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CEBU EXPLAINER: After ombudsman resolved issues on CICC construction, COA questions on sale to Mandaue remain. Options: Capitol gets back property or two LGUs jointly manage it again.
SunStar File January 08, 2021 LAST Wednesday, January 6, Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia announced at a Capitol press-con she would press for Vice Governor Junjun Davide, her predecessor, to explain the Commission on Audit (COA) finding on alleged irregularities in the sale of Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) to Mandaue City government.
The three-story P830-million facility, with gross floor area of 28,000 square meters on 3.8-hectare lot, was sold in 2017, under Davide s administration.
The sale for P300 million also terminated the joint venture agreement (JVA) between the two LGUs. The city owns the lot while Capitol built the edifice. Jonas Cortes, Mandaue mayor at the time, transacted on the JVA with Gwen Garcia, then the governor. Luigi
Amb. Han Dong-man
Also on Tuesday, the Lower House adopted
a resolution commending former House Secretary General Jocelia Bighani C. Sipin for her exemplary performance in shepherding the House Secretariat through a period of transition of leadership from the period 13 October to 18 November 2020.
Han received a copy of House Resolution 1405 which Speaker Lord Allan Velasco personally gave the envoy on suspended session at the plenary hall.
Unanimously adopted on December 7, the resolution recognizes Han’s achievements as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to the Philippines since January 17, 2018.
Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte conferred Han the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu (Gold Distinction Grand Cross) in simple ceremonies at the Malacanang Palace.