttle service mala Buendia-SM MOA?

I think its the university around Katipunan Ave. need to take the initiative to provide a more safe multi-vehicle by inviting transport cooperative to operate and serve the student around its campus area.

Hantayin pa ba natin na meron ma-aksidente na tricycle dala-dala yun students nila. C5 is a dangerous hiway and low speed vehicle such as tricycle doesn't belong to that place :runaway:

^^ The MMDA and the two Katipunan TODAs are meeting this week to discuss the ramifications of the ban's re-implementation on Katipunan, according to the tricycle driver who brought me to school this morning.

UP is large enough to warrant its own internal jeepney system. Ateneo is too small for one, especially given that the only ways in and out of the campus are on Katipunan, unlike UP and its multiple entry and exit points.

The jeepneys can pass through Gate 2 and exit via Gate 3. Straightforward route through the campus and designate stops inside para di kung saan saan tumitigil ang jeepney. In the case of Miriam, their road network ends in a cul de sac so they'll have to board or alight from their gates. If Ateneo is not amenable to letting jeepneys in campus (kahit na Atenean students, faculty and staff lang ang sakay), then without tricycles they'll have to walk to the gates.

MMDA targets motorists who offer bribes

By Niña Calleja
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:59:00 02/10/2010

MANILA, Philippines--From crooked traffic enforcers, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has turned its attention to motorists who offer their men bribes.

MMDA Chair Oscar Inocentes said in a statement the agency has arrested 155 motorists who allegedly offered bribes to the agency’s traffic enforcers after they were apprehended for driving violations.

They were later charged by the MMDA Legal Service with violating Article 212 or Corruption of Public Officials.

Should they be found guilty, they face six years in prison—the same penalty that would be imposed on public officers caught accepting bribes in the performance of their official duties.

“Offering bribes to our traffic enforcers is a serious criminal act and is penalized under the Revised Penal Code. Your P10 or P20 bribe will cause you even more serious trouble and inconvenience [compared to] dutifully settling your traffic fines in the proper payment centers,” Inocentes, a retired trial court judge, said in a statement.

MMDA Legal Service chief Rochelle Macapali said they had already gathered evidence against the 155 erring motorists which would be submitted in court.

“No one will extort money if there is no one offering it. We can never progress in our anticorruption drive if we ourselves are the ones who offer bribes,” Inocentes said.

^^^^

maglagay sila ng electric jeepney jan sa ateneo at mirriam.

^^^^

maglagay sila ng electric jeepney jan sa ateneo at mirriam.

Well, come to think of it...aren't Ateneo and Miriam advocates of the environment? The schools should walk the talk, so to speak. Ateneo is home after all of the Manila Observatory and hosts the Partnership for Clean Air.

^^ There's a single e-trike. All these projects are nice, but even the Ateneo is short on funds.

^^

plus update nga pala yung circulo del mundo pala

ay wala gumagawang trabhador sa ngayon..

I was there Feb 11, napansin ko din na walang gumagawa... what's going on?

Wala na akong ibang wish kapag ang manila kasing unlad ang Tokyo Japan..:nuts::lol:

Possible 100 years from now..:lol::cheers:

Kahit parang Macau lang (infrastructure) pwede na.

Have been to Hong Kong recently (last long weekend). What struck me was their train system. A line takes tourists from the HKIA to the Hong Kong city proper. Going back to the airport, although its relatively far from Hong Kong, the train ride, through very accessible, nice interchanges from Mongkok Station to the Ariport Station will only take 25 minutes.

Sidewalk fences don't have to be painted nor should they have plants with them and some kind of carved stones. There is no need for elevated walkways and u-turn slots. Sidewalks are just simply wide enough to accomodate people. Roads there don't have to be wide enough to accomodate huge traffic volume. Majority of the people resort to using very good mass transportation systems instead of using cars if they have any. Kaya siguro wala maxadong U-turn slots and elevated walkways.

Went home and asked, so what's the problem with my beloved country? :(

Ako naman natanong ko pagtuntong ko ng Tokyo..."Anong nangyari sa Maynila?".

I was there Feb 11, napansin ko din na walang gumagawa... what's going on?

yup...walang activity yung circle.....parang naiwan an itlog.....walang lumilimlim....:lol:

yup...walang activity yung circle.....parang naiwan an itlog.....walang lumilimlim....:lol:

Wag naman nila sana iwanan na ganun.... tsk tsk.

Nasa norte kasi un nanay nung itlog :nuts:

MMDA readies more morbid road signs
By ANNA LIZA T. VILLAS
February 15, 2010, 5:40pm

As a stricter measure against jaywalking, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has come up with a new signage, “Bawal Tumawid Dito, Me Namatay Na,” to be installed at accident-prone areas in the metropolis in the coming days.

The existing pink signs, “Bawal Tumawid Dito, Nakamamatay” will be replaced with signs saying “Bawal Tumawid Dito, Me Namatay Na,” in red, black and white, said MMDA chairman Oscar Inocentes.

The new signs target undisciplined pedestrians and commuters violating the anti-jaywalking rule.

The new signage will feature danger warning sign intended to warn pedestrians or road users of a danger on the road, and will have color red, white and black.

According to Noemi Recio, Traffic Engineering Office head, more than 50 signs will be installed along critical and accident prone areas and major thoroughfares, including Epifanio delos Santos Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue.

With the high number of disobedient pedestrians that abound, Recio stressed that pedestrians nowadays have become hard-headed as they opt to jaywalk and risk their lives on the streets rather than use footbridges.

“Instead of using the footbridges located along busy areas and major thoroughfares, the public deliberately ignore them it, that’s why accidents happen,” said Recio.

Inocentes also ordered agency's traffic enforcers to hold and cite violators for jaywalking since they refuse to abide by road rules.
http://www.mb.com.ph/node/243639/mmda-readie

As a stricter measure against jaywalking, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has come up with a new signage, “Bawal Tumawid Dito, Me Namatay Na,” to be installed at accident-prone areas in the metropolis in the coming days.

Can't the MMDA use proper Filipino? My goodness! :ohno:

oo nga nakadapo sa la union....sa aspiras hi-way....:lol: ....well sana nga ay wag iwan...legacy ni pgma yun kaya....

oo nga nakadapo sa la union....sa aspiras hi-way....:lol: ....well sana nga ay wag iwan...legacy ni pgma yun kaya....

pictures please?

Can't the MMDA use proper Filipino? My goodness! :ohno:

I also can't believe it...Better if the sign is in English and Filipino.

Until now, jeepney strike is always a threat. Wish ko lang, damihan ang LRT/MRT and implement BRT in Metro Manila para di na sila pwedeng manakot sa taong bayan at gobyerno. :bash:

Transport strike in Metro Manila on Feb. 23
By Dennis Carcamo (philstar.com) Updated February 16, 2010 11:31 AM

MANILA, Philippines--Transport group Acto today announced that it would stage a strike in Metro Manila next week.

Acto president Efren de Luna said they would conduct the transport stoppage to force the government to implement the single-ticketing system.

De Luna said the Land Transportation Office (LTO) should be the sole government agency that should issue a ticket for traffic violations.

He said the government must scrap the traffic violation receipts issued by local government units, Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

De Luna also called on the government to junk the order by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) , which increases the fines for traffic infractions.

The transport strike is set on Feb. 23, which Acto expects to paralyze transport in the metropolis.

Originally Posted by RonnieR View Post
As a stricter measure against jaywalking, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has come up with a new signage, “Bawal Tumawid Dito, Me Namatay Na,” to be installed at accident-prone areas in the metropolis in the coming days.


-- Di ba, ok na yung..

BAWAL TUMAWID DITO
NAKAMAMATAY

Can't the MMDA use proper Filipino? My goodness! :ohno:

They have been influenced by 'Text-Language' style of the 'modern' Filipino.:ohno:

The existing pink signs, “Bawal Tumawid Dito, Nakamamatay” will be replaced with signs saying “Bawal Tumawid Dito, Me Namatay Na,” in red, black and white, said MMDA chairman Oscar Inocentes.



Hay naku, Sablay na naman.. pinalitanan nga naman, maling2x mali pa ang message pati kulay.. red, black, white..? duh...

mas epekteb parin ito eh, “Bawal Tumawid Dito, Nakamamatay”

^^^^

e bakit di na lang nila ilagay:

ANG TUMAWID DITO, MAMAMATAY!

o kaya naman ay:

ANG TUMAWID DITO, PAPATAYIN!

o kaya naman PARA WALA NG PALIGUY-LIGOY PA:

SUBUKAN MONG TUMAWID, PAPATAYIN KITA!

:lol::lol::lol:

MMDA readies more morbid road signs
By ANNA LIZA T. VILLAS
February 15, 2010, 5:40pm

The existing pink signs, “Bawal Tumawid Dito, Nakamamatay” will be replaced with signs saying “Bawal Tumawid Dito, Me Namatay Na,” in red, black and white, said MMDA chairman Oscar Inocentes.
Inocentes, how stupid could you get? Yan ang judge. :ohno:

I also can't believe it...Better if the sign is in English and Filipino.

Until now, jeepney strike is always a threat. Wish ko lang, damihan ang LRT/MRT and implement BRT in Metro Manila para di na sila pwedeng manakot sa taong bayan at gobyerno. :bash:

Transport strike in Metro Manila on Feb. 23
By Dennis Carcamo (philstar.com) Updated February 16, 2010 11:31 AM

He said the government must scrap the traffic violation receipts issued by local government units, Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

De Luna also called on the government to junk the order by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) , which increases the fines for traffic infractions.OK na sana yung single ticketing system pero yung ibaba yung fines para sa traffic infractions? Kabobohan. San ka nakakita ng parusa na dapat ay abot-kaya? WTF! :rant:

para mas maikli at may dating

Ang tumawid, patay!

ganito na ba ang ilalagay na signs ng MMDA? :lol: morbid na morbid yan :nuts:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_GdEMJm_i_lk/SkwqyC0h37I/AAAAAAAABDc/J7-e0_1xyJE/s800/MMDA%20sign.jpg

para mas maikli at may dating

Ang tumawid, patay!

Kung urban language lang pag uusapan... para cheesy and dating.. :lol:

"Patentero kau ni Kamatayan dito" -bagay na bagay sa Commonwealth. :nuts:
"Hit and Run Area"
"Ang tatawid, Adik" :nuts:
"Wag nga tumawid, *ang I*a naman oh!"

ganito na ba ang ilalagay na signs ng MMDA? :lol: morbid na morbid yan :nuts:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_GdEMJm_i_lk/SkwqyC0h37I/AAAAAAAABDc/J7-e0_1xyJE/s800/MMDA%20sign.jpg

Masmaganda yan

Haha. I love your sense of humor guys. :)

SERIOUSLY, kahit anong sign ilagay mo jan... kahit may picture pa ng durug-durog na katawan ng taong nasagasaan e wala namang epekto sa tao. paghuhulihin nyo mga nag jaywalking at parusahan ng community service tingnan ko lang kung may tumawid pa.

ganito na ba ang ilalagay na signs ng MMDA? :lol: morbid na morbid yan :nuts:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_GdEMJm_i_lk/SkwqyC0h37I/AAAAAAAABDc/J7-e0_1xyJE/s800/MMDA%20sign.jpg


Ang maganda diyan, gawing automatic walang-sala ang makasagasa ng tumatawid sa ilalim or katabi ng elevated pedestrian walkway. Kung gusto mo talagang magpakamatay, hindi na iyon kasalanan ng driver.

ganito na ba ang ilalagay na signs ng MMDA? :lol: morbid na morbid yan :nuts:

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Since reverse psychology palagi ang pinoy. No loading and unloading, dun nagsasakay. Loading and Unloading area, duon umiiwas :nuts:.

Dapat yan sign nalang ang gawin nila :lol:

^^ Diba pwede na "PI MO, SIGE TUMAWID KA" para in your face talaga ang dating :lol:

MMDA planning footbridge lanes for wheelchairs
02/17/2010 | 08:55 AM

After baring plans for urinals for persons with disability, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is planning to make footbridges friendlier to them.

MMDA general manager Roberto Nacianceno said they are planning to add lanes for wheelchairs on the footbridges in various areas in Metro Manila.

"Hopefully the next footbridges na gagawin namin kasama na rin yan (We hope to add these lanes to the next footbridges we will build)," Nacianceno said in an interview on dzXL radio.

Nacianceno did not say which footbridges will be prioritized in adding the wheelchair lanes, however.

But he pointed out that at present, those with disability are at a disadvantage since they have little choice but to ask the driver to take them to the other side of the road.

"They have to go to the other side and request the driver to bring them to the other side," he said.

Earlier, Nacianceno said the MMDA is eyeing special urinals for the disabled, who he said have special needs.

Last February 5, the MMDA inaugurated three urinals for women, all located under the MRT-3 line along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA).

Two urinals were installed around EDSA and Quezon Avenue intersection, while the other one was located at the corner of EDSA and Ortigas Avenue in eastern Metro Manila. - RSJ/LBG, GMANews.TV

I wish that our people could develop the Singaporean discipline.The city is incredibly efficient and the citizens very law-abiding - there are fines issued for just about any offense in Singapore, including S$500 for smoking in public places, S$50 for jaywalking, S$1,000 for littering and S$500 for eating, drinking or chewing gum on the MRT. There are even fines for not flushing public toilets. Do you think our Filipinos could be like Singaporeans in terms of discipline. Not if we continue to pee anywhere, cross EDSA on the whim, throw our trash anywhere, etc.

^^^^

SABI NGA NI FORMER MMDA CHAIRMAN BAYANI FERNANDO, "URBANIDAD."

I wish that our people could develop the Singaporean discipline.The city is incredibly efficient and the citizens very law-abiding - there are fines issued for just about any offense in Singapore, including S$500 for smoking in public places, S$50 for jaywalking, S$1,000 for littering and S$500 for eating, drinking or chewing gum on the MRT. There are even fines for not flushing public toilets. Do you think our Filipinos could be like Singaporeans in terms of discipline. Not if we continue to pee anywhere, cross EDSA on the whim, throw our trash anywhere, etc.

:lol: I wonder nga pag yun Pinoy nasa ibang bansa like Singapore they behave very discipline sa takot makulong.

Eh.. ano kaya ang mangyari kung lahat ng manpower sa MMDA ay palitan ng Singaporean national's. Malamang ma disciplina din yun mga pinoy dito sa pinas :cheers:

I wish that our people could develop the Singaporean discipline.The city is incredibly efficient and the citizens very law-abiding - there are fines issued for just about any offense in Singapore, including S$500 for smoking in public places, S$50 for jaywalking, S$1,000 for littering and S$500 for eating, drinking or chewing gum on the MRT. There are even fines for not flushing public toilets. Do you think our Filipinos could be like Singaporeans in terms of discipline. Not if we continue to pee anywhere, cross EDSA on the whim, throw our trash anywhere, etc.

Singapore is a "fine" city :D

Pero ang Pinoy, pag asa ibang bansa o asa Subic o Clark, disiplinado naman.

:lol: I wonder nga pag yun Pinoy nasa ibang bansa like Singapore they behave very discipline sa takot makulong.

Eh.. ano kaya ang mangyari kung lahat ng manpower sa MMDA ay palitan ng Singaporean national's. Malamang ma disciplina din yun mga pinoy dito sa pinas :cheers:


Go to Subic and you can have a taste of Singapore. That's the Gordon legacy. He instilled discipline and order for anyone entering SBMA. I, myself got a ticket there and readily acknowledged the officer giving the ticket cuz I know walang lagay-lagay doon. If we can do that in Subic - we can also do it anywhere. kailangan lang political will. GO GORDON/BAYANI.

^^ MAS maganda ang SUBIC dati kaysa sa SUBIC ngayon.

Pero ganon pa rin ang Subic, boring.

Dati, sinusunod ang SPEED LIMIT, ngayon hindi na. Pero yung mga FULL STOP signs, naiimplement pa naman. Pero minsan, nagtatanong ako, bakit FULL STOP sign ang makikita mo? Bakit hindi Traffic lights?

anyway OT na ako.

2 sections of Esda closed on weekend for re-blocking—MMDA

By Miko L. Morelos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 13:44:00 02/18/2010

MANILA, Philippines – Two small sections of Edsa will be closed to traffic over the weekend in line with the public works department’s concrete re-blocking, the Metro Manila Development Authority said on Thursday.

The second northbound lane of Edsa from the sidewalk of Gate 4 of Camp Aguinaldo up to the Santolan MRT station will be closed to traffic starting 10 p.m. Friday, the MMDA said.

A section of the third northbound lane from the sidewalk of Nepa-Q Mart will be repaired simultaneously, the agency added.

All in all, the works which will last until Saturday morning will cover about 160 linear meters of road, MMDA said.

The sections will be opened to motorists early Monday as concrete needs at least to days to cure properly, it said.

Inocentes cracks whip on tow trucks
Manila Standard Today - February 18, 2010

Only trucks of the Metro Manila Development Authority are authorized to tow stalled vehicles on Edsa, said Chairman Oscar Inocentes, calling for a crackdown amid mounting complaints of motorists against fly-by-night wreckers.

“No single towing company now is given accreditation by MMDA. Only our own tow trucks are authorized to haul stuck vehicles,” he said, adding that prompt assistance would be extended through the Metrobase hotline 136.

Executive director Angelito Vergel de Dios said vehicle owners are given time to do troubleshooting at any of eight emergency bays on Edsa.

“Within two hours, they should be able to (do) repair. Otherwise, our tow trucks will haul their vehicles and impound them so that they will not cause traffic,” he said.

But an e-mail update on Wednesday from public affairs officer-in-charge Candy De Jesus said the grace period has been extended to three hours maximum.

Assistant team leader Crisanto Almerol of MetroBase said illegal tow trucks would be taken to Ultra I and Ultra 2 impounding areas in Pasig City, noting that the operators and crew could face charges of car theft.

He said 12 MMDA-marked tow trucks and 10 forklifts have been posted especially for Edsa operations.

“Even private tow trucks accredited by local government units are not allowed to enter the stretch of Edsa,” he told Standard Today.

Fines for lights vehicles range from P1,500 to P4,500 for heavy vehicles, excluding penalties and other fees.

Almeda reckoned 15 to 20 vehicles being towed per day.

“An unattended vehicle can only be towed away using a lifter,” he said but the crew should leave a written notice at a suitable spot instructing the owner on how to contact Metrobase. Rio N. Araja

Masmaganda yan

rotfl......:lol: dagdagan pa na papatayin kita....

How about..

"Ang tatawid, Sabog.." :lol:

"Ang tumawid dito ay magiging pulutan!"

*shows smushed and mutilated body*


Yan dapat :naughty:

Thanks to MMDA. They rehabilitated the sidewalks in EDSA. Kay Bayani Fernando pa to...:) SAna itutuloy ng bagong MMDA Chairman.
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MMDA din ang gumawa nito - nilinis nila at pininturahan. Pasay Road Makati flyover. Go BF. :)
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i hope MMDA can help beautify the PNR landscape.. plant some trees, repair the sidewalks leading to the stations, pati na rin ung sa mga crossings...

^^Yeah! The pictures above are certainly the legacies of BF and Metro Gwapo program. No other agency dared to fix EDSA's sidewalks and repainted flyovers like MMDA. I'm personally hopeful that new chair will continue these good works for our metropolis. keep moving, MMDA!:banana::banana::banana:

i hope MMDA can help beautify the PNR landscape.. plant some trees, repair the sidewalks leading to the stations, pati na rin ung sa mga crossings...

oonga, dadaanan pa naman yan eventually papuntang DMIA

i hope MMDA can help beautify the PNR landscape.. plant some trees, repair the sidewalks leading to the stations, pati na rin ung sa mga crossings...

oonga, dadaanan pa naman yan eventually papuntang DMIA

Don't count on it. The street cleaners, at least in our area, refuse to clean the ROW, saying it's the PNR's responsibility. In the past though, the street cleaners, particularly the older ones, do clean the ROW. They do though from time to time clean the station.

Matanong ko lang saan ba kumukuha ng pondo ang MMDA at how much is their annual budget, i know they dont have a big budget like DPWH, kasi ang MMDA when it come to their projects marami silang nagagawa kahit medyo yun iba e sablay mas marami pa rin okey.

^^ The MMDA's budget for 2010 is P2.074 billion.

Kahit parang Macau lang (infrastructure) pwede na.

Hindi naman need na gayahin ang style ng Infrastructure sa ibang bansa, Ito ang garantisadong uubra, Kung walang participation ng mga tao, hindi gaganda ang manila, Maganda na ang ibang part ng manila, pero ang nakakapangit talaga yung mga bahay, siguro nga dapat din i-makeover ang mga bahay tutal nasa harap sila ng magandang kalsada or else..

ito ang kinasasama ng loob ko sa bagong chairman ng MMDA.. lahat ng "METRO GWAPO" lettering na nakita ko bandang magallanes-taft area e puro burado ng pintura.. mano man lang yung buong tulay sa magallanes e pininturahan na lang nila ng buo kesa yung metro gwapo lettering lang ang binura.. sino ngayon ang meron legacy na naiwan sa kanila? si bayani o yung current..

yung current chairman. wala kana sa akin.. taob ka.. inaasahan ko na sa darating na mga buwan e mawawala na lahat ng pink fences sa edsa at babalik at babalik na naman sa walang disiplina ang mga motorista.. kinahihiya kita mr.chairman.. wala kang legacy na maiiwan sa pamunuan ng MMDA.. dahil lahat ng ginawa ni bayani e nireconstruct mo lang.. sa kabilang banda wala kang tatak na maiiwan sa MMDA... bulok ka mr.chairman..

Wala talagang maasahan kay oscar dahil dabarkads sya ni Binay at ng metro manila mayors na galit kay Bayani.

It begs the question...if we had a reversal of scenarios where BF did the moves that Inocentes is doing now with respect to plans and projects...wouldn't we be praising him? Metro Gwapo, after all is so identified with him that it can also be interpreted as a political strategy that he would be using for his own personal purposes this campaign period.

One thing i liked about Oscar ay tinuloy nya ang Metro Gwapo ni Bayani Fernando at he actually listened to the complaints where BF failed. Kaso, ang pinaka ayaw ko sa kanya ay lahat ng ginawa ni BF ay parang binubura nya (refer to hecky12's post) at parang nakikiside sya sa mga squatters.

give him credit. i never seen edsa bus waiting sheds well lighted until his chairmanship. also u turn slots now are much safer. it is true that green footbridges are alot lot better than pink/ blue

sana maayos lang un makati to pasay edsa part

inumpisahan na ni former chairman bf... nasa kamay na ng mga susunod na head ng mmda para ipagpatuloy... hmm... konting continuity sana para makita ang tunay na epekto ng pagbabago.

i-promote ang mga prefab at mga modular na mga materyales sa paggawa ng inprastraktura natin para gumanda ang Pilipinas...kung maaari nga lang sponsor na ng government mga lehitimong may-ari ng mga bahay na nangangailangan ng finishing touches:lol:

yung iba kaseng mga buildings sa atin expose pa mga hollow blocks..
mga burles:lol::lol:
expose ang mga water lines...yung mga tubo ng tubig(PVC),septic

^^

"Tipit tips" mentality, lagi na lang kulang sa budget or mas tipid yung ganitong style. Kaya kulang sa palitada, iwan na naka expose mga dulo ng mga rebar, pag may tulo idadaan na lang sa labas yung waterline para mas madali ma maintain ala nang hukayan.

Tapos pag ginandahan mo naman at pinaint mo pader mo bababuyin ng mga jolog mag spray paint sila ng mga gang symbols nila. Jologs mentality? :lol:

i-promote ang mga prefab at mga modular na mga materyales sa paggawa ng inprastraktura natin para gumanda ang Pilipinas...kung maaari nga lang sponsor na ng government mga lehitimong may-ari ng mga bahay na nangangailangan ng finishing touches:lol:

yung iba kaseng mga buildings sa atin expose pa mga hollow blocks..
mga burles:lol::lol:
expose ang mga water lines...yung mga tubo ng tubig(PVC),septic

^^

"Tipit tips" mentality, lagi na lang kulang sa budget or mas tipid yung ganitong style. Kaya kulang sa palitada, iwan na naka expose mga dulo ng mga rebar, pag may tulo idadaan na lang sa labas yung waterline para mas madali ma maintain ala nang hukayan.

Tapos pag ginandahan mo naman at pinaint mo pader mo bababuyin ng mga jolog mag spray paint sila ng mga gang symbols nila. Jologs mentality? :lol:

^^Sa tingin ko hindi lang pag-papaganda ng Infrastructures ng mga tulay at kalsada sa metro, need talaga na pagandahin rin ang imprastraktura ng mga bahay at gusali...

nasa tao na nakasalalay ang ikagaganda ng imprastraktura[ haha tagalog version:lol::lol:]

^^^^

akala ko sasabihin mo, "sa ikauunlad ng bayan, bisikleta ang kailangan." :lol:

^^^^

akala ko sasabihin mo, "sa ikauunlad ng bayan, bisikleta ang kailangan." :lol:

^^:lol:paanong bisekleta e may bus naman:nuts:

Metro Manila should be given a makeover.

Putting more roads in Manila will not solve the problem. Maximizing the use of existing infrastructure is the way to go.

For instance, existing railways should be equipped with high capacity and modern trains. Ex.. PNR should use more modern, fast, high capacity and heavy duty trains. MRTs and LRTS should put more trains. Buses plying the roads should be highly efficient and brand new.

Pasig river ferry should be encouraged and the government should subsidized to cut the cost and increase public patronage.

Ban all jeepneys, tricycles, padicabs in primary roads. They should be plying only in secondary roads.

On the other hand, informal settlers should be relocated and placed in well-developed resettlement communities.

A nonsense urban plan should be drwn up and strictly implemented.

I think regarding manila bay area...they should start to clean it en reclaim a portion of the roxas blvd coastal water with a fine sand that can be taken from our rich land....and open to public that made it look like somewhere in florida beach...this thing would generate more income to manila by means of business as well as tourists...but they should put up a great plan maintaining the sea area clean and far from the IS"....hope this thing would happen anyhow....just day dreaming..h ahahaha"...peace:banana:

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Nagoya International Airport .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_Centrair_International_Airport

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Istanbul main inter city / regional bus station + a train station .

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Some of the ideas ive incorporated here are not new and some maybe are , anyway im starting to warm up to the idea of a new airport for Manila perhaps at Sangley if the northerners truelly insists on downgrading NAIA ( because DMIA apparently could not be viable otherwise ) .

Such a new airport should at the very least be at the same level and capacity as Nagoya and remain open to international flight's , but if demand is just that strong then a second parallel runway could be built on reclaimed land thereby increasing capacity .

This would free up the old NAIA grounds where in its stead we could have a brand new world class PNR Central Station + the transfer of the main inter city and inter regional central Bus station similar to that of Istanbuls central bus terminal .

Now its kindof vague but ive read in other threads plans to bring the railway lines to Fort Bonifacio , if so then such a line could simply be extended to cross the South super highway into the new terminal aswell as connecting to the existing north south rail lines , so in that sense it would be perfect for a new PNR hub , these lines could then be extended to the new Manila Sangley Point international airport which could also be connected to DMIA , of course from the airport the rail line could then be extended further into cavites coastline perhaps all the way to Batangas the long way round .

The old NAIA grounds could also then accomodate new major road arteries which can help to improve traffic in the metro , and if you look at it at the base of the airport bridge youve got the choices : alabang zapote rd , c5 , roxas blvd , aguinaldo highway to tagaytay and of course the airports already conveniently located in Cavite , so basically the airport would now become more centrally located than before , some of those roads would simply require major upgrades of course to cope with increased traffic .

Funny thing about downgrading NAIA is that its traffic volumes are increasing yr by yr , perhaps we should instead think of transfering the airport at Sangley to be an upgrade lol it might just be that Manila gets to keep the title of main "gateway" , not that i care if DMIA gets it as long as people in the center and south of the metro retain easy and convenient acces to their airport for international and domestic flight's .

Ohwell as the previous poster wrote one can dream :cheers:

has the baseco and parola compound been recoved already? that is occuping a prime land in manila bay. its the perfect place for hotels

MMDA clearing group wants to keep firearms
by Rio N. Araja
Manila Standard Today - February 25, 2010

AN OFFICIAL of the Metro Manila Development Authority is asking the Commission on Elections to allow him and 13 security escorts to carry .9mm Armscor pistols while enforcing the drive against illegal campaign displays and squatting.

Lawyer Emmanuel de Castro, assistant general manager for operations and Roadway/Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group director, said he has petitioned Chairman Jose Melo for exemption from the gun ban.

“We have to protect the safety of 400 workers under my supervision and others who will soon be recruited for augmentation,” he told Standard Today, short of mentioning threats posed by private armies elsewhere.

De Castro said the request listed the names of Richard Apoderado, Romulo Encarguez, Raymundo Herrera, Rodolfo Laganzon, Nelson Magan, Raineer Mangali, Emmanuel Miro, Chief Insp. Constante Arugay, Supt. Ely Pintang, Epifanio Pecastoste Jr., Rosendo Reyes Jr., Julius Vera and Jose Zabala.

“They possess the necessary documents. But the gun ban prevents them from carrying their firearms outside their residences and in the performance of their duties to assist RSCOG personnel during operations day and night.”

Camp Crame started enforcing on Jan. 10 the prohibition under instructions of the poll body, which also deputized MMDA to remove election propaganda outside designated areas.

“Exempting some of our field personnel from the gun ban is indispensable. Rest assured we will do our best to accomplish this noble task of attaining peaceful, fair, orderly and honest 2010 elections,” he told Melo in his Feb. 23 letter.

De Castro said he and the in-house escorts have trained on gun safety and are licensed to own firearms.