After returning from Boracay Island a visit was arranged to
Metro Manila Development Authority which comes under the office of The
President of The Philippines. Their responsibilities include everything from
Waste Management, Flood prevention, Road Traffic Management to Earthquake and
Natural Disaster co-ordination. We were invited to sit in a model house and
experienced the effects of a Magnitude 7 Earthquake in a simulator. We were also
shown the traffic management system.
The Authority co-ordinates their responsibilities over 17
City Council areas throughout the Metro Manila area and each of the City Mayors
decide the policies of the MMDA via a Metro Manila Council. It struck me that
it was a similar set up to AGMA in Greater Manchester however on a much bigger
scale. This Authority has a lot to do however they seem very well focussed. We
were given a very warm welcome which included a band playing for us on arrival
and departure.
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