After provincial bus ban mess, senators want review of MMDA powers

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LIMITED POWER. MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia admits that they don't have policy-making powers in introducing the provincial bus ban. Photo by Angie de Silva/RapplerSenate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon asked this after lawmakersthe MMDA's controversial provincial bus ban at the Supreme Court , saying the agency was"overstepping its limits of power."

"We are not depriving local government units of any power but just on that particular chaotic situation. T In March 2019, the Metro Manila Council, the governing and policy-making body of the MMDA, approved Regulation Number 19-002 that aimed to close down all 47 provincial bus terminals along EDSA. "Lumaki ang definition of Manila, Mega Manila na, kasama na ang Rizal, Bulacan, Batangas. Tignan mo ngayon, nanghihimasok na sila sa kung saan-saan. Dapat diyan DOTr na 'yan,"In a separate media interview, MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said that they were aware of their mandate, and that did not include policy-making.

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