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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday inaugurated the new Metropolitan Manila Development Authority MMDA head office building in Barangay Ugong Pasig City.President Duterte and MMDA Chair Attorney Romando S. Artes unveiled the building marker together with Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Senator Christopher Lawrence Bong Go.He commended MMDA its challenging role it has shown especially during the pandemic and likewise encouraged the men and women of the Agency to work hard for a sustainable and people centered MMDA.Chair Artes said the New Head Office Building is a manifestation of its commitment to strengthen the organization and provide better services to its clientele. We started with an idea and now we stand in the actual building of our lifetime dream a state-of-the-art government facility catering to the needs of our employees as well as the clients and partners of Metro Manila. We now have a safe structurally sound sustainable and productive headquarters we can call home said Artes.According to MMDA the new building features facilities that would accommodate the different services and functions of the agency. It also has special features such as centralized data system upgraded Metrobase Operations Center and MMDA Corporate Auditorium.With this New MMDA Head Office Building we intend to provide convenience to our stakeholders and ensure effective delivery of our services Artes added.The 20-storey New MMDA Head Office Building with roof deck and helipad will be certified by the Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence BERDE with a one-star accreditation. BERDE is a tool to assess measure monitor and certify the performance of green building projects.The conception of the New MMDA Head Office Building started during the time of the late Chairman Danilo Lim in 2018 through the collaboration with the United Architects of the Philippines UAP-Makati Chapter by holding a national design competition for the facility with the theme MMDA moving towards a sustainable resilient dynamic and people-centered metropolis.During the same year a partnership was forged between the Authority and the Robinsons Land Corporation RLC for the construction of the office. The winning conceptual design by Architect Daryl Van Abaygar entitled Solihiya Moderno was used as an inspiration.The Solihiya Moderno was influenced by the traditional home silhouette and solihiya weave pattern. The interlocking strands and fibers encapsulate the Bayanihan spirit of Filipinos which mirrors the aspirations of the MMDA as an instrument of collaboration for all Local Government Units LGUs of Metro Manila. The structure boasts of modern yet distinctly Filipino design.The MMDA chief also expressed his gratitude to the RLC for being the agencys partner in the actualization of the new MMDA Head Office Building.Former agency heads Metro Manila mayors and agency officials attended the inauguration of the New MMDA Head Office Building.MMDA added that its personnel will start moving into their new home this year. MMDAPIA-NCR
