MaCEA exercised its corporate social responsibility (CSR) in May by extending a handof assistance to the Gintong Landas Project 2017 of the Create a Job for the Disabled Association, Inc., (CJDA) a charitable organization engaged in programs and services that help persons with disability (PWD) help themselves . The help, meant to help enable the …
Anyone who has walked or driven along Ayala Avenue lately shouldhave noticed the new street signs on every street corner, from Apartment Ridge in the south all the way to Gil Puyat in the north. The signs make up a new wayfinding system designed to make finding one’s way in the MCBD easier for both …
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Remember those drainage inlets at the sidewalks, those ground-levelhorizontal holes that allow water to flow from the streets into underground culverts? Well, they are now a thing of the past in the MCBD. Alerted to the fact that the open inlets were serving as ingress-egress points for rodents at night, the MaCEA management immediately verified …
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Things are moving at a fast clip in the MCBD. Ever on the lookout forfacilities and machines that need improvement or replacement fromthe effects of wear and tear, we are currently undertaking renovationwork on two facilities—one, the Legazpi Underpass that bridgesthe two sides of Ayala Avenue near the carpark of the old Makati StockExchange on …
Successful organizations share two hallmarks—continuity and change. Continuity is a cherished core value of an organization with a clear vision of what it wants to be/become and a clear definition of what it should to do to turn that vision into reality. Change, on the other hand, guaranteesthat the organization is ever moving forward, in …
It was in 1995 when the Association started concretizing its then newly- hatched pedestrianization plan for the MCBD. The plan called for theconstruction of three levels of walkways— on grade, underground, and above ground—to promote a major lifestyle change for motorists, encouraging them Architect’s drawing JULY 2017 to quit taking short hopsaround the district and …
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MaCEA is moving to a new home! Soon. The vision of a new MaCEAbuilding— as gleaned in the architect’s drawing—is slowly but surely takingconcrete form, as it rises from the ground up at the southern corner of the Legazpi car park on Legazpi St., site of the Legazpi Village Sunday Market. The building is scheduled …
In preparation for the feared earthquake expected in the West Valley Fault that runs through many parts of the metro and neighboring provinces, the MMDA staged the Shake Drill and Building Emergency Evacuation Plan (BEEP) in the MaCEA area two times—the first on June 15, the second on June 22. On both occasions, occupants of …
We share the interest of environment advocates in the global wave of concern for the cause of Mother Earth and the urgent need for all inhabitants of our planet to contribute to efforts to shine a light on this cause and help mitigate the damage humankind has wrought. It was in this regard that we …
We strive to maintain close cooperative ties with the companies that serve the basic needs of an urban development entity—Meralco for electricity, Manila Water for water, PLDT for landline and internet service, and Globe and Smart for mobile connectivity. We are pleased with the working relationship we have with these companies and we thank them …