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A TOTAL of 340 houses were destroyed due to a fire that broke out under the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Senior Fire Insp. Leo Andicoy of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Mandaue, who is leading the investigation, said they still have to determine what caused the blaze in Sitio Under The Bridge.According to Andicoy, the fire was reported at 12:08 p.m., and was raised to third alarm at 12:22 p.m. It was declared under control at 12:42 p.m. and was fully extinguished at 2:16 p.m. He placed damage estimates to be around P1.215 million. Arnel Abella, head of BFP Mandaue, said the fire burned an area of about 5,000 square meters. Andicoy said the BFP Mandaue is working tirelessly to carry out repairs and clear the area to prevent any chance of the fire rekindling.Authorities reported no casualties or injuries.Temporary sheltersThe victims are currently sheltering at the Looc Gym and Cesar M. Cabahug Elementary School. As of 5 p.m., the Mandaue City Public Information Office reported that the blaze affected 444 families consisting of 1,537 people. Of this number, 340 were homeowners and 104 were renters. Vice Mayor Glenn Bercede, in a separate interview, announced that they will be opening 20 rooms at the Cesar Cabahug Elementary School located next to the Looc Gymnasium to accommodate the victims.He said the City will also provide them with food and other necessities. Looc Barangay Captain Raul Cabahug requested neighboring barangays and cities for in-kind donations, which can be turned over to the Looc Barangay Hall. “Dili gyud lalim ilabi na ang Looc bag-o lang kaayo nasunugan ning Sitio Paradise sad. Wa pa gani ang uban ka-recover pero karun nana say laing sunog,” he said.(It’s not easy for the barangay, especially since it wasn’t that long ago that Sitio Paradise was also struck by fire. Some of the victims have not even recovered. Now another fire has struck.)Outside assistanceCabahug was referring to the fire on Nov. 22, 2022 that destroyed 600 homes. The barangay then declared a state of calamity to access emergency funds for the victims. Buddy Alain Ybañez, head of the Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, praised firefighters from the neighboring cities of Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, and Danao for their assistance. Ybañez said they employed one strategy that helped immediately douse the flames.He said they used flood suctioning machines to transfer water from the fire trucks. According to Ybañez, one of the challenges they had to overcome was the strong wind, which caused the fire to spread quickly. / HIC Philippines Casino and Gambling Market Outlook Philippines ‘VIOLATION.’ People walk outside the passenger terminal building (top photo) at Pier 1, Cebu Baseport on Friday, March 15, 2024. Bottom photo shows workers on the Cebu Port Authority’s (CPA) P197 million project to build a reinforced concrete deck at the Cebu Baseport in front of the Compania Maritima on March 15, 2024. The two are among the 18 structures that the Cebu City Office of the Building Official cited as cause for the filing of a case for usurpation of authority and violation of the National Building Code of the Philippines against former CPA General Manager (GM) Glenn Castillo and current GM Francisco Comendador III before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas. / AMPER CAMPAÑAAFTER the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) chose not to comply with notices from Cebu City Hall regarding its construction of structures without the necessary permits, the Office of the Building Official (OBO) filed a case against the CPA on Friday, March 15, 2024.OBO head Florante Catalan filed the complaint against the CPA before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for constructing buildings and a wharf without the necessary building permits. The complaint was filed against Glenn Castillo, the former general manager of the CPA, and Francisco Comendador III, the current general manager.Filed were criminal cases for 18 counts of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (RA) 3019, Usurpation of Authority under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code, and violation of Section 301 in relation to Section 213 of Presidential Decree (PD) 1096 or the National Building Code of the Philippines, as well as administrative cases for grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.“As of the present time, the Cebu Port Authority still fails to comply with the legal directives of our office. In fact, there is no indication on their part to abide with several Notices of Violation issued against Cebu Port Authority,” the complaint-affidavit by Catalan read.The OBO had issued 15 notices of violation to the CPA dated Feb. 2, 2023 for buildings and structures, 10 of which were in the Cebu International Port (CIP) Complex. The notices were issued for the CPA Main Administration Building, CPA Social Hall and Canteen, CPA Sports Facility, CPA PSSEMD Office Building, CPA Records Building and Fabrication Area, CPA Powerhouse and Water Pumphouse, CPA GAD Center, CIP Bin Silo Facility and Opascor Office Building, CIP One Stop Shop Facility and Landbank Building, and Bureau of Customs Office Building, all in the CIP Complex.Notices were also issued for the PMO - Pier 4 Office Building in Berth 13, Pier 1 Ticket Booths at the Pier 1 Entrance Gate, Pier 1 Passenger Terminal Building and Pier 3 Passenger Terminal Building, all in the Cebu Baseport; as well as for the fence, guardhouse and covered walk, whose location was not specified.On the same day, the OBO notified the CPA through then-general manager Glenn Castillo to provide a copy of the approved building or occupancy permits for all the buildings and structures listed “or submit their application for building/occupancy permits in order to legalize the structures.”On Feb. 17, 2023, however, City Hall received a letter-reply from Castillo, dated Feb. 9, 2023, calling the routine inspections and “alleged random incursions” of OBO personnel violations of the Writ of Preliminary Injunction issued by Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 10 of Cebu City, the complaint read.“Respondent Glenn B. Castillo even told us that the several Notices of Violations issued against the CPA are baseless,” the complaint-affidavit added.In December 2022, the RTC granted the CPA’s application for a writ of preliminary injunction to prohibit the City Government from occupying any portion of the Compania Maritima premises.In August 2023, the RTC denied the City’s motion for reconsideration, and affirmed the CPA’s ownership of the Compania Maritima and its premises. More violationsAfter the 15 notices of violation were sent, the OBO found violations in the case of three more structures.The CPA installed a fence on Quezon Blvd. in Barangay Sto. Nino, which the OBO claims was done without any permit from its office. The OBO issued a notice of illegal construction and work stoppage order on May 31, 2023, but the CPA did not comply.According to the complaint, Comendador, the new CPA general manager, responded to the OBO’s Sept. 20, 2023 letter advising the CPA to secure a building and fencing permit before building a new interlink fence, gates and police outpost, by “claiming that the powers of the City of Cebu as a local government unit cannot extend and apply to the CPA and that there is no basis for our actions.”On Sept. 28, 2023, the City Government had another run-in with the CPA after the CPA installed a steel fence along the seaside near the Compania Maritima without securing a fencing permit.In February 2024, the OBO discovered through ocular inspections that the CPA had constructed a perimeter fence, as well as begun work on a wharf, along the Cebu Coastal Road near the Malacañang sa Sugbo (now National Museum of the Philippines-Cebu) without securing permits.“Their refusal to secure permits with our Office and refusal to comply with our lawful orders, connected with the performance of the official functions and duties of a public officer, are clearly deliberate violations of the rule of law. Their intention to violate the law is unmistakable,” Catalan’s complaint-affidavit read.Statement from the CityCity Legal Officer Carlo Vincent Gimena, in an interview with SunStar Cebu on Friday, said all private or government entities should secure building permits prior to construction.“Those need permits from the OBO of Cebu City without which they will be considered illegal construction,” said Gimena. Gimena argued that the CPA has no authority to construct without permits despite the CPA’s claims that under its charter it is able to license, control, regulate and supervise any construction within its port district. Gimena said the Philippine Ports Authority did not grant the CPA that authority.“According to them, under their charter, they have the power to regulate, to license, to supervise structures or construction within their compound; however, a careful reading of their charter will show that there is no such power,” said Gimena.One of the constructions that is claimed by the OBO to have a violation is near the disputed Compania Maritima. The City Government has an ongoing dispute with the CPA.SunStar Cebu contacted the CPA for comment, but the CPA said it would issue an official statement only if needed. The City Government has an ongoing ownership dispute with the CPA over the Compania Maritima premises, which is part of the area to be redeveloped under the City’s P8 billion joint venture agreement with Megawide Construction Corp. to modernize the century-old Carbon Public Market.

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‘VIOLATION.’ People walk outside the passenger terminal building (top photo) at Pier 1, Cebu Baseport on Friday, March 15, 2024. Bottom photo shows workers on the Cebu Port Authority’s (CPA) P197 million project to build a reinforced concrete deck at the Cebu Baseport in front of the Compania Maritima on March 15, 2024. The two are among the 18 structures that the Cebu City Office of the Building Official cited as cause for the filing of a case for usurpation of authority and violation of the National Building Code of the Philippines against former CPA General Manager (GM) Glenn Castillo and current GM Francisco Comendador III before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas. / AMPER CAMPAÑAAFTER the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) chose not to comply with notices from Cebu City Hall regarding its construction of structures without the necessary permits, the Office of the Building Official (OBO) filed a case against the CPA on Friday, March 15, 2024.OBO head Florante Catalan filed the complaint against the CPA before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for constructing buildings and a wharf without the necessary building permits. The complaint was filed against Glenn Castillo, the former general manager of the CPA, and Francisco Comendador III, the current general manager.Filed were criminal cases for 18 counts of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (RA) 3019, Usurpation of Authority under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code, and violation of Section 301 in relation to Section 213 of Presidential Decree (PD) 1096 or the National Building Code of the Philippines, as well as administrative cases for grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.“As of the present time, the Cebu Port Authority still fails to comply with the legal directives of our office. In fact, there is no indication on their part to abide with several Notices of Violation issued against Cebu Port Authority,” the complaint-affidavit by Catalan read.The OBO had issued 15 notices of violation to the CPA dated Feb. 2, 2023 for buildings and structures, 10 of which were in the Cebu International Port (CIP) Complex. The notices were issued for the CPA Main Administration Building, CPA Social Hall and Canteen, CPA Sports Facility, CPA PSSEMD Office Building, CPA Records Building and Fabrication Area, CPA Powerhouse and Water Pumphouse, CPA GAD Center, CIP Bin Silo Facility and Opascor Office Building, CIP One Stop Shop Facility and Landbank Building, and Bureau of Customs Office Building, all in the CIP Complex.Notices were also issued for the PMO - Pier 4 Office Building in Berth 13, Pier 1 Ticket Booths at the Pier 1 Entrance Gate, Pier 1 Passenger Terminal Building and Pier 3 Passenger Terminal Building, all in the Cebu Baseport; as well as for the fence, guardhouse and covered walk, whose location was not specified.On the same day, the OBO notified the CPA through then-general manager Glenn Castillo to provide a copy of the approved building or occupancy permits for all the buildings and structures listed “or submit their application for building/occupancy permits in order to legalize the structures.”On Feb. 17, 2023, however, City Hall received a letter-reply from Castillo, dated Feb. 9, 2023, calling the routine inspections and “alleged random incursions” of OBO personnel violations of the Writ of Preliminary Injunction issued by Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 10 of Cebu City, the complaint read.“Respondent Glenn B. Castillo even told us that the several Notices of Violations issued against the CPA are baseless,” the complaint-affidavit added.In December 2022, the RTC granted the CPA’s application for a writ of preliminary injunction to prohibit the City Government from occupying any portion of the Compania Maritima premises.In August 2023, the RTC denied the City’s motion for reconsideration, and affirmed the CPA’s ownership of the Compania Maritima and its premises. More violationsAfter the 15 notices of violation were sent, the OBO found violations in the case of three more structures.The CPA installed a fence on Quezon Blvd. in Barangay Sto. Nino, which the OBO claims was done without any permit from its office. The OBO issued a notice of illegal construction and work stoppage order on May 31, 2023, but the CPA did not comply.According to the complaint, Comendador, the new CPA general manager, responded to the OBO’s Sept. 20, 2023 letter advising the CPA to secure a building and fencing permit before building a new interlink fence, gates and police outpost, by “claiming that the powers of the City of Cebu as a local government unit cannot extend and apply to the CPA and that there is no basis for our actions.”On Sept. 28, 2023, the City Government had another run-in with the CPA after the CPA installed a steel fence along the seaside near the Compania Maritima without securing a fencing permit.In February 2024, the OBO discovered through ocular inspections that the CPA had constructed a perimeter fence, as well as begun work on a wharf, along the Cebu Coastal Road near the Malacañang sa Sugbo (now National Museum of the Philippines-Cebu) without securing permits.“Their refusal to secure permits with our Office and refusal to comply with our lawful orders, connected with the performance of the official functions and duties of a public officer, are clearly deliberate violations of the rule of law. Their intention to violate the law is unmistakable,” Catalan’s complaint-affidavit read.Statement from the CityCity Legal Officer Carlo Vincent Gimena, in an interview with SunStar Cebu on Friday, said all private or government entities should secure building permits prior to construction.“Those need permits from the OBO of Cebu City without which they will be considered illegal construction,” said Gimena. Gimena argued that the CPA has no authority to construct without permits despite the CPA’s claims that under its charter it is able to license, control, regulate and supervise any construction within its port district. Gimena said the Philippine Ports Authority did not grant the CPA that authority.“According to them, under their charter, they have the power to regulate, to license, to supervise structures or construction within their compound; however, a careful reading of their charter will show that there is no such power,” said Gimena.One of the constructions that is claimed by the OBO to have a violation is near the disputed Compania Maritima. The City Government has an ongoing dispute with the CPA.SunStar Cebu contacted the CPA for comment, but the CPA said it would issue an official statement only if needed. The City Government has an ongoing ownership dispute with the CPA over the Compania Maritima premises, which is part of the area to be redeveloped under the City’s P8 billion joint venture agreement with Megawide Construction Corp. to modernize the century-old Carbon Public Market. The Best Online Sports Games TWO incumbent members of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) board of directors (BOD) have lodged a criminal action against ousted MCWD chairman Jose Daluz III, and members Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno for usurpation of authority and official functions.According to a press statement dated Feb. 1, 2024, lawyers Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita filed a criminal case against Daluz, Pato and Seno before the Office of the Cebu City Prosecutor on Jan. 31, 2024 for their ongoing and deliberate refusal to comply with their removal and termination from the MCWD board by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama on Aug. 1, 2023.On Oct. 31, 2023, Rama appointed Melquiades Feliciano, Nelson Yuvallos and Aristotle Batuhan as members of the MCWD BOD to replace the trio. The new board members assumed office on the same day and held their first board meeting, during which Feliciano was elected chairman of the board.However, Daluz continues to function as MCWD chairman today. In filing the usurpation case, Ortiz and Bonachita sought law enforcement intervention, saying the “persistent usurpation of authority and official functions of the legitimate MCWD BOD” by Daluz, Pato and Seno had already affected the management of MCWD and was therefore detrimental to the provision of essential water services to the public. MCWD serves the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay and Lapu-Lapu, and the municipalities of Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela and Cordova.Not us, but themIn a phone interview Thursday, Daluz said it should be Rama who should have a usurpation case due to his insistence on having a new board of directors even without confirmation from the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA).Daluz said his appointment as chairman and that of the others as members of the BOD had been confirmed by the LWUA, indicating that they had not violated the law.“Asa man ang usurpation ana? Iyang appointed people nuon were not confirmed by the LWUA,” Daluz said.(Where’s the usurpation there? In fact, it is his appointed people who were not confirmed by the LWUA.)Daluz added that Rama is the one guilty of usurpation of power because he acted as presiding officer during a meeting of the board, declared to oust the chairman and members, and appointed new board members.Daluz said Rama is not a member of the board; therefore, he had no power to preside over the meeting, and remove and appoint members.“Dili man siya (He’s not a) member. He is the one committing the usurpation of power and duties because he arrogated himself nga siya ang (that he is a) member when he is not,” Daluz said.Assuming that they had been ousted, Daluz said Rama’s camp did not follow the proper procedure, as the solicitation and nomination should come from the LWUA.“Ni deretso lang siya’g appoint. (He went directly to the appointment.) That’s already a violation of the procedure... Then his appointed board members, nag meeting-meeting didto sa MCWD without any confirmation from the LWUA,” Daluz said.Asked if he was willing to respond to the case filed against him, Daluz admitted that he had not yet seen the document nor been informed about it. But he said he was willing to provide a response.“I would like to answer that because I know that’s the case... Binuang nga kaso ba nga wa na jud silay lain mahimo,” Daluz said.(It’s an absurd case, showing that there’s really nothing else they can do.) In a separate phone interview, Seno said she had not been informed yet about the case filed against her or received a copy of the document.The case is for usurpation of authority or official functions under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code. MotivesOn why Rama is intent on his removal, Daluz last year said it was likely because of his opposition to Rama’s moves to “privatize” MCWD or his personal suggestions on the political succession of their party coalition that involved fielding younger members to run for higher positions.Daluz is president of the Panaghiusa Party, which formed a coalition with then acting mayor Rama’s Barug party and then Cebu City councilor, now Vice Mayor, Raymond Alvin Garcia’s Kusug party in the May 2022 elections.

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TWO incumbent members of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) board of directors (BOD) have lodged a criminal action against ousted MCWD chairman Jose Daluz III, and members Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno for usurpation of authority and official functions.According to a press statement dated Feb. 1, 2024, lawyers Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita filed a criminal case against Daluz, Pato and Seno before the Office of the Cebu City Prosecutor on Jan. 31, 2024 for their ongoing and deliberate refusal to comply with their removal and termination from the MCWD board by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama on Aug. 1, 2023.On Oct. 31, 2023, Rama appointed Melquiades Feliciano, Nelson Yuvallos and Aristotle Batuhan as members of the MCWD BOD to replace the trio. The new board members assumed office on the same day and held their first board meeting, during which Feliciano was elected chairman of the board.However, Daluz continues to function as MCWD chairman today. In filing the usurpation case, Ortiz and Bonachita sought law enforcement intervention, saying the “persistent usurpation of authority and official functions of the legitimate MCWD BOD” by Daluz, Pato and Seno had already affected the management of MCWD and was therefore detrimental to the provision of essential water services to the public. MCWD serves the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay and Lapu-Lapu, and the municipalities of Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela and Cordova.Not us, but themIn a phone interview Thursday, Daluz said it should be Rama who should have a usurpation case due to his insistence on having a new board of directors even without confirmation from the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA).Daluz said his appointment as chairman and that of the others as members of the BOD had been confirmed by the LWUA, indicating that they had not violated the law.“Asa man ang usurpation ana? Iyang appointed people nuon were not confirmed by the LWUA,” Daluz said.(Where’s the usurpation there? In fact, it is his appointed people who were not confirmed by the LWUA.)Daluz added that Rama is the one guilty of usurpation of power because he acted as presiding officer during a meeting of the board, declared to oust the chairman and members, and appointed new board members.Daluz said Rama is not a member of the board; therefore, he had no power to preside over the meeting, and remove and appoint members.“Dili man siya (He’s not a) member. He is the one committing the usurpation of power and duties because he arrogated himself nga siya ang (that he is a) member when he is not,” Daluz said.Assuming that they had been ousted, Daluz said Rama’s camp did not follow the proper procedure, as the solicitation and nomination should come from the LWUA.“Ni deretso lang siya’g appoint. (He went directly to the appointment.) That’s already a violation of the procedure... Then his appointed board members, nag meeting-meeting didto sa MCWD without any confirmation from the LWUA,” Daluz said.Asked if he was willing to respond to the case filed against him, Daluz admitted that he had not yet seen the document nor been informed about it. But he said he was willing to provide a response.“I would like to answer that because I know that’s the case... Binuang nga kaso ba nga wa na jud silay lain mahimo,” Daluz said.(It’s an absurd case, showing that there’s really nothing else they can do.) In a separate phone interview, Seno said she had not been informed yet about the case filed against her or received a copy of the document.The case is for usurpation of authority or official functions under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code. MotivesOn why Rama is intent on his removal, Daluz last year said it was likely because of his opposition to Rama’s moves to “privatize” MCWD or his personal suggestions on the political succession of their party coalition that involved fielding younger members to run for higher positions.Daluz is president of the Panaghiusa Party, which formed a coalition with then acting mayor Rama’s Barug party and then Cebu City councilor, now Vice Mayor, Raymond Alvin Garcia’s Kusug party in the May 2022 elections. The Best Online Sports Games A TOTAL of 340 houses were destroyed due to a fire that broke out under the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Senior Fire Insp. Leo Andicoy of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Mandaue, who is leading the investigation, said they still have to determine what caused the blaze in Sitio Under The Bridge.According to Andicoy, the fire was reported at 12:08 p.m., and was raised to third alarm at 12:22 p.m. It was declared under control at 12:42 p.m. and was fully extinguished at 2:16 p.m. He placed damage estimates to be around P1.215 million. Arnel Abella, head of BFP Mandaue, said the fire burned an area of about 5,000 square meters. Andicoy said the BFP Mandaue is working tirelessly to carry out repairs and clear the area to prevent any chance of the fire rekindling.Authorities reported no casualties or injuries.Temporary sheltersThe victims are currently sheltering at the Looc Gym and Cesar M. Cabahug Elementary School. As of 5 p.m., the Mandaue City Public Information Office reported that the blaze affected 444 families consisting of 1,537 people. Of this number, 340 were homeowners and 104 were renters. Vice Mayor Glenn Bercede, in a separate interview, announced that they will be opening 20 rooms at the Cesar Cabahug Elementary School located next to the Looc Gymnasium to accommodate the victims.He said the City will also provide them with food and other necessities. Looc Barangay Captain Raul Cabahug requested neighboring barangays and cities for in-kind donations, which can be turned over to the Looc Barangay Hall. “Dili gyud lalim ilabi na ang Looc bag-o lang kaayo nasunugan ning Sitio Paradise sad. Wa pa gani ang uban ka-recover pero karun nana say laing sunog,” he said.(It’s not easy for the barangay, especially since it wasn’t that long ago that Sitio Paradise was also struck by fire. Some of the victims have not even recovered. Now another fire has struck.)Outside assistanceCabahug was referring to the fire on Nov. 22, 2022 that destroyed 600 homes. The barangay then declared a state of calamity to access emergency funds for the victims. Buddy Alain Ybañez, head of the Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, praised firefighters from the neighboring cities of Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, and Danao for their assistance. Ybañez said they employed one strategy that helped immediately douse the flames.He said they used flood suctioning machines to transfer water from the fire trucks. According to Ybañez, one of the challenges they had to overcome was the strong wind, which caused the fire to spread quickly. / HIC

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A TOTAL of 340 houses were destroyed due to a fire that broke out under the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Senior Fire Insp. Leo Andicoy of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Mandaue, who is leading the investigation, said they still have to determine what caused the blaze in Sitio Under The Bridge.According to Andicoy, the fire was reported at 12:08 p.m., and was raised to third alarm at 12:22 p.m. It was declared under control at 12:42 p.m. and was fully extinguished at 2:16 p.m. He placed damage estimates to be around P1.215 million. Arnel Abella, head of BFP Mandaue, said the fire burned an area of about 5,000 square meters. Andicoy said the BFP Mandaue is working tirelessly to carry out repairs and clear the area to prevent any chance of the fire rekindling.Authorities reported no casualties or injuries.Temporary sheltersThe victims are currently sheltering at the Looc Gym and Cesar M. Cabahug Elementary School. As of 5 p.m., the Mandaue City Public Information Office reported that the blaze affected 444 families consisting of 1,537 people. Of this number, 340 were homeowners and 104 were renters. Vice Mayor Glenn Bercede, in a separate interview, announced that they will be opening 20 rooms at the Cesar Cabahug Elementary School located next to the Looc Gymnasium to accommodate the victims.He said the City will also provide them with food and other necessities. Looc Barangay Captain Raul Cabahug requested neighboring barangays and cities for in-kind donations, which can be turned over to the Looc Barangay Hall. “Dili gyud lalim ilabi na ang Looc bag-o lang kaayo nasunugan ning Sitio Paradise sad. Wa pa gani ang uban ka-recover pero karun nana say laing sunog,” he said.(It’s not easy for the barangay, especially since it wasn’t that long ago that Sitio Paradise was also struck by fire. Some of the victims have not even recovered. Now another fire has struck.)Outside assistanceCabahug was referring to the fire on Nov. 22, 2022 that destroyed 600 homes. The barangay then declared a state of calamity to access emergency funds for the victims. Buddy Alain Ybañez, head of the Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, praised firefighters from the neighboring cities of Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, and Danao for their assistance. Ybañez said they employed one strategy that helped immediately douse the flames.He said they used flood suctioning machines to transfer water from the fire trucks. According to Ybañez, one of the challenges they had to overcome was the strong wind, which caused the fire to spread quickly. / HIC, check the following table to see what categories most online casinos in the Philippines fit in.

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The two are among the 18 structures that the Cebu City Office of the Building Official cited as cause for the filing of a case for usurpation of authority and violation of the National Building Code of the Philippines against former CPA General Manager (GM) Glenn Castillo and current GM Francisco Comendador III before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas. / AMPER CAMPAÑAAFTER the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) chose not to comply with notices from Cebu City Hall regarding its construction of structures without the necessary permits, the Office of the Building Official (OBO) filed a case against the CPA on Friday, March 15, 2024.OBO head Florante Catalan filed the complaint against the CPA before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for constructing buildings and a wharf without the necessary building permits. The complaint was filed against Glenn Castillo, the former general manager of the CPA, and Francisco Comendador III, the current general manager.Filed were criminal cases for 18 counts of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (RA) 3019, Usurpation of Authority under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code, and violation of Section 301 in relation to Section 213 of Presidential Decree (PD) 1096 or the National Building Code of the Philippines, as well as administrative cases for grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.“As of the present time, the Cebu Port Authority still fails to comply with the legal directives of our office. 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The notices were issued for the CPA Main Administration Building, CPA Social Hall and Canteen, CPA Sports Facility, CPA PSSEMD Office Building, CPA Records Building and Fabrication Area, CPA Powerhouse and Water Pumphouse, CPA GAD Center, CIP Bin Silo Facility and Opascor Office Building, CIP One Stop Shop Facility and Landbank Building, and Bureau of Customs Office Building, all in the CIP Complex.Notices were also issued for the PMO - Pier 4 Office Building in Berth 13, Pier 1 Ticket Booths at the Pier 1 Entrance Gate, Pier 1 Passenger Terminal Building and Pier 3 Passenger Terminal Building, all in the Cebu Baseport; as well as for the fence, guardhouse and covered walk, whose location was not specified.On the same day, the OBO notified the CPA through then-general manager Glenn Castillo to provide a copy of the approved building or occupancy permits for all the buildings and structures listed “or submit their application for building/occupancy permits in order to legalize the structures.”On Feb. 17, 2023, however, City Hall received a letter-reply from Castillo, dated Feb. 9, 2023, calling the routine inspections and “alleged random incursions” of OBO personnel violations of the Writ of Preliminary Injunction issued by Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 10 of Cebu City, the complaint read.“Respondent Glenn B. Castillo even told us that the several Notices of Violations issued against the CPA are baseless,” the complaint-affidavit added.In December 2022, the RTC granted the CPA’s application for a writ of preliminary injunction to prohibit the City Government from occupying any portion of the Compania Maritima premises.In August 2023, the RTC denied the City’s motion for reconsideration, and affirmed the CPA’s ownership of the Compania Maritima and its premises. More violationsAfter the 15 notices of violation were sent, the OBO found violations in the case of three more structures.The CPA installed a fence on Quezon Blvd. in Barangay Sto. Nino, which the OBO claims was done without any permit from its office. 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‘VIOLATION.’ People walk outside the passenger terminal building (top photo) at Pier 1, Cebu Baseport on Friday, March 15, 2024. Bottom photo shows workers on the Cebu Port Authority’s (CPA) P197 million project to build a reinforced concrete deck at the Cebu Baseport in front of the Compania Maritima on March 15, 2024. The two are among the 18 structures that the Cebu City Office of the Building Official cited as cause for the filing of a case for usurpation of authority and violation of the National Building Code of the Philippines against former CPA General Manager (GM) Glenn Castillo and current GM Francisco Comendador III before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas. / AMPER CAMPAÑAAFTER the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) chose not to comply with notices from Cebu City Hall regarding its construction of structures without the necessary permits, the Office of the Building Official (OBO) filed a case against the CPA on Friday, March 15, 2024.OBO head Florante Catalan filed the complaint against the CPA before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for constructing buildings and a wharf without the necessary building permits. 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Castillo even told us that the several Notices of Violations issued against the CPA are baseless,” the complaint-affidavit added.In December 2022, the RTC granted the CPA’s application for a writ of preliminary injunction to prohibit the City Government from occupying any portion of the Compania Maritima premises.In August 2023, the RTC denied the City’s motion for reconsideration, and affirmed the CPA’s ownership of the Compania Maritima and its premises. More violationsAfter the 15 notices of violation were sent, the OBO found violations in the case of three more structures.The CPA installed a fence on Quezon Blvd. in Barangay Sto. Nino, which the OBO claims was done without any permit from its office. The OBO issued a notice of illegal construction and work stoppage order on May 31, 2023, but the CPA did not comply.According to the complaint, Comendador, the new CPA general manager, responded to the OBO’s Sept. 20, 2023 letter advising the CPA to secure a building and fencing permit before building a new interlink fence, gates and police outpost, by “claiming that the powers of the City of Cebu as a local government unit cannot extend and apply to the CPA and that there is no basis for our actions.”On Sept. 28, 2023, the City Government had another run-in with the CPA after the CPA installed a steel fence along the seaside near the Compania Maritima without securing a fencing permit.In February 2024, the OBO discovered through ocular inspections that the CPA had constructed a perimeter fence, as well as begun work on a wharf, along the Cebu Coastal Road near the Malacañang sa Sugbo (now National Museum of the Philippines-Cebu) without securing permits.“Their refusal to secure permits with our Office and refusal to comply with our lawful orders, connected with the performance of the official functions and duties of a public officer, are clearly deliberate violations of the rule of law. Their intention to violate the law is unmistakable,” Catalan’s complaint-affidavit read.Statement from the CityCity Legal Officer Carlo Vincent Gimena, in an interview with SunStar Cebu on Friday, said all private or government entities should secure building permits prior to construction.“Those need permits from the OBO of Cebu City without which they will be considered illegal construction,” said Gimena. Gimena argued that the CPA has no authority to construct without permits despite the CPA’s claims that under its charter it is able to license, control, regulate and supervise any construction within its port district. 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The new board members assumed office on the same day and held their first board meeting, during which Feliciano was elected chairman of the board.However, Daluz continues to function as MCWD chairman today. In filing the usurpation case, Ortiz and Bonachita sought law enforcement intervention, saying the “persistent usurpation of authority and official functions of the legitimate MCWD BOD” by Daluz, Pato and Seno had already affected the management of MCWD and was therefore detrimental to the provision of essential water services to the public. MCWD serves the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay and Lapu-Lapu, and the municipalities of Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela and Cordova.Not us, but themIn a phone interview Thursday, Daluz said it should be Rama who should have a usurpation case due to his insistence on having a new board of directors even without confirmation from the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA).Daluz said his appointment as chairman and that of the others as members of the BOD had been confirmed by the LWUA, indicating that they had not violated the law.“Asa man ang usurpation ana? Iyang appointed people nuon were not confirmed by the LWUA,” Daluz said.(Where’s the usurpation there? In fact, it is his appointed people who were not confirmed by the LWUA.)Daluz added that Rama is the one guilty of usurpation of power because he acted as presiding officer during a meeting of the board, declared to oust the chairman and members, and appointed new board members.Daluz said Rama is not a member of the board; therefore, he had no power to preside over the meeting, and remove and appoint members.“Dili man siya (He’s not a) member. He is the one committing the usurpation of power and duties because he arrogated himself nga siya ang (that he is a) member when he is not,” Daluz said.Assuming that they had been ousted, Daluz said Rama’s camp did not follow the proper procedure, as the solicitation and nomination should come from the LWUA.“Ni deretso lang siya’g appoint. (He went directly to the appointment.) That’s already a violation of the procedure... Then his appointed board members, nag meeting-meeting didto sa MCWD without any confirmation from the LWUA,” Daluz said.Asked if he was willing to respond to the case filed against him, Daluz admitted that he had not yet seen the document nor been informed about it. But he said he was willing to provide a response.“I would like to answer that because I know that’s the case... Binuang nga kaso ba nga wa na jud silay lain mahimo,” Daluz said.(It’s an absurd case, showing that there’s really nothing else they can do.) In a separate phone interview, Seno said she had not been informed yet about the case filed against her or received a copy of the document.The case is for usurpation of authority or official functions under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code. MotivesOn why Rama is intent on his removal, Daluz last year said it was likely because of his opposition to Rama’s moves to “privatize” MCWD or his personal suggestions on the political succession of their party coalition that involved fielding younger members to run for higher positions.Daluz is president of the Panaghiusa Party, which formed a coalition with then acting mayor Rama’s Barug party and then Cebu City councilor, now Vice Mayor, Raymond Alvin Garcia’s Kusug party in the May 2022 elections.

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‘VIOLATION.’ People walk outside the passenger terminal building (top photo) at Pier 1, Cebu Baseport on Friday, March 15, 2024. Bottom photo shows workers on the Cebu Port Authority’s (CPA) P197 million project to build a reinforced concrete deck at the Cebu Baseport in front of the Compania Maritima on March 15, 2024. The two are among the 18 structures that the Cebu City Office of the Building Official cited as cause for the filing of a case for usurpation of authority and violation of the National Building Code of the Philippines against former CPA General Manager (GM) Glenn Castillo and current GM Francisco Comendador III before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas. / AMPER CAMPAÑAAFTER the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) chose not to comply with notices from Cebu City Hall regarding its construction of structures without the necessary permits, the Office of the Building Official (OBO) filed a case against the CPA on Friday, March 15, 2024.OBO head Florante Catalan filed the complaint against the CPA before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for constructing buildings and a wharf without the necessary building permits. The complaint was filed against Glenn Castillo, the former general manager of the CPA, and Francisco Comendador III, the current general manager.Filed were criminal cases for 18 counts of violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (RA) 3019, Usurpation of Authority under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code, and violation of Section 301 in relation to Section 213 of Presidential Decree (PD) 1096 or the National Building Code of the Philippines, as well as administrative cases for grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.“As of the present time, the Cebu Port Authority still fails to comply with the legal directives of our office. 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Castillo even told us that the several Notices of Violations issued against the CPA are baseless,” the complaint-affidavit added.In December 2022, the RTC granted the CPA’s application for a writ of preliminary injunction to prohibit the City Government from occupying any portion of the Compania Maritima premises.In August 2023, the RTC denied the City’s motion for reconsideration, and affirmed the CPA’s ownership of the Compania Maritima and its premises. More violationsAfter the 15 notices of violation were sent, the OBO found violations in the case of three more structures.The CPA installed a fence on Quezon Blvd. in Barangay Sto. Nino, which the OBO claims was done without any permit from its office. The OBO issued a notice of illegal construction and work stoppage order on May 31, 2023, but the CPA did not comply.According to the complaint, Comendador, the new CPA general manager, responded to the OBO’s Sept. 20, 2023 letter advising the CPA to secure a building and fencing permit before building a new interlink fence, gates and police outpost, by “claiming that the powers of the City of Cebu as a local government unit cannot extend and apply to the CPA and that there is no basis for our actions.”On Sept. 28, 2023, the City Government had another run-in with the CPA after the CPA installed a steel fence along the seaside near the Compania Maritima without securing a fencing permit.In February 2024, the OBO discovered through ocular inspections that the CPA had constructed a perimeter fence, as well as begun work on a wharf, along the Cebu Coastal Road near the Malacañang sa Sugbo (now National Museum of the Philippines-Cebu) without securing permits.“Their refusal to secure permits with our Office and refusal to comply with our lawful orders, connected with the performance of the official functions and duties of a public officer, are clearly deliberate violations of the rule of law. Their intention to violate the law is unmistakable,” Catalan’s complaint-affidavit read.Statement from the CityCity Legal Officer Carlo Vincent Gimena, in an interview with SunStar Cebu on Friday, said all private or government entities should secure building permits prior to construction.“Those need permits from the OBO of Cebu City without which they will be considered illegal construction,” said Gimena. Gimena argued that the CPA has no authority to construct without permits despite the CPA’s claims that under its charter it is able to license, control, regulate and supervise any construction within its port district. 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