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THE Supreme Court (SC) has denied a petition challenging the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).In a decision promulgated in July 2023 but was only published recently, the SC said the petition, filed by the Bayyo Association Inc. (Bayyo) and Bayyo President Anselmo Perweg, against the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) Department Order (DO) 2017-011 for the implementation of the PUVMP was denied due to lack of legal standing and violation of the principle of hierarchy of courts.“These factual issues should have been first brought before the proper trial courts or the Court of Appeals, both of which are specially equipped to try and resolve factual questions,” read the decision.It was also noted in the decision that while Bayyo attached a Securities and Exchange Commission certificate of registration as an association of operators and drivers, the articles of incorporation and by-laws and other competent proof were not submitted.“Bayyo also failed to establish who its members are and that it has been duly authorized by said members to institute the petition,” it added.The group attempted to shoot down the DO, noting that it is violative of the due process and equal protection clauses of the Constitution.Two more petitions seeking to call off the implementation of the PUVMP is still pending before the SC, both of which were filed by Piston and other members of transport groups.Named respondents in the petition were the DOTr, represented by Secretary Jaime Bautista, and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), represented by its chair, Teofilo Guadiz III.The PUVMP was initiated during the previous administration.It requires operators to replace their jeepneys with vehicles fitted with Euro-4 compliant engines as part of efforts to make an environment-friendly transport system in the country. 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(TPM/SunStar Philippines) Licensed Online Casino Philippines Philippines SEVERAL mountain barangays in Cebu City are suffering from a lack of water and experiencing incidents of bush fires as a result of the dry hot season.This prompted the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) to pass a resolution declaring 28 barangays under a state of calamity following the adverse impact of the weather phenomenon El Niño on the farmers in these areas.These include the barangays of Budlaan, Binaliw, Paril, Taptap, Pulangbato, Guba, Cambinocot, Pamutan, Sirao, Sapangdaku, Sudlon 1, Sudlon 2, Bonbon, Buot, and Tagbao.City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) head Harold Alcontin, in a phone interview on Sunday, March 24, 2024, said over 500 farmers have stopped planting their usual crops due to damage caused by the lack of water which is a result of the dry spell.He was unable to provide a complete list of affected barangays.In an earlier report, City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon said there are 115 hectares of farm lands in the 28 barangays affected by the extreme weather condition as of March.There are currently 10,719 registered farmers in Cebu City growing lettuce, cabbages, cauliflower, cucumber, eggplants, sweet corn and tomatoes, among others.According to a previous SunStar report, Cebu City’s agriculture industry could produce between P500,000 to P1 million worth of crops daily. The figures could go as high as more than a million a day during peak season.“We have to act now. We will not wait for the worse to come,” Alcontin said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Alcontin said the CDRRMC resolution has been endorsed to the office of City Councilors Phillip Zafra and Joel Garganera for the City Council to adopt it.Once the council declares these barangays under a state of calamity, Alcontin said the barangays can use their calamity funds, while the City Government can use its Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF).He said the City currently has P600 million in its calamity and quick response fund and P100 million in its LDRRMF.He said Mayor Michael Rama instructed them to first use the P100 million LDRRMF, considering it’s only the first quarter of the year.The City Agriculture Department (CAD) has prepared P97 million which will be used for assistance to the farmers.SunStar Cebu tried to reach Baclayon on Sunday to get more details, but to no avail.Alcontin said one of the measures they are implementing now is distributing water in the mountain barangays.He said they are also coordinating with the Metropolitan Cebu Water District to deploy their trucks for water rations in Barangays Buot and Pulangbato.In previous reports, Baclayon said 40 percent of the city’s food supply come from its mountain barangays.Alcontin said one of their assignments is to ensure that the city’s food supply is not hampered, hence the declaration of a state of calamity.Alcontin said the CAD and the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries are also tasked to ensure food supplies in the city remain stable amid the El Niño.The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) declared on Friday, March 22, the start of the “Philippine Summer.”Alfredo Quiblat Jr., chief of Pagasa Visayas, earlier announced that Cebu has officially been under a dry spell since the last week of February.A dry spell refers to three consecutive months of below-normal rainfall, or a drop of 21 percent to 60 percent, or two consecutive months of way below-normal rainfall, or a drop of more than 60 percent.The El Niño phenomenon leads to decreased precipitation or, in some cases, a complete absence of rainfall, which can significantly impact crop yields and pose various environmental and economic challenges.Pagasa also warned that the phenomenon may persist until the end of May. / JJL

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SEVERAL mountain barangays in Cebu City are suffering from a lack of water and experiencing incidents of bush fires as a result of the dry hot season.This prompted the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) to pass a resolution declaring 28 barangays under a state of calamity following the adverse impact of the weather phenomenon El Niño on the farmers in these areas.These include the barangays of Budlaan, Binaliw, Paril, Taptap, Pulangbato, Guba, Cambinocot, Pamutan, Sirao, Sapangdaku, Sudlon 1, Sudlon 2, Bonbon, Buot, and Tagbao.City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) head Harold Alcontin, in a phone interview on Sunday, March 24, 2024, said over 500 farmers have stopped planting their usual crops due to damage caused by the lack of water which is a result of the dry spell.He was unable to provide a complete list of affected barangays.In an earlier report, City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon said there are 115 hectares of farm lands in the 28 barangays affected by the extreme weather condition as of March.There are currently 10,719 registered farmers in Cebu City growing lettuce, cabbages, cauliflower, cucumber, eggplants, sweet corn and tomatoes, among others.According to a previous SunStar report, Cebu City’s agriculture industry could produce between P500,000 to P1 million worth of crops daily. The figures could go as high as more than a million a day during peak season.“We have to act now. We will not wait for the worse to come,” Alcontin said in a mix of Cebuano and English.Alcontin said the CDRRMC resolution has been endorsed to the office of City Councilors Phillip Zafra and Joel Garganera for the City Council to adopt it.Once the council declares these barangays under a state of calamity, Alcontin said the barangays can use their calamity funds, while the City Government can use its Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF).He said the City currently has P600 million in its calamity and quick response fund and P100 million in its LDRRMF.He said Mayor Michael Rama instructed them to first use the P100 million LDRRMF, considering it’s only the first quarter of the year.The City Agriculture Department (CAD) has prepared P97 million which will be used for assistance to the farmers.SunStar Cebu tried to reach Baclayon on Sunday to get more details, but to no avail.Alcontin said one of the measures they are implementing now is distributing water in the mountain barangays.He said they are also coordinating with the Metropolitan Cebu Water District to deploy their trucks for water rations in Barangays Buot and Pulangbato.In previous reports, Baclayon said 40 percent of the city’s food supply come from its mountain barangays.Alcontin said one of their assignments is to ensure that the city’s food supply is not hampered, hence the declaration of a state of calamity.Alcontin said the CAD and the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries are also tasked to ensure food supplies in the city remain stable amid the El Niño.The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) declared on Friday, March 22, the start of the “Philippine Summer.”Alfredo Quiblat Jr., chief of Pagasa Visayas, earlier announced that Cebu has officially been under a dry spell since the last week of February.A dry spell refers to three consecutive months of below-normal rainfall, or a drop of 21 percent to 60 percent, or two consecutive months of way below-normal rainfall, or a drop of more than 60 percent.The El Niño phenomenon leads to decreased precipitation or, in some cases, a complete absence of rainfall, which can significantly impact crop yields and pose various environmental and economic challenges.Pagasa also warned that the phenomenon may persist until the end of May. / JJL What are the top 10 ways to make money online? IN A seeming reversal of his full-on denunciation of Charter change last month, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said Sunday he supports Charter change, but only if it favors the succeeding presidents and not the incumbent president, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.In his speech during a prayer rally at the Kasadya grounds in the South Road Properties in Cebu City on Feb. 25, the 38th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, Duterte said he does not have any problem with changing the Constitution, even changing the term of a president, so long as it does not benefit the incumbent president and is not used to extend the term of Marcos Jr.During a prayer rally last Jan. 28 in Davao City, Duterte had warned Marcos Jr. against pushing for Charter change (Cha-cha), saying there was nothing wrong with the 1987 Constitution and warning that Marcos Jr. might be ousted from power like his father before him during the People Power Revolution of 1986, if he insisted on Cha-cha.On Sunday, Duterte said Cha-cha was first proposed during the time of Marcos Sr. and has now been revived during the regime of his son, Marcos Jr.In fact, Cha-cha was also attempted by the Ramos, Estrada, Arroyo and Duterte administrations before the current administration, according to news reports. “Mosuporta ko. Cha-cha? Okay, basta si Marcos moingon, mo-commit siya sa mga tawo nga dili siya modagan pag-usab,” Duterte said. (I will support Cha-cha so long as Marcos commits to the people that he will not run again.)He said Marcos should remain in his position for one term of six years in accordance with the 1987 Constitution, saying that if the Marcoses want to extend to two or three terms, it should be done in accordance with the Constitution by letting the people decide.“Mag Cha-cha man ta, sa unsa nga paagi (whether through) people’s initiative, constituent body of Congress, or constitutional convention, we can really change anything there for as long as there is no vested interest,” Duterte said.He said changing the economic provisions has always been used as the reason for Cha-cha, especially when the one in the position wants to extend his or her term.“Changes in the Constitution, economic provisions, whatever... even sa terms sa chapter diha tanang (even the terms of all the chapters there), apil na ang termino sa (including the term of the) president, okay ko (I’m okay with it), basta dili mo pabor sa galingkod karon ug sa sunod nga (so long as it doesn’t favor the one sitting there now and in the next) election,” Duterte reiterated.He said the move would bring the Filipinos back to what happened during the time of Marcos Sr. who, during his regime, looked for money to ensure the extension of his term.He added whatever reasons they would use in changing the Constitution, it would always end up like what already happened in the past.People’s initiativeDuring the rally, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama also gave his stance on the people’s initiative (PI).“I do not like the people’s initiative because it has become a congressional initiative and likewise it has become a secret initiative,” Rama said.Presidential sister Sen. Imee Marcos has accused House Speaker and her cousin Martin Romualdez of offering a P20 million reward per legislative district in exchange for signatures in support of the PI.The PI proposes to amend the 1987 Constitution by allowing all members of Congress to jointly (rather than separately) vote on proposed constitutional amendments in a constituent assembly. This would make the 24 senators’ votes count for practically nothing against the votes of the 316 members of the House of Representatives and make it easier to revise the Constitution, the Senate said in a manifesto against the PI last month.On Sunday, Rama said Cebu City is not for sale and the country likewise.Rama was one of the guest speakers at the prayer rally, where he spoke before Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, former congressman Glenn Chong, former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., and former President Duterte, who served as the main speaker of the night. Other attendees were representatives Isidro Ungab and Paolo Duterte, and Cebu City Councilor Donaldo Hontiveros and Cebu City Administrator Collin Rosell.Support changeOn Monday, Feb. 26, Rama said he would support the call of the former president, saying Duterte was right when he said any changes in the Constitution should not benefit the one who is currently in power. Rama said it is a “normal thing” if it occurs within a constituent assembly or constitutional convention; otherwise, it would not provide a good starting point.Mayor Alfonso “Al” Pestolante of San Remigio town in northern Cebu also expressed support for extending the single six-year term of a president. But he said further study is needed.When asked whether he wishes to see Marcos Jr. benefit from the term extension, he said Marcos’s performance should be evaluated first.“Four years would be enough time for us to see the performance and decide either to continue for years or to find another one,” he told SunStar on Monday.Against Cha-cha Meanwhile, Jaime Paglinawan, chairman of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Central Visayas, said Sunday, Feb. 25, that the term extension of politicians is among their concerns if the amendment to the Constitution is passed.He said the push for Cha-cha would benefit only the ruling class, comprising individuals in influential positions.Paglinawan argued that the challenges faced by the poor and common citizens stem not from existing laws and constitutional provisions but from politicians’ failure to implement them for the majority of Filipinos’ benefit. In a statement sent to SunStar Cebu on Monday, Paglinawan said Cha-cha is one of the ways of the current administration to extend its grasp on power. “It is not appropriate to support former President Duterte’s stance that he agrees with Cha-cha where the president, and others in the position will extend the term beyond six years and can still be reelected while other positions in the LGUs (local government units) in the Congress will be extended even if their term is beyond what is in our Constitution,” Paglinawan said. “Even if Duterte said the extension of the term will be done beyond the 2028 election... he agrees with Cha-cha,” Paglinawan said. Paglinawan recalled that under Duterte’s presidency from 2016 to 2022, he pushed for amendments in the 1987 Constitution to introduce federalism in national governance, which did not prosper. In addition, Paglinawan said Duterte’s expression of support now is to pressure Marcos’s administration to bar the entry of the International Criminal Court that will investigate the atrocities and human rights violations behind the former administration’s “War on Drugs.” “The Dutertes are only using the Cha-cha campaign to pressure Marcos Jr. for their interest so that the ICC cannot enter the Philippines, and get more funds for the preparation of (Vice President) Sara Duterte, who is also ambitious for a higher position,” Paglinawan said.Disappointed votersOn Sunday, senior citizens Jose and Annie Garcia, a couple from Barangay Pasil, Cebu City, said they attended the prayer rally to hear from Duterte, and that they were also against the PI. “Stop the People’s Initiative. Stop the abuse,” Jose said in Cebuano.He added that the current administration has not done anything good for the country during its two years of service.He said Marcos, along with his wife Liza Araneta Marcos, and Martin Romualdez should step down from office.“Rice is already very expensive. Where now is the rice he promised for P20 a kilo?” Jose asked.According to the Garcia couple, they gave their trust to Marcos Jr. and voted for him in the 2022 elections and have ended up disappointed.Unity During the rally, Rama also called for unity among the country’s two top leaders -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte.“We should be united, indivisible and undivided. That’s why Marcos (and Sara) Duterte, do your job! Sakto ko (Am I right)?” Rama said.Rama, in his speech, urged them to fulfill their obligations and commitment to the UniTeam to guide the country toward progress through unity.Rama said there is no need for another Edsa people power revolution, reiterating that Marcos Jr. and Sara should do their jobs.Constitution The Constitution is the supreme law of the Philippines. Before the elder Marcos came into the picture, the Philippines operated under the 1935 Constitution, as amended, that provided for a bicameral congress and gave the president of the country a term of four years with a possibility of being reelected for a second term. President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was elected president of the country in 1965 and reelected to a second term in 1969. However, Marcos Sr.’s massive spending on foreign debt-funded infrastructure projects to curry favor with voters during the 1969 presidential campaign, as he aimed to become the first Filipino to win a second term as president, led opposition figures to accuse him of intending to stay in power beyond the two terms allowed by the 1935 Constitution.Martial lawBefore the end of his second and last term, Marcos Sr. declared martial law in 1972, and under his administration, the 1973 Constitution was adopted that gave the president (head of state) a term of six years with no prohibition on reelection, abolished the bicameral Congress—and with it, its system of checks and balances—in favor of a unicameral Batasang Pambansa in a parliamentary system of government, which meant there would be a prime minister (head of government). 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IN A seeming reversal of his full-on denunciation of Charter change last month, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said Sunday he supports Charter change, but only if it favors the succeeding presidents and not the incumbent president, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.In his speech during a prayer rally at the Kasadya grounds in the South Road Properties in Cebu City on Feb. 25, the 38th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, Duterte said he does not have any problem with changing the Constitution, even changing the term of a president, so long as it does not benefit the incumbent president and is not used to extend the term of Marcos Jr.During a prayer rally last Jan. 28 in Davao City, Duterte had warned Marcos Jr. against pushing for Charter change (Cha-cha), saying there was nothing wrong with the 1987 Constitution and warning that Marcos Jr. might be ousted from power like his father before him during the People Power Revolution of 1986, if he insisted on Cha-cha.On Sunday, Duterte said Cha-cha was first proposed during the time of Marcos Sr. and has now been revived during the regime of his son, Marcos Jr.In fact, Cha-cha was also attempted by the Ramos, Estrada, Arroyo and Duterte administrations before the current administration, according to news reports. “Mosuporta ko. Cha-cha? Okay, basta si Marcos moingon, mo-commit siya sa mga tawo nga dili siya modagan pag-usab,” Duterte said. (I will support Cha-cha so long as Marcos commits to the people that he will not run again.)He said Marcos should remain in his position for one term of six years in accordance with the 1987 Constitution, saying that if the Marcoses want to extend to two or three terms, it should be done in accordance with the Constitution by letting the people decide.“Mag Cha-cha man ta, sa unsa nga paagi (whether through) people’s initiative, constituent body of Congress, or constitutional convention, we can really change anything there for as long as there is no vested interest,” Duterte said.He said changing the economic provisions has always been used as the reason for Cha-cha, especially when the one in the position wants to extend his or her term.“Changes in the Constitution, economic provisions, whatever... even sa terms sa chapter diha tanang (even the terms of all the chapters there), apil na ang termino sa (including the term of the) president, okay ko (I’m okay with it), basta dili mo pabor sa galingkod karon ug sa sunod nga (so long as it doesn’t favor the one sitting there now and in the next) election,” Duterte reiterated.He said the move would bring the Filipinos back to what happened during the time of Marcos Sr. who, during his regime, looked for money to ensure the extension of his term.He added whatever reasons they would use in changing the Constitution, it would always end up like what already happened in the past.People’s initiativeDuring the rally, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama also gave his stance on the people’s initiative (PI).“I do not like the people’s initiative because it has become a congressional initiative and likewise it has become a secret initiative,” Rama said.Presidential sister Sen. Imee Marcos has accused House Speaker and her cousin Martin Romualdez of offering a P20 million reward per legislative district in exchange for signatures in support of the PI.The PI proposes to amend the 1987 Constitution by allowing all members of Congress to jointly (rather than separately) vote on proposed constitutional amendments in a constituent assembly. This would make the 24 senators’ votes count for practically nothing against the votes of the 316 members of the House of Representatives and make it easier to revise the Constitution, the Senate said in a manifesto against the PI last month.On Sunday, Rama said Cebu City is not for sale and the country likewise.Rama was one of the guest speakers at the prayer rally, where he spoke before Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, former congressman Glenn Chong, former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., and former President Duterte, who served as the main speaker of the night. Other attendees were representatives Isidro Ungab and Paolo Duterte, and Cebu City Councilor Donaldo Hontiveros and Cebu City Administrator Collin Rosell.Support changeOn Monday, Feb. 26, Rama said he would support the call of the former president, saying Duterte was right when he said any changes in the Constitution should not benefit the one who is currently in power. Rama said it is a “normal thing” if it occurs within a constituent assembly or constitutional convention; otherwise, it would not provide a good starting point.Mayor Alfonso “Al” Pestolante of San Remigio town in northern Cebu also expressed support for extending the single six-year term of a president. But he said further study is needed.When asked whether he wishes to see Marcos Jr. benefit from the term extension, he said Marcos’s performance should be evaluated first.“Four years would be enough time for us to see the performance and decide either to continue for years or to find another one,” he told SunStar on Monday.Against Cha-cha Meanwhile, Jaime Paglinawan, chairman of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Central Visayas, said Sunday, Feb. 25, that the term extension of politicians is among their concerns if the amendment to the Constitution is passed.He said the push for Cha-cha would benefit only the ruling class, comprising individuals in influential positions.Paglinawan argued that the challenges faced by the poor and common citizens stem not from existing laws and constitutional provisions but from politicians’ failure to implement them for the majority of Filipinos’ benefit. In a statement sent to SunStar Cebu on Monday, Paglinawan said Cha-cha is one of the ways of the current administration to extend its grasp on power. “It is not appropriate to support former President Duterte’s stance that he agrees with Cha-cha where the president, and others in the position will extend the term beyond six years and can still be reelected while other positions in the LGUs (local government units) in the Congress will be extended even if their term is beyond what is in our Constitution,” Paglinawan said. “Even if Duterte said the extension of the term will be done beyond the 2028 election... he agrees with Cha-cha,” Paglinawan said. Paglinawan recalled that under Duterte’s presidency from 2016 to 2022, he pushed for amendments in the 1987 Constitution to introduce federalism in national governance, which did not prosper. In addition, Paglinawan said Duterte’s expression of support now is to pressure Marcos’s administration to bar the entry of the International Criminal Court that will investigate the atrocities and human rights violations behind the former administration’s “War on Drugs.” “The Dutertes are only using the Cha-cha campaign to pressure Marcos Jr. for their interest so that the ICC cannot enter the Philippines, and get more funds for the preparation of (Vice President) Sara Duterte, who is also ambitious for a higher position,” Paglinawan said.Disappointed votersOn Sunday, senior citizens Jose and Annie Garcia, a couple from Barangay Pasil, Cebu City, said they attended the prayer rally to hear from Duterte, and that they were also against the PI. “Stop the People’s Initiative. Stop the abuse,” Jose said in Cebuano.He added that the current administration has not done anything good for the country during its two years of service.He said Marcos, along with his wife Liza Araneta Marcos, and Martin Romualdez should step down from office.“Rice is already very expensive. Where now is the rice he promised for P20 a kilo?” Jose asked.According to the Garcia couple, they gave their trust to Marcos Jr. and voted for him in the 2022 elections and have ended up disappointed.Unity During the rally, Rama also called for unity among the country’s two top leaders -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte.“We should be united, indivisible and undivided. That’s why Marcos (and Sara) Duterte, do your job! Sakto ko (Am I right)?” Rama said.Rama, in his speech, urged them to fulfill their obligations and commitment to the UniTeam to guide the country toward progress through unity.Rama said there is no need for another Edsa people power revolution, reiterating that Marcos Jr. and Sara should do their jobs.Constitution The Constitution is the supreme law of the Philippines. Before the elder Marcos came into the picture, the Philippines operated under the 1935 Constitution, as amended, that provided for a bicameral congress and gave the president of the country a term of four years with a possibility of being reelected for a second term. President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was elected president of the country in 1965 and reelected to a second term in 1969. However, Marcos Sr.’s massive spending on foreign debt-funded infrastructure projects to curry favor with voters during the 1969 presidential campaign, as he aimed to become the first Filipino to win a second term as president, led opposition figures to accuse him of intending to stay in power beyond the two terms allowed by the 1935 Constitution.Martial lawBefore the end of his second and last term, Marcos Sr. declared martial law in 1972, and under his administration, the 1973 Constitution was adopted that gave the president (head of state) a term of six years with no prohibition on reelection, abolished the bicameral Congress—and with it, its system of checks and balances—in favor of a unicameral Batasang Pambansa in a parliamentary system of government, which meant there would be a prime minister (head of government). In 1976, amendments to the 1973 Constitution made the incumbent president of the Philippines the prime minister, and allowed the president to exercise legislative powers until martial law was lifted. This enabled Marcos Sr. to rule concurrently as prime minister in 1978. After Marcos Sr. was ousted in the 1986 People Power Revolt, Corazon Aquino became president, and the 1987 Constitution adopted under her term restored the presidential system of government and a bicameral Congress and the ban on presidential reelection. What are the top 10 ways to make money online? THE Supreme Court (SC) has denied a petition challenging the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).In a decision promulgated in July 2023 but was only published recently, the SC said the petition, filed by the Bayyo Association Inc. (Bayyo) and Bayyo President Anselmo Perweg, against the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) Department Order (DO) 2017-011 for the implementation of the PUVMP was denied due to lack of legal standing and violation of the principle of hierarchy of courts.“These factual issues should have been first brought before the proper trial courts or the Court of Appeals, both of which are specially equipped to try and resolve factual questions,” read the decision.It was also noted in the decision that while Bayyo attached a Securities and Exchange Commission certificate of registration as an association of operators and drivers, the articles of incorporation and by-laws and other competent proof were not submitted.“Bayyo also failed to establish who its members are and that it has been duly authorized by said members to institute the petition,” it added.The group attempted to shoot down the DO, noting that it is violative of the due process and equal protection clauses of the Constitution.Two more petitions seeking to call off the implementation of the PUVMP is still pending before the SC, both of which were filed by Piston and other members of transport groups.Named respondents in the petition were the DOTr, represented by Secretary Jaime Bautista, and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), represented by its chair, Teofilo Guadiz III.The PUVMP was initiated during the previous administration.It requires operators to replace their jeepneys with vehicles fitted with Euro-4 compliant engines as part of efforts to make an environment-friendly transport system in the country. Each vehicle costs around P1.5 million to P2.7 million. (TPM/SunStar Philippines)

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THE Supreme Court (SC) has denied a petition challenging the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).In a decision promulgated in July 2023 but was only published recently, the SC said the petition, filed by the Bayyo Association Inc. (Bayyo) and Bayyo President Anselmo Perweg, against the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) Department Order (DO) 2017-011 for the implementation of the PUVMP was denied due to lack of legal standing and violation of the principle of hierarchy of courts.“These factual issues should have been first brought before the proper trial courts or the Court of Appeals, both of which are specially equipped to try and resolve factual questions,” read the decision.It was also noted in the decision that while Bayyo attached a Securities and Exchange Commission certificate of registration as an association of operators and drivers, the articles of incorporation and by-laws and other competent proof were not submitted.“Bayyo also failed to establish who its members are and that it has been duly authorized by said members to institute the petition,” it added.The group attempted to shoot down the DO, noting that it is violative of the due process and equal protection clauses of the Constitution.Two more petitions seeking to call off the implementation of the PUVMP is still pending before the SC, both of which were filed by Piston and other members of transport groups.Named respondents in the petition were the DOTr, represented by Secretary Jaime Bautista, and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), represented by its chair, Teofilo Guadiz III.The PUVMP was initiated during the previous administration.It requires operators to replace their jeepneys with vehicles fitted with Euro-4 compliant engines as part of efforts to make an environment-friendly transport system in the country. Each vehicle costs around P1.5 million to P2.7 million. (TPM/SunStar Philippines), check the following table to see what categories most online casinos in the Philippines fit in.

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(I will support Cha-cha so long as Marcos commits to the people that he will not run again.)He said Marcos should remain in his position for one term of six years in accordance with the 1987 Constitution, saying that if the Marcoses want to extend to two or three terms, it should be done in accordance with the Constitution by letting the people decide.“Mag Cha-cha man ta, sa unsa nga paagi (whether through) people’s initiative, constituent body of Congress, or constitutional convention, we can really change anything there for as long as there is no vested interest,” Duterte said.He said changing the economic provisions has always been used as the reason for Cha-cha, especially when the one in the position wants to extend his or her term.“Changes in the Constitution, economic provisions, whatever... even sa terms sa chapter diha tanang (even the terms of all the chapters there), apil na ang termino sa (including the term of the) president, okay ko (I’m okay with it), basta dili mo pabor sa galingkod karon ug sa sunod nga (so long as it doesn’t favor the one sitting there now and in the next) election,” Duterte reiterated.He said the move would bring the Filipinos back to what happened during the time of Marcos Sr. who, during his regime, looked for money to ensure the extension of his term.He added whatever reasons they would use in changing the Constitution, it would always end up like what already happened in the past.People’s initiativeDuring the rally, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama also gave his stance on the people’s initiative (PI).“I do not like the people’s initiative because it has become a congressional initiative and likewise it has become a secret initiative,” Rama said.Presidential sister Sen. Imee Marcos has accused House Speaker and her cousin Martin Romualdez of offering a P20 million reward per legislative district in exchange for signatures in support of the PI.The PI proposes to amend the 1987 Constitution by allowing all members of Congress to jointly (rather than separately) vote on proposed constitutional amendments in a constituent assembly. This would make the 24 senators’ votes count for practically nothing against the votes of the 316 members of the House of Representatives and make it easier to revise the Constitution, the Senate said in a manifesto against the PI last month.On Sunday, Rama said Cebu City is not for sale and the country likewise.Rama was one of the guest speakers at the prayer rally, where he spoke before Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, former congressman Glenn Chong, former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., and former President Duterte, who served as the main speaker of the night. Other attendees were representatives Isidro Ungab and Paolo Duterte, and Cebu City Councilor Donaldo Hontiveros and Cebu City Administrator Collin Rosell.Support changeOn Monday, Feb. 26, Rama said he would support the call of the former president, saying Duterte was right when he said any changes in the Constitution should not benefit the one who is currently in power. Rama said it is a “normal thing” if it occurs within a constituent assembly or constitutional convention; otherwise, it would not provide a good starting point.Mayor Alfonso “Al” Pestolante of San Remigio town in northern Cebu also expressed support for extending the single six-year term of a president. But he said further study is needed.When asked whether he wishes to see Marcos Jr. benefit from the term extension, he said Marcos’s performance should be evaluated first.“Four years would be enough time for us to see the performance and decide either to continue for years or to find another one,” he told SunStar on Monday.Against Cha-cha Meanwhile, Jaime Paglinawan, chairman of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Central Visayas, said Sunday, Feb. 25, that the term extension of politicians is among their concerns if the amendment to the Constitution is passed.He said the push for Cha-cha would benefit only the ruling class, comprising individuals in influential positions.Paglinawan argued that the challenges faced by the poor and common citizens stem not from existing laws and constitutional provisions but from politicians’ failure to implement them for the majority of Filipinos’ benefit. In a statement sent to SunStar Cebu on Monday, Paglinawan said Cha-cha is one of the ways of the current administration to extend its grasp on power. “It is not appropriate to support former President Duterte’s stance that he agrees with Cha-cha where the president, and others in the position will extend the term beyond six years and can still be reelected while other positions in the LGUs (local government units) in the Congress will be extended even if their term is beyond what is in our Constitution,” Paglinawan said. “Even if Duterte said the extension of the term will be done beyond the 2028 election... he agrees with Cha-cha,” Paglinawan said. Paglinawan recalled that under Duterte’s presidency from 2016 to 2022, he pushed for amendments in the 1987 Constitution to introduce federalism in national governance, which did not prosper. In addition, Paglinawan said Duterte’s expression of support now is to pressure Marcos’s administration to bar the entry of the International Criminal Court that will investigate the atrocities and human rights violations behind the former administration’s “War on Drugs.” “The Dutertes are only using the Cha-cha campaign to pressure Marcos Jr. for their interest so that the ICC cannot enter the Philippines, and get more funds for the preparation of (Vice President) Sara Duterte, who is also ambitious for a higher position,” Paglinawan said.Disappointed votersOn Sunday, senior citizens Jose and Annie Garcia, a couple from Barangay Pasil, Cebu City, said they attended the prayer rally to hear from Duterte, and that they were also against the PI. “Stop the People’s Initiative. 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