With the passage of RA 7924, Metropolitan Manilawas declared as a special development and administrative region and the administration

of metrowide basic services affecting the region was placed under a development authority referred to as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), whose functions were without prejudice to the autonomy of the affected local government units. The law does not grant police nor legislative powers to MMDA. Even the Metro Manila Council, the governing board of the MMDA, has not been delegated any legislative power. Clearly, MMDA is not a political unit. There is no grant of authority to enact ordinances and regulations for the general welfare of the inhabitants of the metropolis. MMDA cannot open for public use a private road in a private subdivision (MMDA vs. Bel-Air Village Association, Inc., G.R. No. 135962, March 27, 2000) xx