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Cataract: Campaign takes toll on Oca eyes

Aviation school faces civil case

Duque turns over JRBGH’s left-wing building to city hall

4 injured in Opol road mishap

Jeepney group to govt: Give single franchises one more year

Trade committee calls for ‘war on money scams’

NPA asking politicos P50k each in Misor: military

Authorities search for missing seaman

NTC okays 4-hr mobile phone signal interruption in Oro

Man breaks back, dies after crashing into billboard

Dongkoy faces two sets of graft cases

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Former Mayor Vicente Emano and several former city hall officials are facing two sets of graft and malversation charges filed before the Office of the Ombudsman. The complaints, lodged by former city hall worker Ernesto Molina, allege irregularities in a 2013 transaction involving a P4-million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) release to Kaagapay Magpakailanman Foundation Inc., an NGO previously linked to the national pork barrel scam. A second set of charges questions the use of P5.784 million from the city’s disaster risk reduction management fund for agricultural supplies when no state of calamity existed. Molina asserts that there is no evidence the seedlings and materials, purchased from Cagayan Diversified Trading, ever reached their intended beneficiaries. These filings follow Molina’s previous administrative complaints against the former mayor’s son, Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano, regarding provincial appointments.

Again, Cobi plant part bogs down

CAGAYAN DE ORO — The Manny V. Pangilinan-led Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water Inc. (COBI) faces mounting setbacks in its effort to resolve the city's persistent water crisis. Despite a contract to deliver 60 million liters daily, COBI remains 20 million liters short of its goal due to recurring equipment failures at the Baungon treatment plant. Technical issues—including damaged pipelines, leaking seals, and motor failures—have stalled the normalization of the water supply in western CDO and Opol. COWD General Manager Bienvenido Batar Jr. reported that while repairs continue, residents in elevated areas still face total water absence. COBI now targets a July deadline to meet its full supply obligations.