Cagayan de Oro under state of emergency as water firm decides to cut off supply

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Cagayan De Oro City News

Northern Mindanao,Power And Water,Mindanao

The Cagayan de Oro City government exercises its police powers, and sends the police to ensure water valves are left untouched

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Uy issued Executive Order No. 196-2024, affirmed by the city council, allowing the local government to exercise its police powersThe state of emergency declaration came after the Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water Incorporated , a company controlled by business tycoon Manny V.

The local government tasked Cagayan de Oro’s Incident Management Team to conduct an assessment to determine the impact of a potential water supply disconnection. Metro Pacific said most members of the COWD’s board of directors, the water district’s policy-making body, have not been participating in important meetings with representatives from the Local Water Utilities Administration in an effort to settle the dispute.

Despite numerous negotiation attempts, including a meeting on Tuesday, April 30, an agreement remains elusive between COBI and COWD.

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