Court of Appeals affirms MMDA’s power to regulate billboards


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The court has ruled.

“The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the power of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to regulate billboards and advertising signs along major roads in the metropolis,” reports Edu Punay in The Philippine Star.

The report noted: “In a 21-page decision released last week, the appellate court’s Second Division reversed a 2013 ruling of the Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC), which stopped the MMDA from issuing clearances and permits for advertising billboards.”

The CA pointed out that “Makati RTC Branch 58 Judge Eugene Paras committed grave abuse of discretion in granting the petition filed by advertising firms.”

As such, the CA dismissed the complaint that had been filed by Summit Publishing Co. Inc., Bigboard Advertising Corp. and Sygoo Enterprises. The complaint had questioned the validity of a memorandum of agreement between the MMDA and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

It may be recalled that “the DPWH deputized the MMDA to implement provisions of the National Building Code and regulate the issuances of permits for the installation of billboards.”

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