NCR dev’t plan finalized next year – BusinessWorld Online
A METRO MANILA development plan is expected to be finalized by next year, providing planning authorities with a blueprint to manage the region’s growth, a congressman said on Thursday.
The Metropolitam Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has hired consultants to draft a comprehensive planning blueprint for the 14-million-strong metropolis, expected to be finished by March 2026, Makati City Rep. Monique Yazmin Maria Q. Lagdameo said.
The metropolitan authority will cascade the regional development framework to individual local governments to guide “physical planning” across the capital, she added, helping ensure alignment in infrastructure development strategies throughout the capital region.
“It will be a comprehensive and integrated regional physical framework plan which will serve as a blueprint in planning, implementing and managing programs, projects, and activities for Metropolitan Manila,” Ms. Lagdameo told the House of Representatives floor. — Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio