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(MMDA) from January 4, 2011, to October 1, 2015. Carlos succeeded Tolentino as the chairperson of the MMDA after the latter resigned from his post on October 7, 2016, to run for Senate in the

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. He was designated as the chairperson of the agency days earlier through Office Order No. 213, a memorandum by Tolentino which went effective on October 1, 2015. The memorandum which indicates that Carlos is to hold the post on an acting capacity, was only received by Carlos on October 7, 2015. He was named as permanent chairperson of the MMDA by then President

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on October 30, 2016. He was also the over-all chairman of the

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organizing committee in the final year of

's presidency. His term ended on June 30, 2016. However, 8 days later, he was reappointed as the officer-in-charge of the MMDA under the new administration of President

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. Following calls for the resignation of all presidential appointees in a major revamp of the executive department, Carlos stepped down on August 19, 2016, and was replaced by MMDA General Manager

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as acting MMDA chairman.

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