An MMDA traffic enforcer moving barriers on the road. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN)
“Our personnel’s safety is our paramount concern,” MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said on the decision to bring back the rule this summer.
“This special heat stroke break is available for traffic enforcers and street sweepers who work under the dry season’s searing heat. [It will] protect them from heat exhaustion, heat stroke and heat cramps,” Abalos said.
The heat stroke break shall take effect until May 31, 2021.
Under the policy, on-duty traffic enforcers and street sweepers are allowed to leave their posts in shifts and take a 30-minute break to rest in the shade.
MMDA traffic czar Edison “Bong” Nebrija (Photo from Nebrija’s Facebook)
Not one to back down from his detractors on social media, Nebrija advised RSAP founder Bonifacio Bosita to just “move on” and “level up” from the issue as there are other, more pressing concerns in the country that need to be addressed.
“Ako pa rin ang pulutan dito? Di pa rin kayo makamove on Bonnie (Bonifacio) at tsinelas pa rin topic mo. Hindi nyo ba concern sa grupo nyo ang COVID at tsinelas na lang lagi nasa utak nyo? (Am I still the hot topic here? You haven’t moved on Bonnie and you’re still talking about slippers. Isn’t COVID a concern of your group and you always think about slippers?)” Nebrija wrote in a series of comments on the RSAP page Tuesday, May 4.
Published May 5, 2021, 1:27 PM
The Muntinlupa City government has started Wednesday its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rollout using Russia’s Sputnik V Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine donated by the national government.
A Muntinlupa resident is vaccinated with Sputnik V at Ospital ng Muntinlupa. Looking on are (from right) Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos, Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon, Coun. Ryan Bagatsing, Muntinlupa CHO chief Dr. Juancho Bunyi and Coun. Allan Camilon. (Muntinlupa PIO)
A ceremonial vaccination was held at the Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun) field tent and Asian Hospital and Medical Center Tower 2 rotunda parking area.
Attending the event were Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon, Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) chief Dr. Juancho Bunyi, Ospital ng Muntinlupa director Dr. Edwin Dimatatac, Asian Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jose M. Acuin, councilors,
Health workers talk to patients and relatives at a Covid-19 screening area at a hospital in Manila, Philippines. - AP MANILA, May 2 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The government is set to hire and deploy over 5,000 contact tracers in Metro Manila for three months starting this May, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Sunday.
The DILG said it has inked a memorandum circular with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on the guidelines for the hiring, training and deployment a total of 5,754 contact tracers for three months with a minimum wage of 537 pesos per day
Published May 2, 2021, 12:23 AM
So-called “Kamote Riders”–riders who have wanton disregard for the law and rules of the road–are quite a common sight on EDSA.
But this particular kamote rider did something so egregious that Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija couldn’t help but make a post about him so that others may not emulate him.
Based on Nebrija’s Facebook post, the errant biker broke multiple traffic rules, and even put others in harm’s way.
Nakatsinelas at walang helmet, tapos sa bike lane pa dumaan na may barrier na. Ginitgit pa yung biker. Malamang sa…
Posted by Edison Bong Nebrija on Friday, April 30, 2021