MMDA do they really help in development? or do they just develop themselves??

[kath1595]

what do you guys think? coz personally i want the MMDA to be abolished.
I think think they are a waste government funds "the people's money" "our money". and also, that bayani fernando should be imprisoned for arrogance and misuse of government funds.

[Type 100]

The story of the MMDA goes like this:
Good ideas, bad implementation.

My two cents.

[Esnie.com]

Siguro it is time to change the meaning of MMDA from metro manila dev authority to:

M - mamaya
M - may
D - datung
A - ako

siguro around 30% ng project ng MMDa ay nakatulong naman, yung nga lang may bahid na corruption si Bayani, because the footbridges, pink fences, waiting shed and etc are fabricated sa construction company ni Bayani located in Cainta beside Ever gotesco. He owned this company.

[kinyo]

average travel time in manila was reduced by those u-turns and what-have-you's ... that is positive development

if bayani earns from his projects, that's another story, but i'll give him credit for having the "decency" of pocketing money along with accomplishments ... much unlike fg and abalos!

[creepy]

Mabuti na lang hindi na si Binay ang MMDA chairman. Grabe -- sobrang walang ginawang mabuti yon!

But I think the MMDA should be replaced by a governor for Metro Manila who will be elected by the people and would have the power to overrule petty mayors like Binay.

Like it or not, Metro Manila is actually one metropolis. It should have a coordinated government -- not two dozen mayors who want to do their own thing and who act like arrogant little lords in their own cities.

[shadow]

The story of the MMDA goes like this:
Good ideas, bad implementation.

My two cents.

+1....:thumbup:

[kath1595]

i dont see why people are mad at binay. if you look at it, he's actually done more good than bad. the only thing is, all the benefits are exclusive to makati residents. pero if ever maging mmda chairman xa, i think mas magbebenefit pa ang mga motorista. we'd be probably getting free road side assistance or maybe something better pa.

[boybi]

But I think the MMDA should be replaced by a governor for Metro Manila who will be elected by the people and would have the power to overrule petty mayors like Binay.

100% agree with this. The head of the MMDA should have the power to rule over the Mayors. So Metro Manila will have a common traffic law.

[niwde11]

i dont see why people are mad at binay. if you look at it, he's actually done more good than bad. the only thing is, all the benefits are exclusive to makati residents. pero if ever maging mmda chairman xa, i think mas magbebenefit pa ang mga motorista. we'd be probably getting free road side assistance or maybe something better pa.

afaik, naging mmda chairman na sya. at marami lang nakakapansin na mas maganda ginagawa ni bayani compared to him. not a fan of bayani here. just an opinion.

[bluemica]

The story of the MMDA goes like this:
Good ideas, bad implementation.

My two cents.

i agree. i think bayani fernando is ok. atleast hindi siya natatakot mag try bago masabi na it will or will not work. he wants to see talaga instead of listening to people who doesn't run out of things to complain about. i may not like everything that he's doing but at least he is doing something. ang hindi lang maganda ay yung mga bataan niya na nagpapayaman kakahuli. lalo na yung sa edsa ortigas intersection. sarap sagasaan mga mmda dun!

[ThePatriarch]

insecure si binay kay bayani kasi mas effective si bayani as MMDA head compare to him when he held the same post, hehehehe

[Type 100]

To build on my previous post...
BF's ideas are good in theory but the implementation leaves something to be desired.

Take the U-turn ramp along C5; BF and I practically thought of the same thing, but I disagree on the location it's being built in. It won't make much sense putting a U-turn ramp before Kalayaan Ave, because the whole point of the U-turn slot there is to be able to turn into Kalayaan.

Yun lang naman. Can't expect a perfect record from BF I suppose, given all the politicking he has to contend with to get anything done. But he seems to just want to genuinely improve Metro Manila. People probably don't like his "by hook or by crook" approach though.

[VtEC]

100% agree with this. The head of the MMDA should have the power to rule over the Mayors. So Metro Manila will have a common traffic law.

o diba naman datti si imelda ang governor dyan sa manila.atleast kahit pano regulated lahat ng kilos ng mga mayors dyan, di yong kanya kanya.maybe it's high time to return the position of governor in manila.

[ringostarr]

kahit ano naman theory or traffic czar na galing europe or US or einstein ng US state police iisa lang ang ituturo dahilan kumbakit bad implementation parati kahit ano dito - PUVS

as early as 1900's the US abolished the PUV system by reducing their transport buses and encouraging mass transport system and efficient infrastructures

even the designs of American Cars and Japanese cars, never sila nag-conduct ng PUV test or stop and go traffic kasi nga nasa developed countries sila

ang tanong, ilagay mo sarili mo sa sitwasyon ni bayani

gumawa ka ng u-turn scheme, para maalis ang intersections na pinamumugaran ng jeepney

then the pedestrians starts to load/unload sa u-turn scheme mismo while the jeepneys dun naman mag-hanging para kumuha ng pasahero


gumawa ang national govt. ng floyvers sa edsa, para iwasan ang bottleneck intersections like Makati, Ortigas, etc etc..

ano ginawa ng pedestrian sa buses, sa foot of flyover lumipat magsakay at magbaba

mga sira-ulo mga yun.

and as a result, walang naman magawa ang gobyerno para limitahin ang buses/mass transport kasi just like curtailment of human freedom to choose a profession/livelihood so ano nga ba gagawin ng isang Bayani Fernando eh di maging reactive na lang sa every problem there is. palpak interesction lagyan ng pink u-turn, palpak ang flyover, lagyan ng pink fences, hindi mapigil ang tao idol-in ang aso sa have it your way ihian, lagyan ng pink urinal.

malakas ang crab mentality at inferiority complex ng pinoy even to people with positions, bakit mo susuportahan ang tuta ng Presidente kung Mayor ka unless ambunan ka din ng grasya

yan ang Pilipinas. blame it on this ...

[creepy]

i dont see why people are mad at binay. if you look at it, he's actually done more good than bad. the only thing is, all the benefits are exclusive to makati residents. pero if ever maging mmda chairman xa, i think mas magbebenefit pa ang mga motorista. we'd be probably getting free road side assistance or maybe something better pa.

Haha. You're kidding, right? Or are you related? Hehe.

Binay used to be MMDA chairman during the time of Jose "Erap" Velarde and I think it is generally known he was really BAD (a disaster on par with the mayoral terms of Mel Lopez in Manila).

Now, Binay's always trying to make things difficult for Bayani because he's clearly bitter that there are more people saying Bayani's doing a better job.

[drag_addict]

sana wag na muna siya tumakbo ng presidente... hehe

[ringostarr]

ok nga pag naging presidente si BF, in a way parang alam ko maging takbo ng utak nya.

any of you always remember the saying, bakit ganun ang buhay natin hindi nagbabago. 70's 80's 90's generations na napapakinggan sabi nila parang pareho lang ng dati kahit may cellphone na, all-powered suv na, internet na etc etc ...

why bec. may jeepneys/buses pa din! take a look at rockwell, the fort, eastwood, reclamation, these places look so futuristic parang you can invest all your hopes and dreams on these future cities. hindi naman dahil lang malalaki skyscrapers or malinis at makinis ang daan. it's bec. you dont see the reminders of the past, the very nostalgic scene of dirty jeepneys and disorganized drivers and pedestrians.

makikita ito sa Cubao Araneta Center ngaun. like most of us, ang idea natin ng cubao ay katulad ng quiapo or manila. mas grabe nga lang sa manila, kase sa 21th century may nakikita ka pa *** ng namamasadang kabayo. pero look at cubao today, luminis, walang grasa sa daan, bumilis ang lakad -> bumilis ang buhay and as a result, Cubao is now a clean zone a progressive zone.

so If i'm Bayani as President, I will start a campaign to inform the people that generals and other retired people from the military should be barred from heading civilian agencies. not bec these people have the capacity to corrupt or to threaten the civilian officials as proven by their connections to the military and its arms but simply bec. they are not qualified to head civilian matters. if they insist on holding lucrative positions like LTO or MMDA or DPWH, then I will make sure that public opinion on them will make them change their mind or at least, the next batch of wannabe ex-military turned public servant. na kaya lang sila nakakakuha ng position is bec. they have threatened the presidency for withdrawal of support. put this in the mindset of all filipinos, and it will harder and harder for them to do the same thing as their military bosses did in the past.


with the protectors out, their cunning civilian counterparts (bus/jeepney operators) will not have teeth anymore at hindi na lalakas ang loob mag-colorum, hindi na lalakas ang loob mag-hire ng addict drivers, hindi na lalakas ang loob mag-break the traffic laws na katulad ngaun eh still pina-practice pa din ang name-dropping.

so without the lucrative govt. positions, what is there to hope for a retired general? pano na ang pamilya nya, pano na ang respect niya na dapat lagi nirerespeto until death. it's so heartbreaking na 40-50 years of life sinasaluduhan ka, tapos the next years the filipino people barely notices your military medals or achievements. masakit yun.

ito na lang pag-iisipan ko, i'm sure there is a way to make use of their lifelong skills basta wag lang sa easy money cash is king business of transport system. sayang kasi eh, they may not realize it, all their life they dedicate their lives in the service of the Filipino people as a good soldier, tapos pagdating sa huli nag-iinvest sila sa mga pamapagulo kumbakit di tayo umuunlad. in the eyes of God or in the eyes of nature, parang cancel out din ang achievements nila. I hope they realize that.

[kath1595]

hirap makipag argue dito
anywayz, i dont see why ang dami pa na mga road traffic divisions. LTO naman talaga ang dapat nag iimplement ng mga laws.

[kath1595]

Haha. You're kidding, right? Or are you related? Hehe.

Binay used to be MMDA chairman during the time of Jose "Erap" Velarde and I think it is generally known he was really BAD (a disaster on par with the mayoral terms of Mel Lopez in Manila).

Now, Binay's always trying to make things difficult for Bayani because he's clearly bitter that there are more people saying Bayani's doing a better job.

wah, diddnt know that. alam ko lang is napaka ganda ng gov. ng makati ... grabeh hirap mag reply, ang haba ng mga sagot nyo, napapagod mata ko

I wont log-in first til i get back to MM, ang sakit sa mata ng monitor namin dito sa cdo.

[Mguy]

hirap makipag argue dito

Handa mo lang sarili mo. You started the thread so be prepared for the responses. 2 cents ko lang.

Back to topic, what I admire about BF is that he has the will to implement changes, no matter how unpopular sila. Tignan mo lang mga u-turns. So many people curse them but if you remove them now at ibalik mo traffic lights, grabe ang hintayan mo araw araw.

Sure, not all the things he implements work. I myself am not a fan of those pink fences as I see kulang lang talaga disiplina karamihan ng mga bus drivers. His way of thinking is to cage these drivers to the lanes where they should belong.

MMDA is a very good idea on our setup of multiple cities linked together. Each city usually has an egotistical mayor that always thinks that his ideas are better than the others. Therefore such is the need for MMDA. One poster suggested the return of a NCR governor post. I'm all for that.