Friday, June 24, 2022

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DCWD completes tapping works for Dumoy WSS Line 2 ahead of schedule

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 10:49 AM PDT

THE Davao City Water District (DCWD) has completed the tapping works of the Dumoy Water Supply System (WSS) Line 2 ahead of its target schedule of completion."As of 6:30 PM of June 24, 2022, DCWD has already completed the two tapping works of the newly elevated and realigned pipeline at La Vista Monte Subd. Completion was done ahead of the 30 hours estimate," DCWD said in an online statement posted on its official Facebook page on June 24, 2022.DCWD said with the completion of the tapping works, it will resume the operation of Dumoy WSS Line 2 "for the observation period which includes post-repair leak test to check the integrity of the tapping works and the flushing and disinfection of pipelines."The water service provider said once these are completed, "water supply will be gradually restored in the affected areas."In an interview on the same day, DCWD Deputy Spokesperson Jovana Cresta Duhaylungsod said in an interview on the Davao City Disaster Radio that if the draining of the pipes went well, it could hasten their work."Ang isa sa atoang ginabantayan karun kay ang draining, posible s'ya nga makapaspas o makapasayo sa trabaho nato onsite, we are looking at 1:00 p.m supposed to be once ma-drain na s'ya [transmission line], naay possibility nga posible nato mapasayo (The draining could hasten our work onsite. It could be as early as 1 p.m. (June 25))," Duhaylungsod said.Duhaylungsod said they have deployed several teams to hasten the draining works.She also assured customers served by Dumoy WSS Line 2 that strategies were in place in case they go beyond their timeline."If dili nato ma-meet ang 1 p.m., within schedule pa man ta, and if ever man naa may mga challenges onsite with regards to the draining, naa man pud tay possible adjustments nga pagabuhaton (If we cannot [return water service] by 1 p.m., we are still within our schedule. If there are challenges on-site with regards to draining, we will implement some adjustments)," Duhaylungsod said.Meanwhile, DCWD said the recovery of the normal water supply will be affected by the scheduled power interruption at the Talomo Pumping Station, which will affect the Dumoy WSS, on June 25 and 27. On June 25, 2022, there will be a power interruption from 3:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. while on June 27, 2022, it will be from 12:01 a.m. to 4:00 a.m."Thus, they are advised to continue storing water in clean and covered containers whenever water supply is available until the full recovery of Dumoy WSS Line 2 operation."DCWD had to repair Line 2 of the Dumoy System due to the leak detected in 2021. But the leak could not be repaired because of being buried 12 meters deep. It is also risky because the soil quality on-site is prone to collapse. Hence, they opted for the repiping project.Duhaylungsod said for them to be able to tap the pipes of the new line, they had no option but to temporarily cut off the water service for 30 hours from June 24 to 25, 2022.The leak affected the delivery of water from the Panorama reservoirs. This has resulted in water interruptions in Buhangin, Poblacion, Bajada, Tigatto, Mandug, Cabantian, Cabaguio, Mamay Road, Lanang, Pampanga, Sasa, and Panacan.Duhaylungsod said there were water delivery services for areas that have been tagged as critical cases.The repiping work for the whole system is expected to be done in October 2022 but Duhaylungsod said that it will still depend on the contractor and operations team. KSD with RJL

Davao City targets to open college in August

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 10:28 AM PDT

THE Davao City government is speeding up the repair and retrofitting of the facilities of the City College of Davao (CCD) at its temporary site, as it targets its operation in August this year. Dr. Wenefredo Cagape, CCD officer in charge-President, said in a report from the City Information Office that they are working on with the repairs to obtain a license to operate from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). "Ang (The) location is really needed because the CHED Manila will come here in Davao to inspect and evaluate the preparedness and readiness of the City College of Davao before they are going to approve the permit to operate," he said. Cagape they are only waiting for the completion of the repair and retrofitting of the classrooms at the Mindanao Christian Foundation College & Seminary, Inc. in Barangay Catalunan Pequeño the temporary site of CCD. "So far, sa atong City College naa nata sa 85 percent ang atoang compliance, ongoing ang repair and retrofitting sa atong location. Daghan ang mga tauhan sa City Engineers naa sa area. Even on Saturdays, they are working para mapadali ang pagtrabaho (So far we are at 85 percent compliance for our City College. The repair and retrofitting of our location are ongoing. Personnel from the City Engineers Office (CEO) are in the area, they are even working during Saturdays to fast track the work)," the school official said. The CCD Secretariat is already done with the documentary requirements. Cagape said a budget of P9.8 million has been allocated for the repair and retrofitting of 14 existing spacious classrooms and other facilities such as offices, laboratories, and many more. The CCD aims to cater to a total of 1,000 students in the first batch. A blended learning modality is also planned to accommodate all students. Cagape said that CCD aims to offer a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Education Major in Computer Programming, Automotive Technology, Electrical Technology, Mechanical Technology, Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BS Entrep). He said that based on the ordinance, the priority students for admission are from low income (with P6,000 below an annual income of parents), Indigenous People (IP) learners, working students, students from Alternative Learning System (ALS), and students from Late Afternoon Program (LAP). Cagape said that job posting for the hiring of 50 plantilla positions - 40 teachers and 10 non-teaching personnel is done. Their appointments will be approved by the CCD President, who will be appointed in July 2022. He added that this is only the initial number as they will hire more teachers in the future. The official assured those who want to enroll in the City College of Davao, that the Secretariat and the city government agencies are doing their best to push for the operation this incoming school year. "We still do not have the schedule for enrolment since there is no approval from CHED yet. We will post the announcement on our Facebook Page to let you know about the enrollment. We will try our best to finish all the requirements before we can accept your children to enroll in the City College of Davao," Cagape said. Councilor Pilar Braga, committee on education chairperson and author of the CCD ordinance passed in 2020, meanwhile, told SunStar Davao in an ambush interview that the city is pushing for its opening this year. "We're working day and night to be able to prepare for the opening in August [this year]," Braga said on Wednesday, June 22 during the centennial celebration of the Davao City National High School. Initially, the CCD was targeted to open in 2020 but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The permanent site will be in a 5-hectare property of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) near the University of the Philippines-Mindanao (UP-Mindanao) in Bago Oshiro in Mintal, Tugbok District. Braga said the development for the permanent site would still take around two years to accomplish. RGL with reports from CIO

Duterte to continue to help cops, military after term ends

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 10:26 AM PDT

WITH less than a week left in his term, Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to continue protecting police and military officials and officers who will be facing charges even after his term ends on June 30. Duterte made his remark during the awarding of Madayaw Residences Units in Davao City on Thursday, June 23. "[E]ven if I'm no longer a mayor or a President, basta (as long as) if it is done in the performance of duty, tutulungan ko kayo maski saan, abugado ako. Ilulusot ko kayo (I help you because I am a lawyer. I will help you get out of it)," the President said. "Just do it in the performance of duty," he added. He also thanked the police and military for their support in ensuring the law and order of the city during his time as mayor. "Without the support of the police and the military in the early days of my mayorship, I could not have succeeded. Davao would not be this beautiful, industrial buildings that would make our people happy," Duterte said. The outgoing President also thanked his supporters who stood by him all these years. He also told the International Criminal Court (ICC) in his speech to stop threatening to investigate the alleged crimes against humanity carried out in the administration's anti-illegal drugs campaign. "Ang ICC, nakikinig man kayo, huwag na kayong mag-drama ng idemanda-idemanda niyo (The ICC, if you're listening, stop pretending that you're going to file charges against me)," Duterte said. In 2018, critics of Duterte's drug war, along with relatives of suspects killed in police operations, filed a complaint against the Chief Executive before the ICC for crimes against humanity. Duterte had insisted that the ICC has no jurisdiction to investigate the drug war because the Philippine justice system is working. The Philippines formally left the ICC on March 17, 2019, exactly a year after the scrapping of the Rome Statute. Madayaw residences Meanwhile, Duterte awarded 640 units of Madayaw Residences. According to the National Housing Authority (NHA), the Madayaw Residences is one of the government's housing projects wherein beneficiaries of the units include uniformed service unit personnel, government agency workers, and overseas Filipino workers. Duterte and NHA General Manager Marcelino Escalada Jr. handed the certificates to 12 awardees. The President pushed the NHA to boost its mandate of providing housing to the public even as the agency transitions under a new leader. Duterte's term ends on June 30, as his successor, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., takes the helm after. "As the agency transitions under a new leadership in a few days, I urge the NHA to intensify its mandate of addressing the housing needs of our countrymen, especially the homeless, marginalized, and low-income families," he said. Duterte's term will officially end at 12 noon on June 30. In previous speaking engagements, he said he will be going back to the city to spend his retirement. Weeks before stepping down, he had been returning to the city and had been roaming around neighboring provinces in Davao Region along with his motorcycle. RGL

Police probe officers involved in detainees’ escape

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 10:19 AM PDT

A SEPARATE investigation is being conducted on the police officers allegedly involved in the escape of three detainees from Sasa Police Station in Davao City. "We have also separate investigation for the personnel involved especially sa Sasa Police Station, 'yong previous station commander are already relieved as well as mga personnel na involved relative to the escape of 'yong mga person under police custody (we have already relieved from the positions the previous station commander and the personnel relatively involved in the escape of detainees while under custody of the police)," PMaj. Teresita Gaspan, DCPO spokesperson, said in an interview with the Davao City Disaster Radio, on June 24, 2022. Currently, the station commander of Sasa Police Station is PMaj. Rodrigo Mendoza. "Padayon ang atong investigation are relative ani (The investigation is ongoing relative to this concern), and to determine their interest liability on their part, lapses on their part, para ma-identify kung aduna ba silay liability for serious neglect of duty (so that we can identify if they have liability for serious neglect of duty), as well as the station commander," Gaspan said. On June 16, 2022, three detainees facing charges for violations under the Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 of Sasa Police Station escaped, hot-pursuit operation is still ongoing. "We are still tracking their whereabouts, naa may information asa sila na-track, last na-track (we have received information where they have been tracked and the last time they were tracked)," Gaspan said. Gaspan said the detainees escaped using a saw and it was plotted during the arrival of the VIPs for the inauguration of Vice-Elect Sara Duterte. "Busy kaayo sa preparation, daghan kaayo tag security, mao to pag-abot sa mga bisita, latag gyud ang atoang mga tao nga naa tanan sa dalan, ang uban ga-provide sa road security, ang others nag-protocols, so ing-ana ka busy (We were busy at that time for the preparation, we have deployed a lot of security personnel for the VIPs, some of them deployed to provide road security and others are doing [security] protocols)," Gaspan said. Gaspan said irregularities will not be tolerated. "Still we do not tolerate that kind of irregularity because that is our work, trabaho nato especially sa mga personnel sa ilahang mga designated tasks (it is our work, especially the personnel has designated tasks)," Gaspan said. The jail inspectors were only able to find out that the detainees escaped during an inspection. Gaspan said the personnel involved will undergo due process and will be given an equal opportunity. KSD

No traffic rerouting for Baste’s oath-taking

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 10:16 AM PDT

THERE will neither be a traffic rerouting nor barricades for the inauguration of outgoing Vice-Mayor and Mayor-Elect Sebastian "Baste" Duterte on June 27, 2022. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) PMaj. Teresita Gaspan said the inauguration will be open to all Dabawenyos who would like to witness the event. "Lahi ni siya tong katong Sunday na inauguration ni VP (Vice-President)-Elect Sara Duterte aduna'y kalahian, kini iyaha open sa public pero walay barricade na masinati, wala'y mga railings, so murag bitaw ordinary days nga people come and go, moagi sa diha nga area, so ing-ana ang mamahimong scene sa karung umaabot na June 27 (This will be different from VP-Elect Sara Duterte's inauguration because this will be open to the public and there will be no barricades nor railings. People are able to move around more)," Gaspan said. Gaspan said the oath-taking will be done inside the Session Hall, Sangguniang Panlungsod at 2:55 p.m. Sebastian Duterte will be giving his message outside the City Hall. According to Gaspan, Judge Loida S. Posadas-Kahulugan will administer the oath. Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte is also expected to come. Gaspan said there's no after-concert or party on the day of the event. "Diri sa program nga gihatag sa atoa, wala may nabutang nga aduna'y kantahan or concert... I think naa pay mga changes ani, anyway Friday pa man karun (Based on the program given to us, there's no such thing as an after party or concert, but it's still Friday there might be some changes)," Gaspan said. Gaspan said they will deploy 941 dedicated security personnel to provide full security coverage for the inauguration. KSD

Prices of chicken in Davao City at P200 to P250

Posted: 24 Jun 2022 10:12 AM PDT

PRICES of chicken have exceeded P200 per kilogram (kg), depending on the choice of cut, as of June 24, 2022, according to vendors at the Bankerohan Public Market. Chicken leg parts can vary from P200/kg to P220/kg per vendor stall, as well as other parts. But choice cuts, such as special breasts or wings, can go up to P250/kg. Some vendors said their prices have been increasing for a few months already, some as early as the start of this year or late 2021, and have not yet decreased since. "Sauna kay P100 ra kapin, karon kay P200 kapin na kay mahal man ang manok (Before it was a little over P100, not it's over P200)," vendor Rosa Baguio told SunStar Davao on Friday, June 24. However, based on the recent price monitoring of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office in Davao Region (DA-Davao) on June 21, a fully dressed whole chicken costs up to P180/kg and P210/kg for wholesale and retail prices respectively at Bankerohan Market. In Agdao Public Market, a whole chicken is also priced at P210/kg. Prices have noticeably increased compared to the start of the year. For example, on January 11, 2022, a whole chicken at Bankerohan Market costs P165 for wholesale and P170 for retail. In Agdao Market, the price is P175. According to another vendor at Bankerohan Market, high fuel prices made them adjust their prices since chicken suppliers have also increased their prices due to the cost of transportation. Based on DA-Davao's price monitoring, other commodities have also increased in prices since the January monitoring. For retail, pork liempo is now P340/kg to P370/kg from P310 l/kg to P340/kg; beef rump is now P380/kg to P440/kg from P380/kg to P400/kg; beef brisket is P310/kg to P340/kg from P310/kg to P320/kg. On the other hand, the price of some commodities has increased a little or has remained stable. Imported yellow tag commercial rice which is priced at P1,850 for wholesale and P42-P45 per kilogram for retail, local yellow tag commercial rice is still at P1,800 for wholesale and P42-P43 per kilogram for retail. ICM
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