Motoring megalomania

Yesterday was a pretty bad day for me as a motoring – one of those days when I wished that I was driving a much better car or not having to drive at all. So curse you, Hyundai dealership service and the MMDA. I am dealing with a bad case of quarter-life crisis...

My speedometer is broken

At least that might be according to the MMDA I still don’t get how the MMDA properly enforces the 60 kph speed limit along Commonwealth Avenue. They have this no-contact and contact policy in place that you just wouldn’t know if you’ve erred or not....

No smoking on Metro Manila streets

Smokers beware. You just can’t smoke wherever you like. Buildings now have designated smoking areas and even if you skip outside, you just can smoke out on the street anymore. The MMDA and its 17 member cities have now banned smoking in accordance to the...

MMDA chief: Speed guns still work at night

It’s pretty acceptable for government agencies especially the chiefs to go on the defensive if their handle of things get questioned. So the MMDA was in an embarrassing spot when one of their top officials said that the speed guns they have on Commonwealth...

MMDA: Alternative routes to flood-prone areas

Thank goodness the government has embraced the use of technology. Okay, so we can forget about the technological shortcomings of the MMDA. Let’s give them a bit (only a bit) of slack. Their updates on Twitter and Facebook come as very nice non-fascist people...