THE House Committee on Metro Manila Development has approved a substitute bill that seeks to make theMetropolitan Manila Council more effective in formulating policies, regulations, rules and laws for Metro Manila. The bill will harmonize the rules that will govern the entire Metro Manila to improve the delivery of services. If passed into law, Metro Manila will be considered a special development and administrative region under the direct supervision of the President. The MMDA will then formulate rules and regulations and enact ordinances aimed to address these problems by harmonizing conflicting policies between and among cities covered by the region. The bill will also mandate the MMDA to undertake and manage its own metro-wide programs and projects, adopt and implement ordinances and other regulations upon the approval of the Metro Manila Council.

Source: Manila Times November 15, 2017 15:56 UTC