'Supermayor' Cleans Up Megalopolis

Bayani Fernando has what it takes to clean up a megalopolis of 13 million people.

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March 29, 2005, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Bayani Fernando's is chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority. The article is a review of his policies and practices over his reign. It is part of the International Herald Tribunes bi-weekly profile of the world's mayors.

"Fernando, 58, is in charge of a megalopolis of more than 13 million people - one of the noisiest, most congested and most polluted cities in the world...all agree he has the one quality people feel Metro Manila needs: political will."

Thanks to John Koch-Schulte

FULL STORY: 'Supermayor' uses firm hand to clean up Manila

Monday, March 21, 2005 in International Herald Tribune

Government / Politics United States

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