Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA; Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Pagpapaunlad ng Kalakhang Maynila) is a government agency of the Philippines responsible for constituting the regional government of Metro Manila, comprising the capital city of Manila, the cities of Quezon City, Caloocan, Pasay, Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasig, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Parañaque, Valenzuela, Malabon, Taguig, Navotas and San Juan, and the municipality of Pateros.
| Metropolitan Manila Development Authority | |
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| Abbreviation | MMDA |
| Motto | Marangal, Matapat, Disiplinado Ako "[I am] Honorable, Honest, and Disciplined" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | November 5, 1975 |
| Annual budget | ₱4.78 billion (2020) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Philippines |
| Legal jurisdiction | Metro Manila |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | MMDA Building, Doña Julia Vargas Avenue cor. Molave Street, Ugong, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Traffic enforcers | 2,158 (March 2018) |
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| Parent agency | Office of the President of the Philippines |
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The MMDA is under the direct supervision of the Office of the President of the Philippines. It performs planning, monitoring and coordinative functions, and in the process exercises regulatory and supervisory authority over the delivery of metro-wide services within Metro Manila without diminution of the autonomy of the local government units concerning purely local matters.
The agency is headed by a chairman, who is appointed by, and continues to hold office at the discretion of, the President of the Philippines. The chairman is vested with the rank, rights, privileges, disqualifications, and prohibitions of a cabinet member.