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housands of regional public school employees remain in limbo. BTA lawmakers warned the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education to resolve administrative delays or resign immediately.
Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) seeks Local Water Utilities Administration approval to adjust Cagayan de Oro water tariffs to address non-revenue water and pipeline leaks.
A Commission on Audit (COA) report confirms current local water rates are justified, sparing consumers from immediate billing increases. However, the state audit reveals that the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) loses nearly half its treated supply to leaks and illegal connections while bulk water procurement costs have almost doubled.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A Commission on Audit (COA) special report has flagged the bulk water supply agreement between the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) and Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water Inc. (COBI), revealing steep price increases for local households alongside unresolved infrastructure delays and water loss levels that exceed national regulatory limits.
Cagayan de Oro Mayor Rolando "Klarex" Uy utilized his fourth State of the City Address (SOCA) to pivot the city’s development metrics from infrastructure assets to grassroots public services. Speaking at Plaza Divisoria during the city’s 76th Charter Day, Uy reported that decentralized programs have extended documentation, skills training, and medical outreach to over 100,000 residents across outlying barangays.
Opponents are demanding that Moro Islamic Liberation Front peace panel chairman Mohagher Iqbal drop a legal petition against the BARMM districting law, warning that the high-court challenge threatens to delay the region's historic first parliamentary elections.
Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has filed libel and cyber libel complaints against 18 former Marines at the Marawi City Prosecutor's Office. The complaints respond to allegations linking the lawmaker to an alleged flood control kickback scheme, which Adiong has dismissed as a baseless public relations stunt.
The government retains the legal right to reclaim Xavier University's 64-hectare Manresa property despite ongoing commercial development, a legal group warns. Reversion proceedings could halt the multi-million peso venture if state regulators find violations of the original 1958 public land grant.
Cagayan de Oro's water district faces backlash over a proposed 40% rate hike, as residents demand solutions for intermittent supply and water quality issues.
Palarong Pambansa MVP Rene Clert Baterbonia and Nigerian player Divine Adili died during an Ateneo Blue Eagles team-building session in Aurora province.
Local executives across Northern Mindanao suspended classes and ordered rapid structural safety reviews after Monday's magnitude 7.8 offshore earthquake.
Authorities urge Northern Mindanao residents to stay alert, prepare emergency kits, and verify home structural safety as aftershocks continue to follow Monday's 7.8 magnitude quake.