1. METRO MANILA
METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

2. METRO MANILA PROFILE
COMPOSITION: 16 Cities & 1 Municipality
1,705 Barangays
LAND AREA - 636 sq. km. (0.2% of Philippines)
POPULATION – 11.8 million (2010 Census)
Est. Daytime Pop- 14.0 Million
DENSITY - 19,000 persons/km2
HOUSEHOLDS - 2.0 million (5/household ave.)
approx. 3.5 M informal dwellers
GDP - ~ 105 US$ Billion
BUILDINGS - ~1,300,000
INFRA & TRANSPORT
- domestic and international air
and sea ports
- 3 elevated rail transport systems
- elevated hi-way and flyovers
HOSPITALS- ~ 180
SCHOOLS - ~ 1,400

3. Rapid Growth and Urbanization:
11.8 Million (Night time population – Census 2010)
14.0 Million (Day time population-Estimated 2010)
19,553 population density (compared with the country’s 308)
5,037 kms. Road network (2.52% of the country’s total)
1.9 million registered vehicles (28% of the country’s total)
Hydro-Meteorological & Geologic
Hazards4 - 5typhoons per year average
Perennial flooding (~13,100 has)
Threat from strong earthquake and tsunami
Environmental Degradation
Major waterways biologically dead
Poor Air Quality

4. CONSTITUTION OF METRO MANILA
INTO A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
•FOLLOWING A REFERENDUM IN FEB 1975,
METRO MANILA WAS CREATED AS A PUBLIC
CORPORATION IN NOV 7, 1975
•FOUR (4) CITIES THEN COMPRISED MM PLUS
ONE (1) TOWN OF BULACAN AND THE TWELVE
(12) TOWNS OF RIZAL
•THE FORM OF GOVERNANCE ENVISIONED
WAS A COMMISSION TYPE WITH PLANS FOR
FOUR (4) DISTRICT MANAGERS

5. EVOLUTION OF GOVERNANCE (1)
•METROPOLITAN MANILA COMMISSION
•Governor
•Vice-Governor
•Commissioner for Finance
•Commissioner for Planning (Zoning)
•Commissioner for Operations (Vacant)
•Operation Centers (Infrastructure Development,
Engineering, Health, Barangay Operations,
Environmental Sanitation, and Traffic Operations)

6. •Section 8, Article XVIII of 1987 Constitution authorized
the President to Constitute the Metropolitan Authority
(MMA) to be composed of the Heads of the Local
Government Units comprising Metro Manila until
Congress had passed a law defining the affairs of MM
•Executive Order No. 392 under the Revolutionary
Government created MMA in 1989 with the same powers
and function
•The Local Government Code was enacted in 1990
EVOLUTION OF GOVERNANCE (2)

7. •Congress subsequently passed RA 7924 in 1995 elevating
the Metropolitan Manila area as a Special Development
and Administrative Region
•The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
(MMDA) was created replacing the MMA. The 17 Local
Chief Executives, Representatives among Vice Mayors,
and Councilors constituted the Metro Manila Council.
PNP, HLURB, DOTC, DBM and other selected National
Government Agencies (NGAs) sat as non-voting
members
EVOLUTION OF GOVERNANCE (3)

8. Mandate (RA 7924)
Elevating Metropolitan Manila as a
special development and administrative
region subject to the direct supervision
of the President
MMDA shall perform planning,
monitoring, coordination, and
implementation functions, with
exercise regulatory and supervisory
authority over delivery of metro-wide
services
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority

9. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Scope of Mandated Services

10. DBM-APPROVED MMDA ORGANIZATION
OFFICE OF
THE CHAIRMAN
OFFICE OF THE
GENERAL MANAGER
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEM
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
STAFF
OFFICE OF THE
AGM FOR FIN & ADM
CORPORATE PLANNING
AND MGT STAFF
LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE
AFFAIRS STAFF
OFFICE OF THE
AGM FOR OPERATIONS
OFFICE OF THE
AGM FOR PLANNING
SOLID WASTE MGT OFC
TRAFFIC & TRANS
MGT OFC
HEALTH, PUB SFTY & ENV
PROTECTION OFC
FLOOD CTRL & SEWERAGE
MGT OFC
FINANCE SERVICE
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
METROPOLITAN DEV’T
PLNG SERVICE
PHYSICAL PLNG & SPATIAL
DEV PLNG SERVICE
ACCTG DIV
BUDGET DIV
GEN ADM SVCS DIV
SUPPLY & PROP DIV
TREASURY DIV
RECORDS DIV
PERS BENEFITS DIV
STAFF DEV DIV
PERS TRANS DIV
PLANS & RPOG FORM DIV
PLANS & PROG EVAL DIV
LAND RSRCE MGT &
ZONING DIV
URBAN DEV DIV
PLANS & DESIGN DIV
PROJ MON DIV
SITE OPNS MGT DIV I
SITE OPNS MGT DIV II
SITE OPNS MGT DIV III
SITE OPNS MGT DIV IV
PLANS, DSGN, & TRFC
SIGNAL OPNS DIV
TRFC EDUC DIV
TRFC ADJUDICATION DIV
TVR MGT DIV
IMPOUNDING &
INSPECTORATE DIV
TRFC MOB & MC ENF DIV
EAST SECTOR TRFC ENF DIV
WEST SECTOR TRFC ENF DIV
CENTRAL SECTOR
TRFC ENF DIV
NORTH SECTOR
TRFC ENF DIV
SOUTH SECTOR
TRFC ENF DIV
PLNS & PROG DEV
AND MON DIV
PUBLIC SAFETY DIV
ENVIRONMENTAL MGT DIV
HEALTH & SANITATION SVCS
COORD & ASST DIV
PLANS, DSGN &
PROJ MON DIV
EQPT MGT DIV
OPNS MAINT DIV I (DRNGE,
FLOODWAYS & WATERWAYS)
OPNS MAINT DIV II (PUMPING
STNS & FLOODGATES)
COMMO & CTRL DIV

11. INSTITUTIONAL
IMPLEMENTATION
•National Concerns and Regional concerns and programs
are coordinated with NGAs
•Metro-wide Services are implemented by MMDA and
Local Government Units
•Purely local matters are undertaken by Metro LGUs
•MMDA plays key role in other DRRM-related functions
such as crisis management and President TF on
TRASMA, and other NGA-led initiatives that coincides
with its mandated functions and scope of services

12. MMDA WITHIN RA 10121
•Cognizant of MMDA’s mandate and function in Metro
Manila, the IRR of RA 10121 designated the MMDA
Chairperson as the Ex-Officio Head of the Metro Manila
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(MMDRRMC)
•The MMDRRMC Chair may designate MMDA Officers
and MMDRRMC Members to constitute the it different
Committees
•Provides complementary actions along the National
DRRM Framework of preparedness, prevention and
mitigation, response, and recovery and rehabilitation

13. METRO MANILA DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (MMDRRMC)FUNCTIONAL
STRUCTURE
CHAIRMAN, MMDA
& MMDRRMC
SENIOR VICE CHAIR
(OCD-NCR)
GENERAL MANAGER, MMDA
VISITING VICE CHAIRS
(RDRRMC CHAIRS 1,2, 3 & 4)
MMDRRMOC
(MMDA-FCIC)
VICE CHAIR
FOR PREPAREDNESS
(DILG-NCR)
VICE CHAIR
FOR PREVENTION &
MITIGATION (DOST-NCR)
VICE CHAIR FOR
RESPONSE
(DSWD-NCR)
VICE CHAIR
FOR RECOVERY & REHAB
(MMDA)
COMMITTES/
SUB-COMMITTEES
EMERGENCY ACTION
GROUP
MM DSTR PREP TRNG
& RSPNSE CTR

14. CURRENT DRRM INITITATIVES
•ENHANCING CAPACITY WITHIN MMDA
ALONG DRRM BECAUSE OF ITS
INHERENT MANDATE AND ROLE
PURSUANT TO RA 10121
•WORKING CLOSELY WITH MMDRRMC
MEMBERS COMPRISING THE
EMERGENCY ACTION GROUP DURING
CRITICAL TIMES

15. Metro Manila:
Vision of a world-class,
vibrant, safe and healthy
metropolis.

16. Maraming Salamat Po!