Former MMDA chair Bayani Fernando dies

(Photo courtesy of MMDA)

By Gabriela Baron

Former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairperson Bayani Fernando died, the agency confirmed Friday, Sept. 22.

In a Twitter post, MMDA mourned the death of Fernando who reportedly fell from his roof.

Fernando served MMDA from 2022 to 2009.

“A mechanical engineer by profession, Chairman Fernando used scientific and practical approaches in his quest to solve the problems of Metro Manila,” MMDA said.

“A man of few words, Fernando is known to be a workaholic and a disciplinarian among MMDA employees,” it added.

Fernando was behind the “Metro Gwapo” campaign.

He also served as the representative for the 1st District of Marikina from 2016 to 2022.

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