MARIKINA CITY AND MONTALBAN

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                    [Title] => Replace MMDA, Mathay urges
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A metropolis without the Metro Manila Development Authority?

It's not exactly a bad idea, according to Quezon City Mayor Ismael Mathay Jr.,
who proposed a special regional body with the full powers of a local government
unit to replace the MMDA.

Mathay bewails the "traditional mutual hostility" between the mayors of 15
towns and cities of the metropolis and the MMDA chief that has kept the
metropolis away from full development.

"Each local official is endowed with a rugged spirit of independence, coupled
with a strong mixed socio-economic and political portfolio that no o
                    [DatePublished] => 2000-04-11 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1708612
                    [AuthorName] => Romel Bagares
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Replace MMDA, Mathay urges

By Romel Bagares | April 11, 2000 - 12:00am

A metropolis without the Metro Manila Development Authority? It's not exactly a bad idea, according to Quezon City Mayor Ismael Mathay Jr., who proposed a special regional body with the full powers of a local...

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