LAWMAKERS are pushing for the passage of the proposed no-contact apprehension law to curb abuses of traffic enforcers. Rep. Manuel Luis T. Lopez (1st district, Manila) said the House Committee on Metro Manila Development (HCMMD) and the House Committee Transportation are now consolidating House Bill (HB) 5656 and HB 9368…
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Published February 21, 2021, 2:32 PM
Through its 27 years in operation to address traffic congestion, flooding, pollution and other threats to public safety and order, the Metro Manila Development Authority, surprisingly, does not have any authority to pass and enforce ordinances that would address the said problems faced by at least 12.87 million residents.
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This prompted the House Committee on Metro Manila Development to endorse the immediate passage of a bill seeking to enhance the effectiveness of the MMDA granting it the power to adopt and enforce ordinances for Metro Manila.
Chaired by Manila Rep. Manuel Luis T. Lopez, the House panel approved House Bill 8770 filed by Marikina City Rep. Bayani Fernando.
Published February 3, 2021, 6:42 PM
The chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development has sought a congressional inquiry into the alleged questionable grant of water rights to a private firm over Wawa river in Rodriguez, Rizal.
Manila Rep. Manuel Luis T. Lopez warned that this could impede the development of Wawa dam as an alternative water source for Metro Manila.
Wawa dam, together with the Laguna Lake, is among the possible sources of potable water that government will tap in case water shortage hits Metro Manila.
With a private firm reportedly benefitting from the grant of rights over the water supply in Wawa, there is a strong likelihood that Metro Manila will face a bigger problem sourcing water in the future.
The House Committee on Metro Manila Development will dig deep to determine if the cashless toll collection scheme which it branded as costly and anti-poor should be fully implemented.