Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has taken his first leave for 2024 five weeks after returning from his more than a month-long vacation in Australia in 2023.
CEBU City Mayor Rama's silence on the proposal to include town representatives in MCWD's board raises questions. With the refusal of chairman Daluz and members to step down, the water district faces a power struggle. Will widening the board's representation dilute Cebu City Government's influence? Stay updated with SunStar Cebu for more insights.
AMID the dispute over the management of the water utility, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) under the camp of Jose Daluz III has voiced its desire to give the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu, as well as the Cebu Provincial Government, representation in the water district’s board of directors.
THE P25 billion annual budget for 2024 that the Cebu City Council approved can already be implemented after the council overrode Rama’s veto of certain provisions last Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, according to a local legislator.
Cebu City Councilor Noel Wenceslao tells Rappler that a majority of the slashed procurements, most especially motor vehicles, are ‘not a priority’ of the council