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THE Palarong Pambansa 2024 is scheduled to take place from July 6 to 17, 2024.The announcement was made through the official Facebook page of the event, the Palarong Pambansa 2024-Cebu City, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.In the schedule of activities, delegates are expected to arrive on July 6 and 7.In a chat message on Saturday, Feb. 17, Cebu City Sports Commission chairman John Pages said there will be 17 participating regions.Pages said the city is expecting 10,000 to 12,000 individuals, composed of athletes and coaches.Pages said that upon arrival, delegates will be met at the airport and piers and escorted to their designated billeting quarters. He said beds, tumblers and pillows will be provided for free to all the athletes.He said the city will assist with transportation, although some regions, especially those from Negros and neighboring islands, will be traveling with their buses.On July 7 and 8, solidarity meetings and refresher courses will take place.Pages said the solidarity meetings will be attended by the representatives of the 17 regions, headed by their respective Department of Education (DepEd) regional directors.He added that the refresher course will be for the officiating members (umpires, referees, etc) and will be conducted per sport.July 9 will be the opening ceremony, which will be held at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC).The Palaro will have a one-day break on July 10, before the official start of the competition proper, which is from July 11 to 15. There will be 28 sports.The closing ceremony, scheduled for July 16, is expected to be held at the South Road Properties, the same venue where Sinulog 2024 took place.July 17 will be the departure of the athletic delegations.Pages said the “Suroy-Suroy” is scheduled after the competition proper but no specific date yet, saying that they still need to coordinate with the Cebu City Tourism Office and Cebu Province Tourism Office regarding the matter.“Our Cebu Palaro theme is Beyond Sports. We want them not only to compete at the highest level in sports but also to explore and experience Cebu. Many of these athletes, especially those in elementary school, are traveling for the first time, especially after the pandemic. We want them to bring home good memories of Cebu,” Pages said.He said they will offer the athletes and visitors as many options as they can so they can choose their tourism-related activities.He said they are also coordinating with many establishments to try to get discounts for the athletes.Billeting quartersAbellana National School, equipped with 140 classrooms, will accommodate officiating officials during the event.City Central Elementary and High School, boasting 128 classrooms, will be designated for Central Visayas.CCDA Gothong Elementary and High School, featuring 178 classrooms, will serve as the billeting quarters for Davao Region.Don Sergio Osmeña Memorial National High School, with 89 classrooms, will be allocated for Bicol.Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elem School, having 86 classrooms, will be designated for Ilocos Region.Don Vicente Rama High School, with 117 classrooms, will host delegates from Eastern Visayas.Pardo Elementary and High School, totaling 152 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Mimaropa.Guadalupe Elementary School, with 158 classrooms, will be assigned to Western Visayas.Labangon Elementary School, equipped with 95 classrooms, will be designated for Zamboanga.Lahug Elementary and High School, featuring a total of 95 classrooms, will be allocated for the Caraga region.Mabolo Elementary School, with 81 classrooms, will accommodate participants from the Cordillera Administrative Region.Mabolo National High School and Bagong Lipunan Elementary School, 94 classrooms combined will host delegates from Central Luzon.Punta Princesa Elementary School, boasting 105 classrooms, will be designated for Northern Mindanao.Ramon Duterte National Memorial High School, featuring 83 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Calabarzon.Zapatera Elementary and Night High School, having a combined total of 114 classrooms, will serve delegates from the BARMM region.San Nicolas Elementary School, equipped with 109 classrooms, will be allocated for Cagayan Valley.Talamban Elementary and High School, featuring a total of 182 classrooms, will also host delegates from the BARMM region.Tisa Elementary and High School, totaling 141 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Soccsksargen.Tejero Elementary and High School have been reserved as billeting quarters.VenuePages said there are 30 playing venues, nine outdoor venues and 19 indoor venues.Pages said the average distance from the CCSC to all playing venues is 3. 35 kilometers. The farthest distance from CCSC is 10.5 kilometers, which is the Ateneo de Cebu.He said 70 percent of indoor venues are air-conditioned while 30 percent have cooling systems.He said playing venues can accommodate 200 to 15,000 spectators.He added that there will be free Wi-Fi access in all playing venues and billeting quarters.He said there will be live streaming for all the games through their official Facebook page and Youtube channel. How can I apply GCash online in Philippines? Philippines THE Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) has insisted on its power to implement a partial intervention in the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) for a period of six months, saying this is for the purpose of investigating issues surrounding the water district.In a press conference at the MCWD building Thursday, March 21, 2024, LWUA Chairman Ronnie Ong said the LWUA Board of Trustees issued Resolution No. 35, s. 2023 to “set aside” MCWD’s five-member board of directors led by chairman Jose Daluz III, so that the LWUA can check on a number of issues in MCWD.The investigation is for these reasons: MCWD has high non-revenue water, allegedly failed to comply with procurement laws, and sought a questionable 70 percent water rate hike.OveractingOng was accompanied in the press conference by LWUA Administrator Jose Moises Salonga and the three LWUA officers that Salonga had last Friday designated as members of MCWD’s interim board of directors to take over MCWD’s board.“Ang OA (overacting) naman na ayaw magpa-investigate,” Salonga said, after his letter informing Daluz and MCWD General Manager Edgar Donoso of LWUA’s March 15 takeover of MCWD’s board was basically ignored by the duo, who questioned LWUA’s authority to undertake the takeover.(They are overacting when they refuse to be investigated.)Are they taking over?Ong clarified that they are not taking over the water district but only “setting aside” the current board in order for them to investigate and check all the documents of MCWD. The current board refers to Daluz, Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno, appointees of the late mayor Edgardo Labella; and Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita, appointees of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama.Salonga said it is just a six-month partial intervention, with “setting aside” meaning “suspension.”“Nobody is being replaced. They are being set aside for an interim board to take its place for six months,” Salonga said.Salonga said it seems the MCWD board is questioning the powers of LWUA to investigate when these powers are found in Presidential Decree 198.“It seems they want us to ask permission first before taking regulatory action. It seems unusual,” Salonga said.Salonga said LWUA can intervene even without court processes, and that questioning the legality of their intervention is frustrating the will of the law, which impedes their ability to do their job.Salonga said LWUA hopes they will come to an agreement to end the matter peacefully and lawfully.On receiving LWUA’s notice of takeover Friday, Daluz had said he would abide by LWUA’s order, only for him and fellow board members Pato and Seno to say Wednesday that they would continue to function as MCWD’s board pending the resolution on the legality of LWUA’s takeover.On Monday, Donoso had said he would continue to recognize the Daluz-led board while he awaited the opinion of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) on Salonga’s appointment of the interim board composed of Maria Rosan D. Perez, Noel A. Samonte and Anabelle C. Gravador.Closed-door meetingInsisting on the “status quo,” Daluz III said LWUA and MCWD had agreed during their closed-door meeting Thursday to wait for the opinion of the OGCC. However, Salonga questioned the legality of the action of MCWD general manager Donoso to declare a status quo.“The pronouncement that the GM can pronounce a status quo order, I cannot find any legal basis... That is for the court to decide,” Salonga said. “They do not have the standing to proclaim a status quo order.” What will happen after six months?Salonga said they will wait for the findings, as he assured that nobody is guilty yet.Ong said the problem is the MCWD’s current board is not open to any investigation, when in a government agency everything should be transparent.Ong said they are just doing their job and they want to check some procurements, the Commission on Audit’s findings on MCWD, as well as the non-revenue water (NRW).Ong said from 2019, there was at least a 23 percent loss, equivalent to 14 million gallons of water per day, due to NRW. In 2022, this reached 32 percent, equivalent to 21 million gallons of water per day. This year, they’ve been told that it has already reached 36 percent.Salonga said there has been about a P120 million loss in revenue every year because of non-revenue water.Vested interests?In a separate press conference held before LWUA’s, Daluz said they are not fighting the LWUA as an institution, but only its chairman of the board, Ronnie Ong.“This is all about Ronnie Ong. We will not involve the entire LWUA or the institution because there are some people in LWUA that are not agreeing to this action of Ronnie Ong. I just want to be clear: We are not fighting the LWUA institution, the people in LWUA. It is only Ronnie Ong, the chairman, who has interest to take over the MCWD,” Daluz said.Sought for his reaction, Ong assured that there is no vested interest in LWUA’s action. Ong said he has no personal interest in MCWD, not even business interest, emphasizing that he is not the one who is using the MCWD building for political reasons.Ong was referring to the event of the Kilusang Bagong Pilipinas Cebu City Chapter held at the MCWD Social Hall last March 16.In a press conference at the PDG Law Office in the North Reclamation Area last Wednesday, Daluz explained that the group was affiliated with the Office of the Vice President, so he could not refuse their request.Daluz said it is their corporate responsibility to cater to the requests of other government agencies, and that as MCWD chairman he was also invited to attend the event.He said the event was approved two weeks before the March 15 notice of intervention, emphasizing that they could not just cancel the event due to the turn of events.Political pressure Salonga denied that there was political pressure behind LWUA’s action, despite the issue stemming from the conflict between Mayor Rama and Daluz.Salonga said they are trying to be apolitical in their intervention.If the MCWD board will not abide by LWUA’s partial intervention, Salonga said they will resort to the due process of law. He did not specify what this meant.However, Daluz said Wednesday that he believed that the Rama administration had a hand in the matter.“If we say that Mike Rama had a hand in this, I’ve been hearing that for a long time. That has already happened. That’s already been proven that he has already a hand in this,” Daluz said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Daluz also said Cebu City Police Office Director Ireneo Dalogdog would not have acted without the directive of the mayor. On Wednesday, there were at least 10 police personnel deployed outside the MCWD building.Ong and Salonga said they requested police assistance to ensure the safety of the interim board.Asked if they sought police assistance because the interim board had already been harassed, Salonga said no.When Ong and Salonga, along with LWUA’s interim board of directors, arrived at the MCWD building on Thursday, they were welcomed by Daluz, Donoso and MCWD secretary Seno.Meeting the governorAfter the press conference, the LWUA and MCWD officials went to the Provincial Capitol and met with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.MCWD vice chairman Pato was present at the meeting with the governor but not at the press conference at MCWD.According to a video sent by MCWD spokesperson Minerva Gerodias, Garcia said it is good to come together to talk and come up with a win-win solution for the benefit of the Cebuanos.Ong said LWUA and MCWD had agreed to wait for the opinion of the OGCC, which serves as the corporate counsel for both entities. While awaiting the opinion, Ong said, MCWD had agreed to provide LWUA with the necessary documents.Last November, Garcia had recognized the LWUA’s position acknowledging Daluz, Pato and Seno as board members in the trio’s dispute with Mayor Rama, who had replaced them last Oct. 31 with Melquiades Feliciano, Aristotle Batuhan and Nelson Yuvallos.Last June, Daluz said Rama had been trying to remove him as chairman of the MCWD board since his board refused the mayor’s move to “privatize” MCWD, and after Daluz suggested that younger and fresh names of their party coalition run in the 2025 elections.Rama, a senior citizen and a seasoned politician, is seeking reelection in 2025.

THE Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) has insisted on its power to implement a partial intervention in the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) for a period of six months, saying this is for the purpose of investigating issues surrounding the water district.In a press conference at the MCWD building Thursday, March 21, 2024, LWUA Chairman Ronnie Ong said the LWUA Board of Trustees issued Resolution No. 35, s. 2023 to “set aside” MCWD’s five-member board of directors led by chairman Jose Daluz III, so that the LWUA can check on a number of issues in MCWD.The investigation is for these reasons: MCWD has high non-revenue water, allegedly failed to comply with procurement laws, and sought a questionable 70 percent water rate hike.OveractingOng was accompanied in the press conference by LWUA Administrator Jose Moises Salonga and the three LWUA officers that Salonga had last Friday designated as members of MCWD’s interim board of directors to take over MCWD’s board.“Ang OA (overacting) naman na ayaw magpa-investigate,” Salonga said, after his letter informing Daluz and MCWD General Manager Edgar Donoso of LWUA’s March 15 takeover of MCWD’s board was basically ignored by the duo, who questioned LWUA’s authority to undertake the takeover.(They are overacting when they refuse to be investigated.)Are they taking over?Ong clarified that they are not taking over the water district but only “setting aside” the current board in order for them to investigate and check all the documents of MCWD. The current board refers to Daluz, Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno, appointees of the late mayor Edgardo Labella; and Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita, appointees of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama.Salonga said it is just a six-month partial intervention, with “setting aside” meaning “suspension.”“Nobody is being replaced. They are being set aside for an interim board to take its place for six months,” Salonga said.Salonga said it seems the MCWD board is questioning the powers of LWUA to investigate when these powers are found in Presidential Decree 198.“It seems they want us to ask permission first before taking regulatory action. It seems unusual,” Salonga said.Salonga said LWUA can intervene even without court processes, and that questioning the legality of their intervention is frustrating the will of the law, which impedes their ability to do their job.Salonga said LWUA hopes they will come to an agreement to end the matter peacefully and lawfully.On receiving LWUA’s notice of takeover Friday, Daluz had said he would abide by LWUA’s order, only for him and fellow board members Pato and Seno to say Wednesday that they would continue to function as MCWD’s board pending the resolution on the legality of LWUA’s takeover.On Monday, Donoso had said he would continue to recognize the Daluz-led board while he awaited the opinion of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) on Salonga’s appointment of the interim board composed of Maria Rosan D. Perez, Noel A. Samonte and Anabelle C. Gravador.Closed-door meetingInsisting on the “status quo,” Daluz III said LWUA and MCWD had agreed during their closed-door meeting Thursday to wait for the opinion of the OGCC. However, Salonga questioned the legality of the action of MCWD general manager Donoso to declare a status quo.“The pronouncement that the GM can pronounce a status quo order, I cannot find any legal basis... That is for the court to decide,” Salonga said. “They do not have the standing to proclaim a status quo order.” What will happen after six months?Salonga said they will wait for the findings, as he assured that nobody is guilty yet.Ong said the problem is the MCWD’s current board is not open to any investigation, when in a government agency everything should be transparent.Ong said they are just doing their job and they want to check some procurements, the Commission on Audit’s findings on MCWD, as well as the non-revenue water (NRW).Ong said from 2019, there was at least a 23 percent loss, equivalent to 14 million gallons of water per day, due to NRW. In 2022, this reached 32 percent, equivalent to 21 million gallons of water per day. This year, they’ve been told that it has already reached 36 percent.Salonga said there has been about a P120 million loss in revenue every year because of non-revenue water.Vested interests?In a separate press conference held before LWUA’s, Daluz said they are not fighting the LWUA as an institution, but only its chairman of the board, Ronnie Ong.“This is all about Ronnie Ong. We will not involve the entire LWUA or the institution because there are some people in LWUA that are not agreeing to this action of Ronnie Ong. I just want to be clear: We are not fighting the LWUA institution, the people in LWUA. It is only Ronnie Ong, the chairman, who has interest to take over the MCWD,” Daluz said.Sought for his reaction, Ong assured that there is no vested interest in LWUA’s action. Ong said he has no personal interest in MCWD, not even business interest, emphasizing that he is not the one who is using the MCWD building for political reasons.Ong was referring to the event of the Kilusang Bagong Pilipinas Cebu City Chapter held at the MCWD Social Hall last March 16.In a press conference at the PDG Law Office in the North Reclamation Area last Wednesday, Daluz explained that the group was affiliated with the Office of the Vice President, so he could not refuse their request.Daluz said it is their corporate responsibility to cater to the requests of other government agencies, and that as MCWD chairman he was also invited to attend the event.He said the event was approved two weeks before the March 15 notice of intervention, emphasizing that they could not just cancel the event due to the turn of events.Political pressure Salonga denied that there was political pressure behind LWUA’s action, despite the issue stemming from the conflict between Mayor Rama and Daluz.Salonga said they are trying to be apolitical in their intervention.If the MCWD board will not abide by LWUA’s partial intervention, Salonga said they will resort to the due process of law. He did not specify what this meant.However, Daluz said Wednesday that he believed that the Rama administration had a hand in the matter.“If we say that Mike Rama had a hand in this, I’ve been hearing that for a long time. That has already happened. That’s already been proven that he has already a hand in this,” Daluz said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Daluz also said Cebu City Police Office Director Ireneo Dalogdog would not have acted without the directive of the mayor. On Wednesday, there were at least 10 police personnel deployed outside the MCWD building.Ong and Salonga said they requested police assistance to ensure the safety of the interim board.Asked if they sought police assistance because the interim board had already been harassed, Salonga said no.When Ong and Salonga, along with LWUA’s interim board of directors, arrived at the MCWD building on Thursday, they were welcomed by Daluz, Donoso and MCWD secretary Seno.Meeting the governorAfter the press conference, the LWUA and MCWD officials went to the Provincial Capitol and met with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.MCWD vice chairman Pato was present at the meeting with the governor but not at the press conference at MCWD.According to a video sent by MCWD spokesperson Minerva Gerodias, Garcia said it is good to come together to talk and come up with a win-win solution for the benefit of the Cebuanos.Ong said LWUA and MCWD had agreed to wait for the opinion of the OGCC, which serves as the corporate counsel for both entities. While awaiting the opinion, Ong said, MCWD had agreed to provide LWUA with the necessary documents.Last November, Garcia had recognized the LWUA’s position acknowledging Daluz, Pato and Seno as board members in the trio’s dispute with Mayor Rama, who had replaced them last Oct. 31 with Melquiades Feliciano, Aristotle Batuhan and Nelson Yuvallos.Last June, Daluz said Rama had been trying to remove him as chairman of the MCWD board since his board refused the mayor’s move to “privatize” MCWD, and after Daluz suggested that younger and fresh names of their party coalition run in the 2025 elections.Rama, a senior citizen and a seasoned politician, is seeking reelection in 2025. What are the 10 rules of chess? PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured on Monday, April 8, 2024, Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) founder and leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy that he will be treated with fairness amid his legal battles related to his alleged involvement in child and sexual abuse.In an interview in Bacolod City, Marcos said Quiboloy has nothing to worry about in terms of his concern that the United States may interfere with the legal proceedings he would be facing in the country.“It seems to be a little bit tail-wagging the dog na siya ang magbibigay ng kondisyon sa gobyerno doon sa kaso niya, akusado siya. We will exercise all the compassion to Pastor Quiboloy,” said Marcos.“We have known him for a very long time at ang maipapangako ko all the proceedings will be fair. Now as to the involvement of the United States malayo pa yan, that is going to take years, so I don’t think that is something he needs to be worry about,” he added.On Saturday, April 6, Quiboloy demanded from Marcos to issue a written assurance that he will not let the US government to meddle with his legal battles in the country before he would surface and face the charges against him.Quiboloy is facing charges for violation of Section 10(a) or other acts of child abuse under Republic Act (RA) 7610, or the “Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act,” and Section 5(b) or sexual abuse also under RA 7610. He reiterated the conspiracy of the Philippine and US government for his “extraordinary rendition.”He said the issuance of arrest warrant against him by the court as well as the Senate committee are traps in order to make him out and later allow the US government to take over his custody.Meanwhile, in a press conference in Camp Crame, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief of the Public Information Office (PIO) Colonel Jean Fajardo said they have already extended the manhunt operations against Quiboloy outside Davao, the sect leader’s bailiwick.The PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have failed to find Quiboloy in any of his properties in Davao following the issuance of arrest warrant against him on April 1.Fajardo assured that the PNP will give Quiboloy all the necessary protection in order to ensure his safety should he decide to surrender or if he will be arrested.“We want to assure Pastor Quiboloy at lahat ng kanyang mga supporters at kanyang mga abogado na patuloy natin kinakausap na poproteksyunan natin si Pastor Quiboloy should he decide to surrender and submit himself to the jurisdiction of the court. We will provide the necessary security para masiguro ‘yung kaligtasan ni Pastor Quiboloy,” she said.“Again, I would like to take this opportunity to once again appeal to Pastor Quiboloy, sa kanyang mga abogado na patuloy natin kinakausap, para siya ay kumbinsihin na sumurender, harapin ‘yung kanyang kaso para na rin sa paggulong nitong judicial process,” she added.Fajardo again categorically denied Quiboloy’s “conspiracy theory” between the Philippine and US government.Meantime, she said the PNP Firearms and Explosives Office is looking into the possibility of cancelling Quiboloy’s license to own and possess firearms.At present, Quiboloy has 19 registered firearms.But Fajardo said Quiboloy cannot be considered yet as “armed and dangerous.”“For now, hindi pa because wala naman indication before na naging marahas si Pastor Quiboloy at wala naman tayo namonitor so far na siya ay nagme-maintain ng PAG or private army but nonetheless, kapag tayo ay nagsasagawa ng mga police operations, these things are being considered also,” she said.“But like I said before kaya ayaw natin magbigay ng ibang specifics pagdating doon sa mga implementation kasi ayaw natin mahaluan ng anumang karahasan or anumang gulo kung saka-sakali i-serve na natin itong mga WOAs na inissue laban kay Pastor Quiboloy. We are still hoping and praying na maging mapayapa yung pagsuko niya,” she added.Quiboloy said in his recent statement that he will not let anyone catch him alive. (TPM/SunStar Philippines)

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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured on Monday, April 8, 2024, Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) founder and leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy that he will be treated with fairness amid his legal battles related to his alleged involvement in child and sexual abuse.In an interview in Bacolod City, Marcos said Quiboloy has nothing to worry about in terms of his concern that the United States may interfere with the legal proceedings he would be facing in the country.“It seems to be a little bit tail-wagging the dog na siya ang magbibigay ng kondisyon sa gobyerno doon sa kaso niya, akusado siya. We will exercise all the compassion to Pastor Quiboloy,” said Marcos.“We have known him for a very long time at ang maipapangako ko all the proceedings will be fair. Now as to the involvement of the United States malayo pa yan, that is going to take years, so I don’t think that is something he needs to be worry about,” he added.On Saturday, April 6, Quiboloy demanded from Marcos to issue a written assurance that he will not let the US government to meddle with his legal battles in the country before he would surface and face the charges against him.Quiboloy is facing charges for violation of Section 10(a) or other acts of child abuse under Republic Act (RA) 7610, or the “Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act,” and Section 5(b) or sexual abuse also under RA 7610. He reiterated the conspiracy of the Philippine and US government for his “extraordinary rendition.”He said the issuance of arrest warrant against him by the court as well as the Senate committee are traps in order to make him out and later allow the US government to take over his custody.Meanwhile, in a press conference in Camp Crame, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief of the Public Information Office (PIO) Colonel Jean Fajardo said they have already extended the manhunt operations against Quiboloy outside Davao, the sect leader’s bailiwick.The PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have failed to find Quiboloy in any of his properties in Davao following the issuance of arrest warrant against him on April 1.Fajardo assured that the PNP will give Quiboloy all the necessary protection in order to ensure his safety should he decide to surrender or if he will be arrested.“We want to assure Pastor Quiboloy at lahat ng kanyang mga supporters at kanyang mga abogado na patuloy natin kinakausap na poproteksyunan natin si Pastor Quiboloy should he decide to surrender and submit himself to the jurisdiction of the court. We will provide the necessary security para masiguro ‘yung kaligtasan ni Pastor Quiboloy,” she said.“Again, I would like to take this opportunity to once again appeal to Pastor Quiboloy, sa kanyang mga abogado na patuloy natin kinakausap, para siya ay kumbinsihin na sumurender, harapin ‘yung kanyang kaso para na rin sa paggulong nitong judicial process,” she added.Fajardo again categorically denied Quiboloy’s “conspiracy theory” between the Philippine and US government.Meantime, she said the PNP Firearms and Explosives Office is looking into the possibility of cancelling Quiboloy’s license to own and possess firearms.At present, Quiboloy has 19 registered firearms.But Fajardo said Quiboloy cannot be considered yet as “armed and dangerous.”“For now, hindi pa because wala naman indication before na naging marahas si Pastor Quiboloy at wala naman tayo namonitor so far na siya ay nagme-maintain ng PAG or private army but nonetheless, kapag tayo ay nagsasagawa ng mga police operations, these things are being considered also,” she said.“But like I said before kaya ayaw natin magbigay ng ibang specifics pagdating doon sa mga implementation kasi ayaw natin mahaluan ng anumang karahasan or anumang gulo kung saka-sakali i-serve na natin itong mga WOAs na inissue laban kay Pastor Quiboloy. We are still hoping and praying na maging mapayapa yung pagsuko niya,” she added.Quiboloy said in his recent statement that he will not let anyone catch him alive. (TPM/SunStar Philippines) What are the 10 rules of chess? THE Palarong Pambansa 2024 is scheduled to take place from July 6 to 17, 2024.The announcement was made through the official Facebook page of the event, the Palarong Pambansa 2024-Cebu City, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.In the schedule of activities, delegates are expected to arrive on July 6 and 7.In a chat message on Saturday, Feb. 17, Cebu City Sports Commission chairman John Pages said there will be 17 participating regions.Pages said the city is expecting 10,000 to 12,000 individuals, composed of athletes and coaches.Pages said that upon arrival, delegates will be met at the airport and piers and escorted to their designated billeting quarters. He said beds, tumblers and pillows will be provided for free to all the athletes.He said the city will assist with transportation, although some regions, especially those from Negros and neighboring islands, will be traveling with their buses.On July 7 and 8, solidarity meetings and refresher courses will take place.Pages said the solidarity meetings will be attended by the representatives of the 17 regions, headed by their respective Department of Education (DepEd) regional directors.He added that the refresher course will be for the officiating members (umpires, referees, etc) and will be conducted per sport.July 9 will be the opening ceremony, which will be held at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC).The Palaro will have a one-day break on July 10, before the official start of the competition proper, which is from July 11 to 15. There will be 28 sports.The closing ceremony, scheduled for July 16, is expected to be held at the South Road Properties, the same venue where Sinulog 2024 took place.July 17 will be the departure of the athletic delegations.Pages said the “Suroy-Suroy” is scheduled after the competition proper but no specific date yet, saying that they still need to coordinate with the Cebu City Tourism Office and Cebu Province Tourism Office regarding the matter.“Our Cebu Palaro theme is Beyond Sports. We want them not only to compete at the highest level in sports but also to explore and experience Cebu. Many of these athletes, especially those in elementary school, are traveling for the first time, especially after the pandemic. We want them to bring home good memories of Cebu,” Pages said.He said they will offer the athletes and visitors as many options as they can so they can choose their tourism-related activities.He said they are also coordinating with many establishments to try to get discounts for the athletes.Billeting quartersAbellana National School, equipped with 140 classrooms, will accommodate officiating officials during the event.City Central Elementary and High School, boasting 128 classrooms, will be designated for Central Visayas.CCDA Gothong Elementary and High School, featuring 178 classrooms, will serve as the billeting quarters for Davao Region.Don Sergio Osmeña Memorial National High School, with 89 classrooms, will be allocated for Bicol.Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elem School, having 86 classrooms, will be designated for Ilocos Region.Don Vicente Rama High School, with 117 classrooms, will host delegates from Eastern Visayas.Pardo Elementary and High School, totaling 152 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Mimaropa.Guadalupe Elementary School, with 158 classrooms, will be assigned to Western Visayas.Labangon Elementary School, equipped with 95 classrooms, will be designated for Zamboanga.Lahug Elementary and High School, featuring a total of 95 classrooms, will be allocated for the Caraga region.Mabolo Elementary School, with 81 classrooms, will accommodate participants from the Cordillera Administrative Region.Mabolo National High School and Bagong Lipunan Elementary School, 94 classrooms combined will host delegates from Central Luzon.Punta Princesa Elementary School, boasting 105 classrooms, will be designated for Northern Mindanao.Ramon Duterte National Memorial High School, featuring 83 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Calabarzon.Zapatera Elementary and Night High School, having a combined total of 114 classrooms, will serve delegates from the BARMM region.San Nicolas Elementary School, equipped with 109 classrooms, will be allocated for Cagayan Valley.Talamban Elementary and High School, featuring a total of 182 classrooms, will also host delegates from the BARMM region.Tisa Elementary and High School, totaling 141 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Soccsksargen.Tejero Elementary and High School have been reserved as billeting quarters.VenuePages said there are 30 playing venues, nine outdoor venues and 19 indoor venues.Pages said the average distance from the CCSC to all playing venues is 3. 35 kilometers. 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THE Palarong Pambansa 2024 is scheduled to take place from July 6 to 17, 2024.The announcement was made through the official Facebook page of the event, the Palarong Pambansa 2024-Cebu City, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.In the schedule of activities, delegates are expected to arrive on July 6 and 7.In a chat message on Saturday, Feb. 17, Cebu City Sports Commission chairman John Pages said there will be 17 participating regions.Pages said the city is expecting 10,000 to 12,000 individuals, composed of athletes and coaches.Pages said that upon arrival, delegates will be met at the airport and piers and escorted to their designated billeting quarters. He said beds, tumblers and pillows will be provided for free to all the athletes.He said the city will assist with transportation, although some regions, especially those from Negros and neighboring islands, will be traveling with their buses.On July 7 and 8, solidarity meetings and refresher courses will take place.Pages said the solidarity meetings will be attended by the representatives of the 17 regions, headed by their respective Department of Education (DepEd) regional directors.He added that the refresher course will be for the officiating members (umpires, referees, etc) and will be conducted per sport.July 9 will be the opening ceremony, which will be held at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC).The Palaro will have a one-day break on July 10, before the official start of the competition proper, which is from July 11 to 15. There will be 28 sports.The closing ceremony, scheduled for July 16, is expected to be held at the South Road Properties, the same venue where Sinulog 2024 took place.July 17 will be the departure of the athletic delegations.Pages said the “Suroy-Suroy” is scheduled after the competition proper but no specific date yet, saying that they still need to coordinate with the Cebu City Tourism Office and Cebu Province Tourism Office regarding the matter.“Our Cebu Palaro theme is Beyond Sports. We want them not only to compete at the highest level in sports but also to explore and experience Cebu. Many of these athletes, especially those in elementary school, are traveling for the first time, especially after the pandemic. We want them to bring home good memories of Cebu,” Pages said.He said they will offer the athletes and visitors as many options as they can so they can choose their tourism-related activities.He said they are also coordinating with many establishments to try to get discounts for the athletes.Billeting quartersAbellana National School, equipped with 140 classrooms, will accommodate officiating officials during the event.City Central Elementary and High School, boasting 128 classrooms, will be designated for Central Visayas.CCDA Gothong Elementary and High School, featuring 178 classrooms, will serve as the billeting quarters for Davao Region.Don Sergio Osmeña Memorial National High School, with 89 classrooms, will be allocated for Bicol.Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elem School, having 86 classrooms, will be designated for Ilocos Region.Don Vicente Rama High School, with 117 classrooms, will host delegates from Eastern Visayas.Pardo Elementary and High School, totaling 152 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Mimaropa.Guadalupe Elementary School, with 158 classrooms, will be assigned to Western Visayas.Labangon Elementary School, equipped with 95 classrooms, will be designated for Zamboanga.Lahug Elementary and High School, featuring a total of 95 classrooms, will be allocated for the Caraga region.Mabolo Elementary School, with 81 classrooms, will accommodate participants from the Cordillera Administrative Region.Mabolo National High School and Bagong Lipunan Elementary School, 94 classrooms combined will host delegates from Central Luzon.Punta Princesa Elementary School, boasting 105 classrooms, will be designated for Northern Mindanao.Ramon Duterte National Memorial High School, featuring 83 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Calabarzon.Zapatera Elementary and Night High School, having a combined total of 114 classrooms, will serve delegates from the BARMM region.San Nicolas Elementary School, equipped with 109 classrooms, will be allocated for Cagayan Valley.Talamban Elementary and High School, featuring a total of 182 classrooms, will also host delegates from the BARMM region.Tisa Elementary and High School, totaling 141 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Soccsksargen.Tejero Elementary and High School have been reserved as billeting quarters.VenuePages said there are 30 playing venues, nine outdoor venues and 19 indoor venues.Pages said the average distance from the CCSC to all playing venues is 3. 35 kilometers. The farthest distance from CCSC is 10.5 kilometers, which is the Ateneo de Cebu.He said 70 percent of indoor venues are air-conditioned while 30 percent have cooling systems.He said playing venues can accommodate 200 to 15,000 spectators.He added that there will be free Wi-Fi access in all playing venues and billeting quarters.He said there will be live streaming for all the games through their official Facebook page and Youtube channel., check the following table to see what categories most online casinos in the Philippines fit in.

THE Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) has insisted on its power to implement a partial intervention in the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) for a period of six months, saying this is for the purpose of investigating issues surrounding the water district.In a press conference at the MCWD building Thursday, March 21, 2024, LWUA Chairman Ronnie Ong said the LWUA Board of Trustees issued Resolution No. 35, s. 2023 to “set aside” MCWD’s five-member board of directors led by chairman Jose Daluz III, so that the LWUA can check on a number of issues in MCWD.The investigation is for these reasons: MCWD has high non-revenue water, allegedly failed to comply with procurement laws, and sought a questionable 70 percent water rate hike.OveractingOng was accompanied in the press conference by LWUA Administrator Jose Moises Salonga and the three LWUA officers that Salonga had last Friday designated as members of MCWD’s interim board of directors to take over MCWD’s board.“Ang OA (overacting) naman na ayaw magpa-investigate,” Salonga said, after his letter informing Daluz and MCWD General Manager Edgar Donoso of LWUA’s March 15 takeover of MCWD’s board was basically ignored by the duo, who questioned LWUA’s authority to undertake the takeover.(They are overacting when they refuse to be investigated.)Are they taking over?Ong clarified that they are not taking over the water district but only “setting aside” the current board in order for them to investigate and check all the documents of MCWD. The current board refers to Daluz, Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno, appointees of the late mayor Edgardo Labella; and Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita, appointees of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama.Salonga said it is just a six-month partial intervention, with “setting aside” meaning “suspension.”“Nobody is being replaced. They are being set aside for an interim board to take its place for six months,” Salonga said.Salonga said it seems the MCWD board is questioning the powers of LWUA to investigate when these powers are found in Presidential Decree 198.“It seems they want us to ask permission first before taking regulatory action. It seems unusual,” Salonga said.Salonga said LWUA can intervene even without court processes, and that questioning the legality of their intervention is frustrating the will of the law, which impedes their ability to do their job.Salonga said LWUA hopes they will come to an agreement to end the matter peacefully and lawfully.On receiving LWUA’s notice of takeover Friday, Daluz had said he would abide by LWUA’s order, only for him and fellow board members Pato and Seno to say Wednesday that they would continue to function as MCWD’s board pending the resolution on the legality of LWUA’s takeover.On Monday, Donoso had said he would continue to recognize the Daluz-led board while he awaited the opinion of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) on Salonga’s appointment of the interim board composed of Maria Rosan D. Perez, Noel A. Samonte and Anabelle C. Gravador.Closed-door meetingInsisting on the “status quo,” Daluz III said LWUA and MCWD had agreed during their closed-door meeting Thursday to wait for the opinion of the OGCC. However, Salonga questioned the legality of the action of MCWD general manager Donoso to declare a status quo.“The pronouncement that the GM can pronounce a status quo order, I cannot find any legal basis... That is for the court to decide,” Salonga said. “They do not have the standing to proclaim a status quo order.” What will happen after six months?Salonga said they will wait for the findings, as he assured that nobody is guilty yet.Ong said the problem is the MCWD’s current board is not open to any investigation, when in a government agency everything should be transparent.Ong said they are just doing their job and they want to check some procurements, the Commission on Audit’s findings on MCWD, as well as the non-revenue water (NRW).Ong said from 2019, there was at least a 23 percent loss, equivalent to 14 million gallons of water per day, due to NRW. In 2022, this reached 32 percent, equivalent to 21 million gallons of water per day. This year, they’ve been told that it has already reached 36 percent.Salonga said there has been about a P120 million loss in revenue every year because of non-revenue water.Vested interests?In a separate press conference held before LWUA’s, Daluz said they are not fighting the LWUA as an institution, but only its chairman of the board, Ronnie Ong.“This is all about Ronnie Ong. We will not involve the entire LWUA or the institution because there are some people in LWUA that are not agreeing to this action of Ronnie Ong. I just want to be clear: We are not fighting the LWUA institution, the people in LWUA. It is only Ronnie Ong, the chairman, who has interest to take over the MCWD,” Daluz said.Sought for his reaction, Ong assured that there is no vested interest in LWUA’s action. Ong said he has no personal interest in MCWD, not even business interest, emphasizing that he is not the one who is using the MCWD building for political reasons.Ong was referring to the event of the Kilusang Bagong Pilipinas Cebu City Chapter held at the MCWD Social Hall last March 16.In a press conference at the PDG Law Office in the North Reclamation Area last Wednesday, Daluz explained that the group was affiliated with the Office of the Vice President, so he could not refuse their request.Daluz said it is their corporate responsibility to cater to the requests of other government agencies, and that as MCWD chairman he was also invited to attend the event.He said the event was approved two weeks before the March 15 notice of intervention, emphasizing that they could not just cancel the event due to the turn of events.Political pressure Salonga denied that there was political pressure behind LWUA’s action, despite the issue stemming from the conflict between Mayor Rama and Daluz.Salonga said they are trying to be apolitical in their intervention.If the MCWD board will not abide by LWUA’s partial intervention, Salonga said they will resort to the due process of law. He did not specify what this meant.However, Daluz said Wednesday that he believed that the Rama administration had a hand in the matter.“If we say that Mike Rama had a hand in this, I’ve been hearing that for a long time. That has already happened. That’s already been proven that he has already a hand in this,” Daluz said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Daluz also said Cebu City Police Office Director Ireneo Dalogdog would not have acted without the directive of the mayor. On Wednesday, there were at least 10 police personnel deployed outside the MCWD building.Ong and Salonga said they requested police assistance to ensure the safety of the interim board.Asked if they sought police assistance because the interim board had already been harassed, Salonga said no.When Ong and Salonga, along with LWUA’s interim board of directors, arrived at the MCWD building on Thursday, they were welcomed by Daluz, Donoso and MCWD secretary Seno.Meeting the governorAfter the press conference, the LWUA and MCWD officials went to the Provincial Capitol and met with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.MCWD vice chairman Pato was present at the meeting with the governor but not at the press conference at MCWD.According to a video sent by MCWD spokesperson Minerva Gerodias, Garcia said it is good to come together to talk and come up with a win-win solution for the benefit of the Cebuanos.Ong said LWUA and MCWD had agreed to wait for the opinion of the OGCC, which serves as the corporate counsel for both entities. While awaiting the opinion, Ong said, MCWD had agreed to provide LWUA with the necessary documents.Last November, Garcia had recognized the LWUA’s position acknowledging Daluz, Pato and Seno as board members in the trio’s dispute with Mayor Rama, who had replaced them last Oct. 31 with Melquiades Feliciano, Aristotle Batuhan and Nelson Yuvallos.Last June, Daluz said Rama had been trying to remove him as chairman of the MCWD board since his board refused the mayor’s move to “privatize” MCWD, and after Daluz suggested that younger and fresh names of their party coalition run in the 2025 elections.Rama, a senior citizen and a seasoned politician, is seeking reelection in 2025. How can I apply GCash online in Philippines? . OKBet Money Filipino ⭐ best choice for Philippines online casino and the ✔️ top games, bonus offers, and payment methods available. here is how to register at an online casino site in the Philippines:

THE Palarong Pambansa 2024 is scheduled to take place from July 6 to 17, 2024.The announcement was made through the official Facebook page of the event, the Palarong Pambansa 2024-Cebu City, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.In the schedule of activities, delegates are expected to arrive on July 6 and 7.In a chat message on Saturday, Feb. 17, Cebu City Sports Commission chairman John Pages said there will be 17 participating regions.Pages said the city is expecting 10,000 to 12,000 individuals, composed of athletes and coaches.Pages said that upon arrival, delegates will be met at the airport and piers and escorted to their designated billeting quarters. He said beds, tumblers and pillows will be provided for free to all the athletes.He said the city will assist with transportation, although some regions, especially those from Negros and neighboring islands, will be traveling with their buses.On July 7 and 8, solidarity meetings and refresher courses will take place.Pages said the solidarity meetings will be attended by the representatives of the 17 regions, headed by their respective Department of Education (DepEd) regional directors.He added that the refresher course will be for the officiating members (umpires, referees, etc) and will be conducted per sport.July 9 will be the opening ceremony, which will be held at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC).The Palaro will have a one-day break on July 10, before the official start of the competition proper, which is from July 11 to 15. There will be 28 sports.The closing ceremony, scheduled for July 16, is expected to be held at the South Road Properties, the same venue where Sinulog 2024 took place.July 17 will be the departure of the athletic delegations.Pages said the “Suroy-Suroy” is scheduled after the competition proper but no specific date yet, saying that they still need to coordinate with the Cebu City Tourism Office and Cebu Province Tourism Office regarding the matter.“Our Cebu Palaro theme is Beyond Sports. We want them not only to compete at the highest level in sports but also to explore and experience Cebu. Many of these athletes, especially those in elementary school, are traveling for the first time, especially after the pandemic. We want them to bring home good memories of Cebu,” Pages said.He said they will offer the athletes and visitors as many options as they can so they can choose their tourism-related activities.He said they are also coordinating with many establishments to try to get discounts for the athletes.Billeting quartersAbellana National School, equipped with 140 classrooms, will accommodate officiating officials during the event.City Central Elementary and High School, boasting 128 classrooms, will be designated for Central Visayas.CCDA Gothong Elementary and High School, featuring 178 classrooms, will serve as the billeting quarters for Davao Region.Don Sergio Osmeña Memorial National High School, with 89 classrooms, will be allocated for Bicol.Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elem School, having 86 classrooms, will be designated for Ilocos Region.Don Vicente Rama High School, with 117 classrooms, will host delegates from Eastern Visayas.Pardo Elementary and High School, totaling 152 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Mimaropa.Guadalupe Elementary School, with 158 classrooms, will be assigned to Western Visayas.Labangon Elementary School, equipped with 95 classrooms, will be designated for Zamboanga.Lahug Elementary and High School, featuring a total of 95 classrooms, will be allocated for the Caraga region.Mabolo Elementary School, with 81 classrooms, will accommodate participants from the Cordillera Administrative Region.Mabolo National High School and Bagong Lipunan Elementary School, 94 classrooms combined will host delegates from Central Luzon.Punta Princesa Elementary School, boasting 105 classrooms, will be designated for Northern Mindanao.Ramon Duterte National Memorial High School, featuring 83 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Calabarzon.Zapatera Elementary and Night High School, having a combined total of 114 classrooms, will serve delegates from the BARMM region.San Nicolas Elementary School, equipped with 109 classrooms, will be allocated for Cagayan Valley.Talamban Elementary and High School, featuring a total of 182 classrooms, will also host delegates from the BARMM region.Tisa Elementary and High School, totaling 141 classrooms, will accommodate participants from Soccsksargen.Tejero Elementary and High School have been reserved as billeting quarters.VenuePages said there are 30 playing venues, nine outdoor venues and 19 indoor venues.Pages said the average distance from the CCSC to all playing venues is 3. 35 kilometers. The farthest distance from CCSC is 10.5 kilometers, which is the Ateneo de Cebu.He said 70 percent of indoor venues are air-conditioned while 30 percent have cooling systems.He said playing venues can accommodate 200 to 15,000 spectators.He added that there will be free Wi-Fi access in all playing venues and billeting quarters.He said there will be live streaming for all the games through their official Facebook page and Youtube channel. What are the 10 rules of chess? . It’s always a good idea to take your time and make sure you’ve found the best online casino in the Philippines on the online gambling market that can give you what you want.

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THE Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) has insisted on its power to implement a partial intervention in the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) for a period of six months, saying this is for the purpose of investigating issues surrounding the water district.In a press conference at the MCWD building Thursday, March 21, 2024, LWUA Chairman Ronnie Ong said the LWUA Board of Trustees issued Resolution No. 35, s. 2023 to “set aside” MCWD’s five-member board of directors led by chairman Jose Daluz III, so that the LWUA can check on a number of issues in MCWD.The investigation is for these reasons: MCWD has high non-revenue water, allegedly failed to comply with procurement laws, and sought a questionable 70 percent water rate hike.OveractingOng was accompanied in the press conference by LWUA Administrator Jose Moises Salonga and the three LWUA officers that Salonga had last Friday designated as members of MCWD’s interim board of directors to take over MCWD’s board.“Ang OA (overacting) naman na ayaw magpa-investigate,” Salonga said, after his letter informing Daluz and MCWD General Manager Edgar Donoso of LWUA’s March 15 takeover of MCWD’s board was basically ignored by the duo, who questioned LWUA’s authority to undertake the takeover.(They are overacting when they refuse to be investigated.)Are they taking over?Ong clarified that they are not taking over the water district but only “setting aside” the current board in order for them to investigate and check all the documents of MCWD. The current board refers to Daluz, Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno, appointees of the late mayor Edgardo Labella; and Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita, appointees of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama.Salonga said it is just a six-month partial intervention, with “setting aside” meaning “suspension.”“Nobody is being replaced. They are being set aside for an interim board to take its place for six months,” Salonga said.Salonga said it seems the MCWD board is questioning the powers of LWUA to investigate when these powers are found in Presidential Decree 198.“It seems they want us to ask permission first before taking regulatory action. It seems unusual,” Salonga said.Salonga said LWUA can intervene even without court processes, and that questioning the legality of their intervention is frustrating the will of the law, which impedes their ability to do their job.Salonga said LWUA hopes they will come to an agreement to end the matter peacefully and lawfully.On receiving LWUA’s notice of takeover Friday, Daluz had said he would abide by LWUA’s order, only for him and fellow board members Pato and Seno to say Wednesday that they would continue to function as MCWD’s board pending the resolution on the legality of LWUA’s takeover.On Monday, Donoso had said he would continue to recognize the Daluz-led board while he awaited the opinion of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) on Salonga’s appointment of the interim board composed of Maria Rosan D. Perez, Noel A. Samonte and Anabelle C. Gravador.Closed-door meetingInsisting on the “status quo,” Daluz III said LWUA and MCWD had agreed during their closed-door meeting Thursday to wait for the opinion of the OGCC. However, Salonga questioned the legality of the action of MCWD general manager Donoso to declare a status quo.“The pronouncement that the GM can pronounce a status quo order, I cannot find any legal basis... That is for the court to decide,” Salonga said. “They do not have the standing to proclaim a status quo order.” What will happen after six months?Salonga said they will wait for the findings, as he assured that nobody is guilty yet.Ong said the problem is the MCWD’s current board is not open to any investigation, when in a government agency everything should be transparent.Ong said they are just doing their job and they want to check some procurements, the Commission on Audit’s findings on MCWD, as well as the non-revenue water (NRW).Ong said from 2019, there was at least a 23 percent loss, equivalent to 14 million gallons of water per day, due to NRW. In 2022, this reached 32 percent, equivalent to 21 million gallons of water per day. This year, they’ve been told that it has already reached 36 percent.Salonga said there has been about a P120 million loss in revenue every year because of non-revenue water.Vested interests?In a separate press conference held before LWUA’s, Daluz said they are not fighting the LWUA as an institution, but only its chairman of the board, Ronnie Ong.“This is all about Ronnie Ong. We will not involve the entire LWUA or the institution because there are some people in LWUA that are not agreeing to this action of Ronnie Ong. I just want to be clear: We are not fighting the LWUA institution, the people in LWUA. It is only Ronnie Ong, the chairman, who has interest to take over the MCWD,” Daluz said.Sought for his reaction, Ong assured that there is no vested interest in LWUA’s action. Ong said he has no personal interest in MCWD, not even business interest, emphasizing that he is not the one who is using the MCWD building for political reasons.Ong was referring to the event of the Kilusang Bagong Pilipinas Cebu City Chapter held at the MCWD Social Hall last March 16.In a press conference at the PDG Law Office in the North Reclamation Area last Wednesday, Daluz explained that the group was affiliated with the Office of the Vice President, so he could not refuse their request.Daluz said it is their corporate responsibility to cater to the requests of other government agencies, and that as MCWD chairman he was also invited to attend the event.He said the event was approved two weeks before the March 15 notice of intervention, emphasizing that they could not just cancel the event due to the turn of events.Political pressure Salonga denied that there was political pressure behind LWUA’s action, despite the issue stemming from the conflict between Mayor Rama and Daluz.Salonga said they are trying to be apolitical in their intervention.If the MCWD board will not abide by LWUA’s partial intervention, Salonga said they will resort to the due process of law. He did not specify what this meant.However, Daluz said Wednesday that he believed that the Rama administration had a hand in the matter.“If we say that Mike Rama had a hand in this, I’ve been hearing that for a long time. That has already happened. That’s already been proven that he has already a hand in this,” Daluz said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Daluz also said Cebu City Police Office Director Ireneo Dalogdog would not have acted without the directive of the mayor. On Wednesday, there were at least 10 police personnel deployed outside the MCWD building.Ong and Salonga said they requested police assistance to ensure the safety of the interim board.Asked if they sought police assistance because the interim board had already been harassed, Salonga said no.When Ong and Salonga, along with LWUA’s interim board of directors, arrived at the MCWD building on Thursday, they were welcomed by Daluz, Donoso and MCWD secretary Seno.Meeting the governorAfter the press conference, the LWUA and MCWD officials went to the Provincial Capitol and met with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.MCWD vice chairman Pato was present at the meeting with the governor but not at the press conference at MCWD.According to a video sent by MCWD spokesperson Minerva Gerodias, Garcia said it is good to come together to talk and come up with a win-win solution for the benefit of the Cebuanos.Ong said LWUA and MCWD had agreed to wait for the opinion of the OGCC, which serves as the corporate counsel for both entities. While awaiting the opinion, Ong said, MCWD had agreed to provide LWUA with the necessary documents.Last November, Garcia had recognized the LWUA’s position acknowledging Daluz, Pato and Seno as board members in the trio’s dispute with Mayor Rama, who had replaced them last Oct. 31 with Melquiades Feliciano, Aristotle Batuhan and Nelson Yuvallos.Last June, Daluz said Rama had been trying to remove him as chairman of the MCWD board since his board refused the mayor’s move to “privatize” MCWD, and after Daluz suggested that younger and fresh names of their party coalition run in the 2025 elections.Rama, a senior citizen and a seasoned politician, is seeking reelection in 2025. licensed online casinos PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured on Monday, April 8, 2024, Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) founder and leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy that he will be treated with fairness amid his legal battles related to his alleged involvement in child and sexual abuse.In an interview in Bacolod City, Marcos said Quiboloy has nothing to worry about in terms of his concern that the United States may interfere with the legal proceedings he would be facing in the country.“It seems to be a little bit tail-wagging the dog na siya ang magbibigay ng kondisyon sa gobyerno doon sa kaso niya, akusado siya. We will exercise all the compassion to Pastor Quiboloy,” said Marcos.“We have known him for a very long time at ang maipapangako ko all the proceedings will be fair. Now as to the involvement of the United States malayo pa yan, that is going to take years, so I don’t think that is something he needs to be worry about,” he added.On Saturday, April 6, Quiboloy demanded from Marcos to issue a written assurance that he will not let the US government to meddle with his legal battles in the country before he would surface and face the charges against him.Quiboloy is facing charges for violation of Section 10(a) or other acts of child abuse under Republic Act (RA) 7610, or the “Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act,” and Section 5(b) or sexual abuse also under RA 7610. He reiterated the conspiracy of the Philippine and US government for his “extraordinary rendition.”He said the issuance of arrest warrant against him by the court as well as the Senate committee are traps in order to make him out and later allow the US government to take over his custody.Meanwhile, in a press conference in Camp Crame, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief of the Public Information Office (PIO) Colonel Jean Fajardo said they have already extended the manhunt operations against Quiboloy outside Davao, the sect leader’s bailiwick.The PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have failed to find Quiboloy in any of his properties in Davao following the issuance of arrest warrant against him on April 1.Fajardo assured that the PNP will give Quiboloy all the necessary protection in order to ensure his safety should he decide to surrender or if he will be arrested.“We want to assure Pastor Quiboloy at lahat ng kanyang mga supporters at kanyang mga abogado na patuloy natin kinakausap na poproteksyunan natin si Pastor Quiboloy should he decide to surrender and submit himself to the jurisdiction of the court. We will provide the necessary security para masiguro ‘yung kaligtasan ni Pastor Quiboloy,” she said.“Again, I would like to take this opportunity to once again appeal to Pastor Quiboloy, sa kanyang mga abogado na patuloy natin kinakausap, para siya ay kumbinsihin na sumurender, harapin ‘yung kanyang kaso para na rin sa paggulong nitong judicial process,” she added.Fajardo again categorically denied Quiboloy’s “conspiracy theory” between the Philippine and US government.Meantime, she said the PNP Firearms and Explosives Office is looking into the possibility of cancelling Quiboloy’s license to own and possess firearms.At present, Quiboloy has 19 registered firearms.But Fajardo said Quiboloy cannot be considered yet as “armed and dangerous.”“For now, hindi pa because wala naman indication before na naging marahas si Pastor Quiboloy at wala naman tayo namonitor so far na siya ay nagme-maintain ng PAG or private army but nonetheless, kapag tayo ay nagsasagawa ng mga police operations, these things are being considered also,” she said.“But like I said before kaya ayaw natin magbigay ng ibang specifics pagdating doon sa mga implementation kasi ayaw natin mahaluan ng anumang karahasan or anumang gulo kung saka-sakali i-serve na natin itong mga WOAs na inissue laban kay Pastor Quiboloy. We are still hoping and praying na maging mapayapa yung pagsuko niya,” she added.Quiboloy said in his recent statement that he will not let anyone catch him alive. (TPM/SunStar Philippines)

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The current board refers to Daluz, Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno, appointees of the late mayor Edgardo Labella; and Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita, appointees of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama.Salonga said it is just a six-month partial intervention, with “setting aside” meaning “suspension.”“Nobody is being replaced. They are being set aside for an interim board to take its place for six months,” Salonga said.Salonga said it seems the MCWD board is questioning the powers of LWUA to investigate when these powers are found in Presidential Decree 198.“It seems they want us to ask permission first before taking regulatory action. It seems unusual,” Salonga said.Salonga said LWUA can intervene even without court processes, and that questioning the legality of their intervention is frustrating the will of the law, which impedes their ability to do their job.Salonga said LWUA hopes they will come to an agreement to end the matter peacefully and lawfully.On receiving LWUA’s notice of takeover Friday, Daluz had said he would abide by LWUA’s order, only for him and fellow board members Pato and Seno to say Wednesday that they would continue to function as MCWD’s board pending the resolution on the legality of LWUA’s takeover.On Monday, Donoso had said he would continue to recognize the Daluz-led board while he awaited the opinion of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) on Salonga’s appointment of the interim board composed of Maria Rosan D. Perez, Noel A. Samonte and Anabelle C. Gravador.Closed-door meetingInsisting on the “status quo,” Daluz III said LWUA and MCWD had agreed during their closed-door meeting Thursday to wait for the opinion of the OGCC. However, Salonga questioned the legality of the action of MCWD general manager Donoso to declare a status quo.“The pronouncement that the GM can pronounce a status quo order, I cannot find any legal basis... That is for the court to decide,” Salonga said. “They do not have the standing to proclaim a status quo order.” What will happen after six months?Salonga said they will wait for the findings, as he assured that nobody is guilty yet.Ong said the problem is the MCWD’s current board is not open to any investigation, when in a government agency everything should be transparent.Ong said they are just doing their job and they want to check some procurements, the Commission on Audit’s findings on MCWD, as well as the non-revenue water (NRW).Ong said from 2019, there was at least a 23 percent loss, equivalent to 14 million gallons of water per day, due to NRW. In 2022, this reached 32 percent, equivalent to 21 million gallons of water per day. This year, they’ve been told that it has already reached 36 percent.Salonga said there has been about a P120 million loss in revenue every year because of non-revenue water.Vested interests?In a separate press conference held before LWUA’s, Daluz said they are not fighting the LWUA as an institution, but only its chairman of the board, Ronnie Ong.“This is all about Ronnie Ong. We will not involve the entire LWUA or the institution because there are some people in LWUA that are not agreeing to this action of Ronnie Ong. I just want to be clear: We are not fighting the LWUA institution, the people in LWUA. It is only Ronnie Ong, the chairman, who has interest to take over the MCWD,” Daluz said.Sought for his reaction, Ong assured that there is no vested interest in LWUA’s action. Ong said he has no personal interest in MCWD, not even business interest, emphasizing that he is not the one who is using the MCWD building for political reasons.Ong was referring to the event of the Kilusang Bagong Pilipinas Cebu City Chapter held at the MCWD Social Hall last March 16.In a press conference at the PDG Law Office in the North Reclamation Area last Wednesday, Daluz explained that the group was affiliated with the Office of the Vice President, so he could not refuse their request.Daluz said it is their corporate responsibility to cater to the requests of other government agencies, and that as MCWD chairman he was also invited to attend the event.He said the event was approved two weeks before the March 15 notice of intervention, emphasizing that they could not just cancel the event due to the turn of events.Political pressure Salonga denied that there was political pressure behind LWUA’s action, despite the issue stemming from the conflict between Mayor Rama and Daluz.Salonga said they are trying to be apolitical in their intervention.If the MCWD board will not abide by LWUA’s partial intervention, Salonga said they will resort to the due process of law. He did not specify what this meant.However, Daluz said Wednesday that he believed that the Rama administration had a hand in the matter.“If we say that Mike Rama had a hand in this, I’ve been hearing that for a long time. That has already happened. That’s already been proven that he has already a hand in this,” Daluz said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Daluz also said Cebu City Police Office Director Ireneo Dalogdog would not have acted without the directive of the mayor. On Wednesday, there were at least 10 police personnel deployed outside the MCWD building.Ong and Salonga said they requested police assistance to ensure the safety of the interim board.Asked if they sought police assistance because the interim board had already been harassed, Salonga said no.When Ong and Salonga, along with LWUA’s interim board of directors, arrived at the MCWD building on Thursday, they were welcomed by Daluz, Donoso and MCWD secretary Seno.Meeting the governorAfter the press conference, the LWUA and MCWD officials went to the Provincial Capitol and met with Gov. 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