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CHARGES have been filed against the driver of the vehicle that yielded billions worth of “high-grade” methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu), the biggest drug seizure in the country’s history.Philippine National Police (PNP) chief of the Public Information Office (PIO) Colonel Jean Fajardo said on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, that charges for violation of Section 5, Article II or transportation of illegal drugs under Republic Act (RA) 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022, was filed against Ajalon Michael Zarate, 47, during an onsite inquest proceeding on Tuesday afternoon, April 16, while the inventory of the confiscated illegal drugs was still then ongoing.Marcos commends peaceful interception of PH’s ‘biggest drug haul’She said the inventory was completed on Tuesday evening, April 16, 2024, and the seized shabu were turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).The drug haul totaled 1,424.253 kilograms estimated at P9,684,920,400.Zarate was detained at the Batangas Police Provincial Office.Fajardo said charges for violation of Section 31, or illegal use of car plates under RA 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code was also filed against Zarate, noting that aside from illegal drugs, also found inside the vehicle were several fake license plates.Zarate was arrested on Monday, April 15, in a police checkpoint in Barangay Pinagkrusan, Alitagtag, Batangas.He was the driver of the vehicle that was found to be full of shabu.Fajardo said Zarate came from Nasugbu, Batangas and was on his way to Metro Manila.Fajardo added that prior to the operation, the PNP and PDEA had been receiving intelligence information about the possible transportation of large amounts of illegal drugs in Calabarzon and in adjacent areas.She echoed the statement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that the illegal contraband was not manufactured in the country.She said they are looking into the possibility that the shabu was brought to the country through the waters off Batangas, noting also the markings in its packaging that show foreign characters far from the usual Chinese tea bags seen in previous drug haul.“Yun ‘yung isa sa tinitingnan na naging source and origin nitong illegal drugs. Alam naman natin itong Batangas ay malawak ‘yung coastal areas diyan so yan ngayon ‘yung subject ng ating investigation and intelligence build-up,” said Fajardo.(That's one of things being looked into as source and origin of these illegal drugs. We know that Batangas has vast coastal areas, so that is now the subject of our investigation and intelligence build-up.)“There are reports being validated by the investigator on case pati na rin ‘yung intel operatives na possibly ay may ginamit na yacht para makuha itong mga illegal drugs but these are all subjects for validation,” she added.(There are reports being validated by the investigator on case, as well as the intel operatives that a yacht was possibly used to get these illegal drugs but these are all subjects for validation.)She said investigators are also looking into the possibility that the Philippines is being used as a transshipment point for drug smugglers.Fajardo said a back-tracking investigation to identify the possible cohorts of Zarate is ongoing.From July 1, 2022 to April 14, 2024, a total of 86,203 anti-illegal operations were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 108,555 individuals and the confiscation of P22.8 billion worth of illegal drugs of various kinds. (TPM/SunStar Philippines) Kinabukasan ng Industriya ng Paghuhusga sa Pilipinas Philippines MAJORITY of regular and casual employees of the Cebu City Government may soon receive their Charter Day bonus of P25,000. During a special session on Friday, March 8, 2024, the City Council approved the first supplemental budget (SB 1) amounting to P972 million. The amount includes the P121 million for the cash incentive, as well as the P5,000 gratuity pay of job order (JO) employees. Some councilors, though, were not happy, saying the City had other pressing matters that needed to be addressed instead of granting bonuses.Councilors Phillip Zafra, Donaldo Hontiveros, James Anthony Cuenco, Renato Osmeña Jr., and Pancrasio Esparis said they would not accept the money.Justification During the discussion on the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence’s (Praise) resolution that recommended the grant of service excellence incentive to regular and casual employees, Cuenco questioned the justifications of the executive department to give the P25,000 bonus.He said the City just gave the employees a P20,000 cash incentive two months ago.He said the justifications were only a “copy paste” of last December’s justification. “There should be a sort of real reward and performance done by the employees that will give reason for the grant of incentive. Maybe they give honor or recognition to the City... I am bothered by the fact that all these rewards they mentioned are the same as those that have been mentioned for the grant of incentive last December for Christmas bonus,” Cuenco said in mixed Cebuano and English. “Murag man ta’g giinsulto ani gud (It seems like we’re being insulted),” added Cuenco, chairman of the committee on budget and finance.Councilor Noel Wenceslao said the Praise committee added three new items to justify the Charter Day bonus.These were the Gawad Kalasag (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) Seal, a special award for excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Humanitarian Assistance, and the acknowledgement made by Cebu engineers and architects “for the City’s efficient and effective administration in creating and sustaining mindful relationship to foster and strengthen connections and collaborations of professional expertise.” Priorities Cuenco and Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera said the executive department should have first addressed the matter of unpaid JO personnel and the purchase of a heavy-duty tow truck. Pesquera said several JO personnel have been working without appointments and salaries for the last two months. Zafra suggested acting on the JOs’ plight first before acting on the Charter Day bonus.Cuenco also questioned one of the sources of funds for the cash incentives, which will be the savings from personal services.He said the Cebu City Transportation Office has the highest savings, but only because it did not renew the appointment of many traffic enforcers.“They were not renewed because the City was rightsizing. That’s why the traffic situation in the city has worsened because we lack enforcers... What we see now is the City has been skimping on money, only to find out that we are doing this so we can give a bonus. This is very absurd,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English.He said the City should instead appropriate money to buy tow trucks capable of towing 10-wheeler trucks.Cuenco, who also chairs the transportation committee, said the City had to borrow a heavy-duty tow truck from Mandaue City to tow a truck that had broken down inside the tunnel of the Cebu South Coastal Road, which caused a four-hour traffic jam last Feb. 20.“Uwaw kaayo (It was shameful),” he said.Cuenco also said the bonus should be given to employees in need like the JOs, and not to those who are already in the position.He said it is incumbent on them, as City Hall employees and officials, to perform well without any incentive. But Wenceslao said not all regular and casual employees will receive the Charter Day bonus, emphasizing that only those who received a satisfactory performance rating will get one. He said there are currently 4,784 regular and casual employees and 3,357 JO personnel working in City Hall. The SB 1 also covers the P205 million for the preparation of the Palarong Pambansa in July, P600 million for transitional housing, and P21 million for the City Council upgrade, among others. The SB 1 will be sourced from the savings of general fund proper and special accounts. Cebu City celebrated its 87th Charter Day last Feb. 24. / JJL, AML

MAJORITY of regular and casual employees of the Cebu City Government may soon receive their Charter Day bonus of P25,000. During a special session on Friday, March 8, 2024, the City Council approved the first supplemental budget (SB 1) amounting to P972 million. The amount includes the P121 million for the cash incentive, as well as the P5,000 gratuity pay of job order (JO) employees. Some councilors, though, were not happy, saying the City had other pressing matters that needed to be addressed instead of granting bonuses.Councilors Phillip Zafra, Donaldo Hontiveros, James Anthony Cuenco, Renato Osmeña Jr., and Pancrasio Esparis said they would not accept the money.Justification During the discussion on the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence’s (Praise) resolution that recommended the grant of service excellence incentive to regular and casual employees, Cuenco questioned the justifications of the executive department to give the P25,000 bonus.He said the City just gave the employees a P20,000 cash incentive two months ago.He said the justifications were only a “copy paste” of last December’s justification. “There should be a sort of real reward and performance done by the employees that will give reason for the grant of incentive. Maybe they give honor or recognition to the City... I am bothered by the fact that all these rewards they mentioned are the same as those that have been mentioned for the grant of incentive last December for Christmas bonus,” Cuenco said in mixed Cebuano and English. “Murag man ta’g giinsulto ani gud (It seems like we’re being insulted),” added Cuenco, chairman of the committee on budget and finance.Councilor Noel Wenceslao said the Praise committee added three new items to justify the Charter Day bonus.These were the Gawad Kalasag (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) Seal, a special award for excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Humanitarian Assistance, and the acknowledgement made by Cebu engineers and architects “for the City’s efficient and effective administration in creating and sustaining mindful relationship to foster and strengthen connections and collaborations of professional expertise.” Priorities Cuenco and Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera said the executive department should have first addressed the matter of unpaid JO personnel and the purchase of a heavy-duty tow truck. Pesquera said several JO personnel have been working without appointments and salaries for the last two months. Zafra suggested acting on the JOs’ plight first before acting on the Charter Day bonus.Cuenco also questioned one of the sources of funds for the cash incentives, which will be the savings from personal services.He said the Cebu City Transportation Office has the highest savings, but only because it did not renew the appointment of many traffic enforcers.“They were not renewed because the City was rightsizing. That’s why the traffic situation in the city has worsened because we lack enforcers... What we see now is the City has been skimping on money, only to find out that we are doing this so we can give a bonus. This is very absurd,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English.He said the City should instead appropriate money to buy tow trucks capable of towing 10-wheeler trucks.Cuenco, who also chairs the transportation committee, said the City had to borrow a heavy-duty tow truck from Mandaue City to tow a truck that had broken down inside the tunnel of the Cebu South Coastal Road, which caused a four-hour traffic jam last Feb. 20.“Uwaw kaayo (It was shameful),” he said.Cuenco also said the bonus should be given to employees in need like the JOs, and not to those who are already in the position.He said it is incumbent on them, as City Hall employees and officials, to perform well without any incentive. But Wenceslao said not all regular and casual employees will receive the Charter Day bonus, emphasizing that only those who received a satisfactory performance rating will get one. He said there are currently 4,784 regular and casual employees and 3,357 JO personnel working in City Hall. The SB 1 also covers the P205 million for the preparation of the Palarong Pambansa in July, P600 million for transitional housing, and P21 million for the City Council upgrade, among others. The SB 1 will be sourced from the savings of general fund proper and special accounts. Cebu City celebrated its 87th Charter Day last Feb. 24. / JJL, AML Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (PACE) THE Cebu City Government marched into the baseport of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) and installed rail fences to block the entrance to the latter’s port extension project on Monday, April 1, 2024.A member of the Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (Probe) team cut the padlock of the CPA’s gate to allow city officials led by City Administrator Collin Rosell to enforce the notice of illegal construction and work stoppage order issued by the Office of the Building Official (OBO).This, after Mayor Michael Rama learned that construction had resumed, prompting him to order Cebu City Police Office personnel to report to the area.“Let all the police convene now at CPA (Cebu Port Authority). Leave all stations with people,” Rama said in a press conference on Monday.Right before noon, around 15 police personnel, including a Special Weapons and Tactics team, convened in front of the Compania Maritima. Their job was to monitor the port extension project.When asked about the purpose of having police in the vicinity, Rama said “to wait.”“Let’s see who is the authority,” he said.Past 3 p.m., Cebu City Transportation Office personnel headed by Raquel Arce and personnel from the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office headed by Harold Alcontin, along with the Probe team, cleared the area and installed rail fences, while around 60 police personnel waited in the vicinity.Arce and Alcontin were accompanied by City Legal Officer Carlo Vincent Gimena and OBO head architect Florante Catalan.During the clearing operations, construction workers were asked to vacate their makeshift quarters, as the City ordered these demolished.Maj. Efren Diaz, chief of the Waterfront Police Station, said they were there to maintain peace and order.ClarificationDiaz also clarified that they were not taking sides. He said their superiors ordered them deployed for police visibility.Rosell, in a separate interview, said the CPA did not respect the City Government’s order.City Legal Officer Carlo Vincent Gimena said continuing with the construction was a direct defiance of the order.CPA public information officer Mary Knoll Lague-Bolasa, in a chat message to SunStar Cebu, said they had yet to issue an official statement on the matter.Bolasa reiterated CPA’s previous statement that the port extension project is not within the territorial jurisdiction of the Cebu City OBO.But Gimena, in a previous interview, said the CPA is not authorized to construct without permits despite claims that its charter grants it the ability to license, control, regulate and supervise any construction within its port district.Gimena said the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) did not grant the CPA that authority.The CPA, for its part, maintained that it is “undoubtedly beyond the bounds of authority granted to the City’s building official as provided in Section 207 of Presidential Decree (PD) 1096, or the National Building Code of the Philippines.”Timeline Bolasa also cited Section 6 of the CPA’s Charter, or Republic Act (RA) 7621, saying the CPA is not under the PPA.Section 6 of RA 7621 states that “the territorial jurisdiction of CPA includes all seas, lakes, rivers, and all other navigable inland waterways within the Province of Cebu, including waterways within the City of Cebu and all other highly urbanized cities which may hereafter be created therein.”Last Feb. 2, OBO issued 15 notices of violation to the CPA for buildings and structures before issuing the notice of illegal construction and stoppage order three days later.On March 8, the City installed a biofence in the water to prevent the construction from continuing.On March 15, the City filed criminal cases against the CPA before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for constructing a wharf without the necessary building permit.The respondents were Glenn Castillo, the former general manager of the CPA, and Francisco Comendador III, the current general manager.They were charged with 18 counts of violation of Section 3(e) of RA 3019, Usurpation of Authority under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code, and violation of Section 301 in relation to Section 213 of PD 1096, as well as administrative cases for grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. / AML, WBS

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THE Cebu City Government marched into the baseport of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) and installed rail fences to block the entrance to the latter’s port extension project on Monday, April 1, 2024.A member of the Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (Probe) team cut the padlock of the CPA’s gate to allow city officials led by City Administrator Collin Rosell to enforce the notice of illegal construction and work stoppage order issued by the Office of the Building Official (OBO).This, after Mayor Michael Rama learned that construction had resumed, prompting him to order Cebu City Police Office personnel to report to the area.“Let all the police convene now at CPA (Cebu Port Authority). Leave all stations with people,” Rama said in a press conference on Monday.Right before noon, around 15 police personnel, including a Special Weapons and Tactics team, convened in front of the Compania Maritima. Their job was to monitor the port extension project.When asked about the purpose of having police in the vicinity, Rama said “to wait.”“Let’s see who is the authority,” he said.Past 3 p.m., Cebu City Transportation Office personnel headed by Raquel Arce and personnel from the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office headed by Harold Alcontin, along with the Probe team, cleared the area and installed rail fences, while around 60 police personnel waited in the vicinity.Arce and Alcontin were accompanied by City Legal Officer Carlo Vincent Gimena and OBO head architect Florante Catalan.During the clearing operations, construction workers were asked to vacate their makeshift quarters, as the City ordered these demolished.Maj. Efren Diaz, chief of the Waterfront Police Station, said they were there to maintain peace and order.ClarificationDiaz also clarified that they were not taking sides. He said their superiors ordered them deployed for police visibility.Rosell, in a separate interview, said the CPA did not respect the City Government’s order.City Legal Officer Carlo Vincent Gimena said continuing with the construction was a direct defiance of the order.CPA public information officer Mary Knoll Lague-Bolasa, in a chat message to SunStar Cebu, said they had yet to issue an official statement on the matter.Bolasa reiterated CPA’s previous statement that the port extension project is not within the territorial jurisdiction of the Cebu City OBO.But Gimena, in a previous interview, said the CPA is not authorized to construct without permits despite claims that its charter grants it the ability to license, control, regulate and supervise any construction within its port district.Gimena said the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) did not grant the CPA that authority.The CPA, for its part, maintained that it is “undoubtedly beyond the bounds of authority granted to the City’s building official as provided in Section 207 of Presidential Decree (PD) 1096, or the National Building Code of the Philippines.”Timeline Bolasa also cited Section 6 of the CPA’s Charter, or Republic Act (RA) 7621, saying the CPA is not under the PPA.Section 6 of RA 7621 states that “the territorial jurisdiction of CPA includes all seas, lakes, rivers, and all other navigable inland waterways within the Province of Cebu, including waterways within the City of Cebu and all other highly urbanized cities which may hereafter be created therein.”Last Feb. 2, OBO issued 15 notices of violation to the CPA for buildings and structures before issuing the notice of illegal construction and stoppage order three days later.On March 8, the City installed a biofence in the water to prevent the construction from continuing.On March 15, the City filed criminal cases against the CPA before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for constructing a wharf without the necessary building permit.The respondents were Glenn Castillo, the former general manager of the CPA, and Francisco Comendador III, the current general manager.They were charged with 18 counts of violation of Section 3(e) of RA 3019, Usurpation of Authority under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code, and violation of Section 301 in relation to Section 213 of PD 1096, as well as administrative cases for grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. / AML, WBS Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (PACE) CHARGES have been filed against the driver of the vehicle that yielded billions worth of “high-grade” methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu), the biggest drug seizure in the country’s history.Philippine National Police (PNP) chief of the Public Information Office (PIO) Colonel Jean Fajardo said on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, that charges for violation of Section 5, Article II or transportation of illegal drugs under Republic Act (RA) 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022, was filed against Ajalon Michael Zarate, 47, during an onsite inquest proceeding on Tuesday afternoon, April 16, while the inventory of the confiscated illegal drugs was still then ongoing.Marcos commends peaceful interception of PH’s ‘biggest drug haul’She said the inventory was completed on Tuesday evening, April 16, 2024, and the seized shabu were turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).The drug haul totaled 1,424.253 kilograms estimated at P9,684,920,400.Zarate was detained at the Batangas Police Provincial Office.Fajardo said charges for violation of Section 31, or illegal use of car plates under RA 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code was also filed against Zarate, noting that aside from illegal drugs, also found inside the vehicle were several fake license plates.Zarate was arrested on Monday, April 15, in a police checkpoint in Barangay Pinagkrusan, Alitagtag, Batangas.He was the driver of the vehicle that was found to be full of shabu.Fajardo said Zarate came from Nasugbu, Batangas and was on his way to Metro Manila.Fajardo added that prior to the operation, the PNP and PDEA had been receiving intelligence information about the possible transportation of large amounts of illegal drugs in Calabarzon and in adjacent areas.She echoed the statement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that the illegal contraband was not manufactured in the country.She said they are looking into the possibility that the shabu was brought to the country through the waters off Batangas, noting also the markings in its packaging that show foreign characters far from the usual Chinese tea bags seen in previous drug haul.“Yun ‘yung isa sa tinitingnan na naging source and origin nitong illegal drugs. Alam naman natin itong Batangas ay malawak ‘yung coastal areas diyan so yan ngayon ‘yung subject ng ating investigation and intelligence build-up,” said Fajardo.(That's one of things being looked into as source and origin of these illegal drugs. We know that Batangas has vast coastal areas, so that is now the subject of our investigation and intelligence build-up.)“There are reports being validated by the investigator on case pati na rin ‘yung intel operatives na possibly ay may ginamit na yacht para makuha itong mga illegal drugs but these are all subjects for validation,” she added.(There are reports being validated by the investigator on case, as well as the intel operatives that a yacht was possibly used to get these illegal drugs but these are all subjects for validation.)She said investigators are also looking into the possibility that the Philippines is being used as a transshipment point for drug smugglers.Fajardo said a back-tracking investigation to identify the possible cohorts of Zarate is ongoing.From July 1, 2022 to April 14, 2024, a total of 86,203 anti-illegal operations were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 108,555 individuals and the confiscation of P22.8 billion worth of illegal drugs of various kinds. (TPM/SunStar Philippines)

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CHARGES have been filed against the driver of the vehicle that yielded billions worth of “high-grade” methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu), the biggest drug seizure in the country’s history.Philippine National Police (PNP) chief of the Public Information Office (PIO) Colonel Jean Fajardo said on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, that charges for violation of Section 5, Article II or transportation of illegal drugs under Republic Act (RA) 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022, was filed against Ajalon Michael Zarate, 47, during an onsite inquest proceeding on Tuesday afternoon, April 16, while the inventory of the confiscated illegal drugs was still then ongoing.Marcos commends peaceful interception of PH’s ‘biggest drug haul’She said the inventory was completed on Tuesday evening, April 16, 2024, and the seized shabu were turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).The drug haul totaled 1,424.253 kilograms estimated at P9,684,920,400.Zarate was detained at the Batangas Police Provincial Office.Fajardo said charges for violation of Section 31, or illegal use of car plates under RA 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code was also filed against Zarate, noting that aside from illegal drugs, also found inside the vehicle were several fake license plates.Zarate was arrested on Monday, April 15, in a police checkpoint in Barangay Pinagkrusan, Alitagtag, Batangas.He was the driver of the vehicle that was found to be full of shabu.Fajardo said Zarate came from Nasugbu, Batangas and was on his way to Metro Manila.Fajardo added that prior to the operation, the PNP and PDEA had been receiving intelligence information about the possible transportation of large amounts of illegal drugs in Calabarzon and in adjacent areas.She echoed the statement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that the illegal contraband was not manufactured in the country.She said they are looking into the possibility that the shabu was brought to the country through the waters off Batangas, noting also the markings in its packaging that show foreign characters far from the usual Chinese tea bags seen in previous drug haul.“Yun ‘yung isa sa tinitingnan na naging source and origin nitong illegal drugs. Alam naman natin itong Batangas ay malawak ‘yung coastal areas diyan so yan ngayon ‘yung subject ng ating investigation and intelligence build-up,” said Fajardo.(That's one of things being looked into as source and origin of these illegal drugs. We know that Batangas has vast coastal areas, so that is now the subject of our investigation and intelligence build-up.)“There are reports being validated by the investigator on case pati na rin ‘yung intel operatives na possibly ay may ginamit na yacht para makuha itong mga illegal drugs but these are all subjects for validation,” she added.(There are reports being validated by the investigator on case, as well as the intel operatives that a yacht was possibly used to get these illegal drugs but these are all subjects for validation.)She said investigators are also looking into the possibility that the Philippines is being used as a transshipment point for drug smugglers.Fajardo said a back-tracking investigation to identify the possible cohorts of Zarate is ongoing.From July 1, 2022 to April 14, 2024, a total of 86,203 anti-illegal operations were conducted, resulting in the arrest of 108,555 individuals and the confiscation of P22.8 billion worth of illegal drugs of various kinds. (TPM/SunStar Philippines), check the following table to see what categories most online casinos in the Philippines fit in.

MAJORITY of regular and casual employees of the Cebu City Government may soon receive their Charter Day bonus of P25,000. During a special session on Friday, March 8, 2024, the City Council approved the first supplemental budget (SB 1) amounting to P972 million. The amount includes the P121 million for the cash incentive, as well as the P5,000 gratuity pay of job order (JO) employees. Some councilors, though, were not happy, saying the City had other pressing matters that needed to be addressed instead of granting bonuses.Councilors Phillip Zafra, Donaldo Hontiveros, James Anthony Cuenco, Renato Osmeña Jr., and Pancrasio Esparis said they would not accept the money.Justification During the discussion on the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence’s (Praise) resolution that recommended the grant of service excellence incentive to regular and casual employees, Cuenco questioned the justifications of the executive department to give the P25,000 bonus.He said the City just gave the employees a P20,000 cash incentive two months ago.He said the justifications were only a “copy paste” of last December’s justification. “There should be a sort of real reward and performance done by the employees that will give reason for the grant of incentive. Maybe they give honor or recognition to the City... I am bothered by the fact that all these rewards they mentioned are the same as those that have been mentioned for the grant of incentive last December for Christmas bonus,” Cuenco said in mixed Cebuano and English. “Murag man ta’g giinsulto ani gud (It seems like we’re being insulted),” added Cuenco, chairman of the committee on budget and finance.Councilor Noel Wenceslao said the Praise committee added three new items to justify the Charter Day bonus.These were the Gawad Kalasag (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) Seal, a special award for excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Humanitarian Assistance, and the acknowledgement made by Cebu engineers and architects “for the City’s efficient and effective administration in creating and sustaining mindful relationship to foster and strengthen connections and collaborations of professional expertise.” Priorities Cuenco and Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera said the executive department should have first addressed the matter of unpaid JO personnel and the purchase of a heavy-duty tow truck. Pesquera said several JO personnel have been working without appointments and salaries for the last two months. Zafra suggested acting on the JOs’ plight first before acting on the Charter Day bonus.Cuenco also questioned one of the sources of funds for the cash incentives, which will be the savings from personal services.He said the Cebu City Transportation Office has the highest savings, but only because it did not renew the appointment of many traffic enforcers.“They were not renewed because the City was rightsizing. That’s why the traffic situation in the city has worsened because we lack enforcers... What we see now is the City has been skimping on money, only to find out that we are doing this so we can give a bonus. This is very absurd,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English.He said the City should instead appropriate money to buy tow trucks capable of towing 10-wheeler trucks.Cuenco, who also chairs the transportation committee, said the City had to borrow a heavy-duty tow truck from Mandaue City to tow a truck that had broken down inside the tunnel of the Cebu South Coastal Road, which caused a four-hour traffic jam last Feb. 20.“Uwaw kaayo (It was shameful),” he said.Cuenco also said the bonus should be given to employees in need like the JOs, and not to those who are already in the position.He said it is incumbent on them, as City Hall employees and officials, to perform well without any incentive. But Wenceslao said not all regular and casual employees will receive the Charter Day bonus, emphasizing that only those who received a satisfactory performance rating will get one. He said there are currently 4,784 regular and casual employees and 3,357 JO personnel working in City Hall. The SB 1 also covers the P205 million for the preparation of the Palarong Pambansa in July, P600 million for transitional housing, and P21 million for the City Council upgrade, among others. The SB 1 will be sourced from the savings of general fund proper and special accounts. Cebu City celebrated its 87th Charter Day last Feb. 24. / JJL, AML Kinabukasan ng Industriya ng Paghuhusga sa Pilipinas . Top PH Online Casinos Ranked ; 1, ⭐Peraplay.Net (5.0/5), 100% Up to ₱5,000, Excellent Welcome Bonus ; 2, ⭐GOAL11 Rebate (4.6/5), Up to ₱5,000 + 270 Free Games. here is how to register at an online casino site in the Philippines:

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I am bothered by the fact that all these rewards they mentioned are the same as those that have been mentioned for the grant of incentive last December for Christmas bonus,” Cuenco said in mixed Cebuano and English. “Murag man ta’g giinsulto ani gud (It seems like we’re being insulted),” added Cuenco, chairman of the committee on budget and finance.Councilor Noel Wenceslao said the Praise committee added three new items to justify the Charter Day bonus.These were the Gawad Kalasag (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) Seal, a special award for excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Humanitarian Assistance, and the acknowledgement made by Cebu engineers and architects “for the City’s efficient and effective administration in creating and sustaining mindful relationship to foster and strengthen connections and collaborations of professional expertise.” Priorities Cuenco and Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera said the executive department should have first addressed the matter of unpaid JO personnel and the purchase of a heavy-duty tow truck. 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This is very absurd,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English.He said the City should instead appropriate money to buy tow trucks capable of towing 10-wheeler trucks.Cuenco, who also chairs the transportation committee, said the City had to borrow a heavy-duty tow truck from Mandaue City to tow a truck that had broken down inside the tunnel of the Cebu South Coastal Road, which caused a four-hour traffic jam last Feb. 20.“Uwaw kaayo (It was shameful),” he said.Cuenco also said the bonus should be given to employees in need like the JOs, and not to those who are already in the position.He said it is incumbent on them, as City Hall employees and officials, to perform well without any incentive. But Wenceslao said not all regular and casual employees will receive the Charter Day bonus, emphasizing that only those who received a satisfactory performance rating will get one. He said there are currently 4,784 regular and casual employees and 3,357 JO personnel working in City Hall. The SB 1 also covers the P205 million for the preparation of the Palarong Pambansa in July, P600 million for transitional housing, and P21 million for the City Council upgrade, among others. The SB 1 will be sourced from the savings of general fund proper and special accounts. 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Leave all stations with people,” Rama said in a press conference on Monday.Right before noon, around 15 police personnel, including a Special Weapons and Tactics team, convened in front of the Compania Maritima. Their job was to monitor the port extension project.When asked about the purpose of having police in the vicinity, Rama said “to wait.”“Let’s see who is the authority,” he said.Past 3 p.m., Cebu City Transportation Office personnel headed by Raquel Arce and personnel from the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office headed by Harold Alcontin, along with the Probe team, cleared the area and installed rail fences, while around 60 police personnel waited in the vicinity.Arce and Alcontin were accompanied by City Legal Officer Carlo Vincent Gimena and OBO head architect Florante Catalan.During the clearing operations, construction workers were asked to vacate their makeshift quarters, as the City ordered these demolished.Maj. Efren Diaz, chief of the Waterfront Police Station, said they were there to maintain peace and order.ClarificationDiaz also clarified that they were not taking sides. He said their superiors ordered them deployed for police visibility.Rosell, in a separate interview, said the CPA did not respect the City Government’s order.City Legal Officer Carlo Vincent Gimena said continuing with the construction was a direct defiance of the order.CPA public information officer Mary Knoll Lague-Bolasa, in a chat message to SunStar Cebu, said they had yet to issue an official statement on the matter.Bolasa reiterated CPA’s previous statement that the port extension project is not within the territorial jurisdiction of the Cebu City OBO.But Gimena, in a previous interview, said the CPA is not authorized to construct without permits despite claims that its charter grants it the ability to license, control, regulate and supervise any construction within its port district.Gimena said the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) did not grant the CPA that authority.The CPA, for its part, maintained that it is “undoubtedly beyond the bounds of authority granted to the City’s building official as provided in Section 207 of Presidential Decree (PD) 1096, or the National Building Code of the Philippines.”Timeline Bolasa also cited Section 6 of the CPA’s Charter, or Republic Act (RA) 7621, saying the CPA is not under the PPA.Section 6 of RA 7621 states that “the territorial jurisdiction of CPA includes all seas, lakes, rivers, and all other navigable inland waterways within the Province of Cebu, including waterways within the City of Cebu and all other highly urbanized cities which may hereafter be created therein.”Last Feb. 2, OBO issued 15 notices of violation to the CPA for buildings and structures before issuing the notice of illegal construction and stoppage order three days later.On March 8, the City installed a biofence in the water to prevent the construction from continuing.On March 15, the City filed criminal cases against the CPA before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for constructing a wharf without the necessary building permit.The respondents were Glenn Castillo, the former general manager of the CPA, and Francisco Comendador III, the current general manager.They were charged with 18 counts of violation of Section 3(e) of RA 3019, Usurpation of Authority under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code, and violation of Section 301 in relation to Section 213 of PD 1096, as well as administrative cases for grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. / AML, WBS

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