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Initially it was proposed that MMDA should have the power to approve metro-
wide plans, programs and projects, and issue ordinances to carry out such
programs. However, if such power is granted, MMDA would necessarily have
the status of a political subdivision thus the need for a plebiscite, which they
wanted to avoid. In the end, the power delegated to the MMDA is that given
to the Metropolitan Manila Council to promulgate administrative rules and
regulations in the implementation of the MMDAs functions. There is no grant
of authority to enact ordinances and regulations for the general welfare of
the inhabitants of the metropolis.
The explanatory note to the bill stated that the proposed MMDA is a
"development authority" which is a "national agency, not a political
government unit."
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