Duterte Threatens To Replace MWSS Execs Anew

President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he would not think twice about replacing officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for failing to address the water shortage in Metro Manila. Duterte, in a speech during the PDP-Laban campaign rally in Tuguegaro City, Cagayan on Tuesday night, scolded MWSS executives for their lack of preparedness in handling the water crisis especially during the El Niño or prolonged dry spell. “This week I will be firing…Alam mo ‘yang MWSS. Alam mo every - seasonal ‘yan eh (You know the MWSS. That’s seasonal). It comes with regularity ‘yang El Niño na ‘yan.…

The city government of Bacolod, through a task force, will formulate a contingency plan that will address concerns related to the extreme heat associated with the El Niño phenomenon. Mayor Evelio Leonardia has issued an executive order constituting the Task Force El Niño, with him leading the body as chairperson. In a copy of the order furnished to reporters on Monday, Leonardia said there is a need to constitute a task force to enhance inter-agency coordination in the formulation and implementation of measures to mitigate the effects of El Niño from March to August. “A coordinated effort must be undertaken…

The local government-run sports facility, Misamis Oriental Integrated Sports Complex (Moisc), located here, can never be considered a private property, City Mayor Oscar Moreno said Saturday. Moreno was responding to the recent decision from the Office of the Ombudsman that cleared two public officials from nepotism and graft charges. These officials were Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano and his brother-in-law and incumbent provincial board member President Elipe. The mayor argued that Moisc could not be a private enterprise because it has not been incorporated and “it has no separate personality.” “It (Moisc) is not a corporation. It’s very basic:…