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	BT Research - Metro Manila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Metro Manila is the metropolitan area that contains the city of Manila, as well as sixteen surrounding cities and municipalities, including Quezon City, the capital from 1948 to 1976.
		Metro Manila is the smallest of the country's administrative regions, but the most populous and the most densely populated, having a population of 9,932,560 (2000 census) in an area of only 636 square kilometers.
		Metro Manila is also sandwiched by the Manila Bay to the west and the Laguna de Bay to the southeast with the Pasig River running between them, bisecting the region.
	www.breathittteens.com /research.php?title=Metro_Manila (4067 words)

	Metro Manila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Metro Manila is the political, economic, social, and cultural center of the country, and it is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.
		Metro Manila is the smallest of the country's regions, but the most populous and the most densely populated, having a population of 9,932,560 (2000 census) in an area only 636 square kilometers large.
		The Province of Manila was the 8th and last Province in the Pacific to revolt against Spain paving the establishment of the Federated Philippine Republics (composed of Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, the District of Morong in Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Batangas, Cavite and Manila).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metro_Manila (2012 words)

	Manila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Manila lies at the mouth of the Pasig River on the eastern shores of Manila Bay, which is on the western side of Luzon.
		Manila is bordered by several municipalities and cities in Metro Manila: Navotas and Caloocan City to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong City to the east, Makati City to the southeast, and Pasay City to the south.
		Manila began as a Muslim settlement at the mouth of the Pasig River along the shores of Manila Bay.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manila (2156 words)

	Living In Metro Manila
		Metro Manila is the capital region of the Philippines.
		Manila is one of the four cities in the world that is ideal for a short story in terms of prices but where wages are very low, according to a study, “Prices and Earnings,” which catalogs purchasing power around the globe.
		At present, Metro Manila’s garbage is being dumped at the Rodriguez sanitary landfill, in Clark, and Payatas in Quezon City.
	livingmetromanila.blogspot.com (1010 words)

	Encyclopedia: Metro Manila
		Manila Bay Ãœ is the harbor which serves the port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines.
		Navotas is a municipality in Metro Manila in the Philippines.
		Tondo is one of the districts of the Philippines capital city of Manila.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Metro-Manila (5919 words)

	ESA - Observing the Earth - Earth from Space: Manila, the Philippines
		'Metro Manila' is located on the country's main island of Luzon in the South China Sea, with Manila Bay to its west and Laguna Bay to its east.
		Manila originated as a small seaport on the mouth of the Pasig River in the 12th Century.
		On the opposite side of Manila Bay to Manila on the Bataan Peninsula is seen the peak of the Mariveles volcano (not known to have erupted in historical memory) with settlements along the coast including the town of Balanga.
	www.esa.int /esaEO/SEMO93908BE_index_0.html (564 words)

	Metro Manila - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Metro Manila (Kalakhang Maynila in Filipino), also simply called Manila outside the metropolis, is the metropolitan area that contains the City of Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
		Metro Manila is often simply referred to as Manila, especially by non-residents, and is abbreviated as M.M. or "M.L.A." The region is also sometimes called the Greater Manila Area, but this term usually also includes adjacent towns not strictly a part of Metro Manila.
		Metro Manila, Cities and Municipalities, Interesting Spots, Transportation, Roadways, Railways, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, History and External Links.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Metro_Manila (1552 words)

	Welcome to the Metropolitan Manila Map Viewer
		Metro Manila educators, scientists, decision makers and members of the community are using the Map Viewer to learn about hazards and their possible impacts.
		The Earthquake Impact Reduction Study of Metro Manila (MMEIRS) project was implemented from 2002 to 2004 under the collaborative efforts of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
		In support of MMEIRS, the Metro Manila Council has adopted a resolution "declaring the commitment to make Metro Manila seismically safe, and establishing the mutual aid agreement among the local government units of Metro Manila in the event of disasters." The project aimed to produce a master plan for earthquake impact reduction for Metro Manila.
	www.pdc.org /mmeirs/html/mmeirs-home.jsp (574 words)

	ANMC21　Manila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Metro Manila is home to roughly 20% of the country's 76.5 million Filipinos.
		Metro Manila, considered as the 18th largest metropolitan area in the world, has contiguous areas of 13 cities and four municipalities, each independently managed.
		Metro Manila is administered by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), headed by Chairman Bayani F. Fernando.
	www.chijihon.metro.tokyo.jp /asianet/participating_cities/manila.htm (289 words)

	Sun.Star Network Online - 11 dead or missing in floods in Metro Manila
		MANILA -- Heavy monsoon rains continued to pour on Metro Manila and nearby provinces Thursday and floods have not receded in many parts of the National Capital Region (NCR).
		Authorities have yet to identify the eight others who also died and the missing.
		On the plan of Congress to hold an inquiry over DPWH and Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) flood-control projects, Public Works Secretary Florante Soriquez said legislators were is "barking at the wrong tree".
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/net/2004/08/27/11.dead.or.missing.in.floods.in.metro.manila.html (628 words)

	PhilippineBusiness.com.ph: Archive: News & Updates: Environment
		Metro Manila Development Authority Chair Bayani Fernando said they will make the final draft of their recommendation and send it to the Office of the President the soonest possible time.
		But Fernando said the MMDA will build a material reduction facility (MRF) for each of the 13 cities and municipalities with railroad tracks, and will extend it to the landfills that would be constructed a little farther from the tracks.
		Fernando, who in 1986 did a study on garbage disposal by railway, submitted a proposal to Metro Manila mayors in the early 1990s to use the rail system of the Philippine National Railways to transport garbage to a sanitary landfill in southern Luzon.
	www.philippinebusiness.com.ph /news_updates/archive/env/jun02.htm (794 words)

	Executive Summary of the 2000 Annual Audit Report on the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		With support from the national leadership, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority continued to chart Metro Manila’s long-term growth and deliver basic services of which, the major concerns were still traffic and solid waste disposal management.
		The MMDA assisted in the development and implementation of a project to promote waste reduction at source; the so-called Zero Basura Movement", and completed ten (10) Infrastructure Projects necessary for the maintenance and development of San Mateo Sanitary Landfill prior to its final closure.
		Examination was done to ascertain the fairness of presentation of the Authority’s financial position and results of operations, the reliability of accounting records and propriety/validity of disbursements.
	www.coa.gov.ph /COA_htm/2000_AAR/NGAs/Others/MMDA_es00.htm (1512 words)

	Manila Standard: The Future is Ours
		The MMC is the policy-making body of the MMDA and is composed of the 17 mayors of Metro Manila as voting members, including the presidents of the Metro Manila Vice Mayors League and Metro Manila Councilors League.
		But the MMDA says a congressman sitting as an MMC member is tantamount to Congress’ meddling with the executive affairs of the government or encroachment of the Legislative on the Executive branch of the government.
		The MMDA official said the most Congress could do is to pass a legislation that will expand MMDA’s police powers to carry out its mandate and implement various programs without having to seek the approval of Metro Manila mayors.
	www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=politics06_dec09_2004 (583 words)

	Balik Kalikasan Online "Where does Metro Manila's trash go?", July 1, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		However, the MMDA was not prepared for this dilemma and as the year 2001 begins, mountains of garbage can now be found all over Metro Manila.
		MMDA is trying out the new waste volume reduction facilities wherein the wastes are processed and torn apart to reuse the biodegradable materials.
		However, with the intense problem Metro Manila is currently facing, as well as other towns being considered as dumping sites, it will be difficult to solely rely and wait for the implementation of RA 9003.
	www.bwf.org /bk/2001/13/n_01.html (1075 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Bayani (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando may push through with his plan to run for vice-president in the May 10 elections, it was...
		MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando said Parañaque City, under Mayor Joey Marquez, has been remiss in its duty to maintain order in Baclaran, which was a target of the...
		Being considered are Chair Bayani Fernando of the Metro Manila Development Authority, Senators Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Gregorio Honasan and Loren Legarda and...
	www.nametraq.org /Jan04/B/Bayani.shtml (2079 words)

	Manila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation).
		The tropical climate in Manila plus the facilities of its world-class malls continue to attract Filipinos to the shopping malls.
		Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) serves Manila and the metro area, over 30 airlines provide daily service to over 26 cities and 19 countries worldwide.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manila%2C_Philippines (2156 words)

	Trees to go in MMDA plan to widen roads - May 25, 2003
		THE METRO Manila Development Authority plans to uproot the trees along Katipunan Road in Quezon City and demolish the center island to increase road space in time for the opening of school two weeks from now.
		According to MMDA Traffic Operations Center director Angelito Vergel de Dios, they are expecting heavy traffic in the Katipunan area where several populous schools are located, including the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University and Miriam College.
		As for the university belt in Manila, the traffic director said that the widening of roads in the area is not possible anymore.
	www.inq7.net /met/2003/may/25/met_6-1.htm (415 words)

	Metro Manila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The metropolis is officially called the National Capital Region (NCR) (Pambansang Kabiserang Rehiyon) and is composed of Manila plus 16 surrounding cities and municipalities, including Quezon City, the capital from 1948-1976.
		Metro Manila has three existing electric railways: the original Light Railway Transit (LRT or MRT-1), most of which runs above Taft Avenue; the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3), popularly known as the MetroStar and runs along EDSA; and the Metro Rail Transit 2 (MRT-2), most of which runs along Aurora Boulevard.
		There is also a motor railway not currently used in Metro Manila.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/metro_manila (978 words)

	MMDA vs Garin : 130230 : April 15, 2005 : J. Chico-Nazario : Second Division : Decision
		Shortly before the expiration of the TVR’s validity, the respondent addressed a letter[2] to then MMDA Chairman Prospero Oreta requesting the return of his driver’s license, and expressing his preference for his case to be filed in court.
		The MMDA also refuted Garin’s allegation that the Metro Manila Council, the governing board and policy making body of the petitioner, has as yet to formulate the implementing rules for Sec.
		This is consistent with our ruling in Bel-Air that the MMDA is a development authority created for the purpose of laying down policies and coordinating with the various national government agencies, people’s organizations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector, which may enforce, but not enact, ordinances.
	www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2005/apr2005/130230.htm (1801 words)

	yax-312 Not just for chuckles
		MANILA - Despite the warm climate, a common practice among Filipino men to venture outside their homes sans shirts will soon be penalised.
		Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani Fernando said he intends to issue an ordinance that will impose fines on those who go shirtless at neighbourhood stores, cockfighting pits, markets and other public areas.
		It is carried valiantly on by the likes of the MMDA chairman and many others trying either to drive their countries to progress, or at least to mask their lack of progress by getting street vendors to ape angmohs, gwailos, farangs or gaijins.
	www.yawningbread.org /arch_2003/yax-312.htm (2013 words)

	Dogpile - Web Search: MMDA
		MMDA has been in existence since February 1998 and in that time has led the field in business support f...
		MMDA from PiHKAL by Alexander and Ann Shulgin.
		METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) officials on Sunday issued a final warning to motorists who buy unauthorized commemorative plates in an attempt to be exempted from the Unif...
	www.dogpile.com /info.dogpl/search/web/MMDA (328 words)

	Manila Standard Today -- Metro --
		THE Metro Manila Development Authority and Metro Manila mayors agreed to adopt a unified traffic code, possibly ending a bitter dispute over who should manage traffic in the metropolis.
		The MMDA welcomed this development although it expressed doubt that the mayors will be “sincere” in abiding with the consensus.
		The MMDA and the LGUs planned to create a similar unified set of traffic rules last year but it did not progress much other than the several drafts that were not finalized and implemented.
	www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=police01_nov09_2005 (415 words)

	MMDA chief proposes search for dirtiest village - May 18, 2003
		He added that the MMDA has already begun fielding teams that would monitor the volume of garbage littering a barangay's streets and clogging up its waterways.
		MMDA officials earlier had called on barangay officials to prevent their constituents from throwing trash into the waterways because the garbage contributes to massive flooding in most areas of Metro Manila.
		Fernando also said that the MMDA team is keeping track of the informal settlers who are the biggest polluters of waterways.
	www.inq7.net /met/2003/may/18/met_1-1.htm (320 words)

	MMDA chair doing a good job-Arroyo - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo is standing by her traffic czar, Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Bayani Fernando, even if the majority of the metropolis' mayors wants him kicked out of office.
		Ermita was reacting to reports that Metro Manila mayors were interpreting a recent Supreme Court decision on the MMDA's confiscation of driver's licenses as an indictment of Fernando's iron-fist traffic management, and that the former Marikina City mayor should be replaced by the President.
		The President has no complaints about Fernando's traffic policies, and this was bolstered by a recent survey that showed the MMDA chief obtaining the highest approval rating among her Cabinet members, he added.
	news.inq7.net /metro/index.php?index=1&story_id=35177 (676 words)

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		The city lies on a relatively high plateau on the northeast corner of the metropolis between the lowlands of Manila to the southwest and the Marikina River valley to the east.
		This council formulates development plans that seeks to solve the problems and improve the conditions in the metropolis.
		This is where three (3) of Metro Manila's busiest roads meet, namely: Espana Blvd. In Manila and Quezon Avenue and E. Rodriguez Avenue in Quezon City.
	www.lycos.com /info/quezon-city--metro-manila.html (447 words)

	The Official Web Page of the Republic of the Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The five developers are the Scion Ltd., the Masterplan Properties, the San Roque Realty and Development Corp., and the Springfield Development Corp.
		To preserve and develop the culture, traditions, institutions, and well-being of the northern cultural communities, in conformity with the country's laws and in consonance with the national unity and development.
		Its mission is to preserve and develop the culture, traditions, institutions, and well-being of southern cultural communities in conformity with country's laws and in consonanc with national unity and development.
	www.ph.net /htdocs/government/phil/executive/cabinet/attached-off.html (3756 words)

	Manila Mayor Lito Atienza: Savior or Scourge? - Jun. 22, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		"Development is contagious," he says, adding that Quezon City Mayor Sonny Belmonte wants to meet with him to discuss similar beautification efforts at the Quezon Memorial Circle.
		But the mayor bristles when it was suggested that he probably got infected by Metro Manila Development Authority chair Bayani Fernando, who shares his pugnacious views on initiating reforms in the city.
		His grandfather was a ward leader in Malate, an uncle was appointed mayor after the war by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, and his father was president of the Liberal Party and a ward leader under President Diosdado Macapagal.
	www.inq7.net /mag/2003/jun/22/mag_1-2.htm (910 words)

	2. CASE STUDY: METRO MANILA
		Seafood reaches Metro Manila consumers through a multi-level system, which may involve at least three to four transactions before a fish or fishery product is purchased by a consumer in a public fish market, or supermarket, or eaten in a restaurant/food stall.
		Metro Manila’s urban area is home to a variety of retail establishments offering live, fresh, frozen, cured and canned seafood to consumers.
		Among the major deficiencies observed during field surveys of traditional street fish/squid balls vendors in selected areas of Metro Manila, were the lack of basic facilities (running potable water for hand washing, cleaning worktops and utensils), and limited access to refrigerated/chilled storage for their daily stock of fish balls.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/005/Y2258E/y2258e04.htm (9474 words)

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