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MANDATORY haircuts, denying the right to dress based on their perceived gender identity and expression, and making fun of LGBTQIA+ individuals in schools, companies and other institutions are punishable offenses, according to the proposed Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Mandaue City's Anti-Discriminatory Ordinance for People of Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression (Sogie). The acronym LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual, while the + is meant to include other gender and sexual identities as they emerge.The final review of the IRR was conducted on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Mandaue City Session Hall, with representatives from the Department of Education, Mandaue City Police Office, Mandaue City Council's committee on women and family, Mandaue City Government, LGBT presidents of the city's 27 barangays and Mandaue-based LGBT groups.In December 2023, a write-shop was organized to create the IRR. The event was attended by department heads from different offices in Mandaue City as well as local LGBTQ+ groups, said Lester Ouano, project coordinator of the Kadangpan Project and the United Nations Development Program-Cebu United Rainbow LGBTIQ+ Sector (UNDP-Curls) Inc.Mandaue City Treasurer Regal Oliva, one of the leading figures in the City's Sogie ordinance, said Tuesday that once approved, the IRR would serve as a guide for LGBTQ+ members on the legal process they can take if their rights under the city's Sogie ordinance are violated."It can already be a document to guide to serve as a rudder for people of diverse Sogie in case their rights are violated in Mandaue City. Then, they know what to do, what office to go to, what procedures to take, and what method to step into. You don't need to have a Regal Oliva who has to do it for you (filing of cases)," said Oliva, a transgender woman. Oliva said it took a long time to craft the IRR since Mandaue's Sogie ordinance was approved in 2016 because it involved meticulous deliberation among stakeholders.The revised copy of the IRR will now be endorsed to the City Legal Office for approval. After approval, a copy of the IRR will be forwarded to the office of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes for signature and implementation.LGBTQ rightsThe IRR identifies 17 discriminatory acts that must be eliminated, such as those that would impinge on the LGBTQ+ community’s right to fair treatment in the areas of employment, education, accommodation and delivery of services.In education, the IRR protects LGBTQ+ students from unjust or onerous terms and conditions in schools. This includes prohibiting mandatory human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, and imposing a mandatory haircut, particularly for male students, and use of compulsory uniforms that do not align with the student's gender expression. The IRR also prohibits schools from denying or limiting students' access to any educational benefits based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (Sogie). It also prohibits schools from expelling or subjecting students to any penalty or detriment based on their actual or perceived Sogie. For employment, the IRR forbids denying or limiting the rights of training, recruitment, promotion, remuneration, and other terms and conditions of employment based on perceived or actual sexual orientation. It also prohibits denying or limiting opportunities for favorable terms and conditions of employment that afford employee advancement in all levels of government service and employment in Mandaue. Moreover, it prohibits excluding LGBTQ members from membership in labor unions or similar organizations.The law also prohibits mandatory HIV testing for LGBTQ employees and refusing employment to job applicants based on their perceived or actual sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.Additionally, the law prohibits denying LGBTQ individuals access to private and public establishments and their accommodations, such as facilities, utilities, transportation or services, including housing, that are open to the general public, based on their sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. All forms of abuse, particularly sexual harassment, are prohibited, including verbal and non-verbal ridicule and vilification that can lead to a loss or reduction of an individual's self-esteem. Examples include making fun of, contemptuously imitating, or mocking people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, whether in writing, words or actions and uttering slanderous or abusive statements.BudgetThe IRR requires the Mandaue City Government to set aside a yearly budget of at least P1 million to combat discrimination and stigma against the LGBTQ community. The budget should cover several components, including capacity building and education campaigns, studies and a databank on hate crimes, discrimination and stigma, access to scholarships, skills, employment, and livelihood opportunities, affirmative acts in employment and education, and access to legal representation.Additionally, the IRR strongly suggests that the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) establish a task force to address specific concerns related to Sogie. This task force should be created through the existing Violence Against Women or VAWC/human rights desk in all police stations in Mandaue City. The MCPO should also develop a system to document and report cases of discrimination and violence against people of diverse Sogie and provide assistance to the victims. They should also ensure that barangay officials, barangay security or tanods, and other barangay workers, including volunteers, undergo training to enable them to respond to victims of gender discrimination and violence against people of diverse Sogie. The task force should also assist the victim in filing the appropriate complaint or report to other law enforcement agencies.The IRR also includes granting abused transgender women a barangay protection order to prevent abusers from harassing, annoying, telephoning, contacting, texting, or otherwise communicating directly and indirectly with them.Sogie ordinance The City Council of Mandaue passed a comprehensive LGBT code on Feb. 11, 2016. This code protects the rights of the LGBT community based on the Philippine Constitution's Bill of Rights, existing laws and international conventions. This landmark ordinance is the first in the country to be based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.Ordinance violators will face penalties such as a fine of P1,000, attending a Sogie seminar, conducting community service, and imprisonment for at least three months depending on the court's discretion for the first offense. For the second offense, violators will have to pay a fine of P3,000, attend a Sogie seminar, conduct community service, and face imprisonment of at least six months. Finally, for the third offense, violators must pay a fine of P5,000, attend a Sogie seminar, conduct community service, and face imprisonment of at least one year depending on the court's discretion.Reglyn Bihag, president of the LGBTQ Federation of Mandaue City, said the city has 27 LGBTQ organizations representing the 27 barangays of the city.Bihag said of the roughly 400,000 residents of Mandaue City, around 1,675 are members of the LGBTQ community. Can I use 188bet in Philippines? Philippines THE Philippine Army said on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, that it is open to any investigation amid the claims of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) on alleged irregularities in an operation that resulted in the death of its five members in Bilar, Bohol last week.In a statement, Philippine Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colo Louie Dema-ala maintained the legitimacy of the operation in Bilar, Bohol on Friday, February 23, 2024, where police and military jointly served an arrest warrant to Domingo Jaspe Compoc, a suspected NPA leader.“This was a result of a legitimate operations covered with official reports and scene of the crime reports from the PNP. Likewise, the Philippine Army is open to any investigation as we do not dignify the twisted narratives of the CTG and their front organizations,” said Dema-ala.“Our troops understand and uphold human rights and the International Humanitarian Law in the conduct of military operations. Each and every soldier strictly adheres to the standing rules of engagement to ensure the protection of the rights of our people,” he added.Compoc, the top leader of the NPA insurgents in Bohol, was killed during the operation along with four other suspected rebels identified as Hannah Cesista, who served as former field investigator and paralegal of cause-oriented group Karapatan; Parlito Segovia; Marlon Omosura; and an individual only known as Juaning, but identified as Alberto Sancho by the CPP-NPA.The police said the suspected rebels resisted arrest, resulting in the encounter.In a statement, aside from accusing the state forces of deliberately killing the five individuals, the CPP-NPA said police and military personnel also abducted a certain Berting, whom they asked for Compoc’s location, and two of his minor companions, including a four-year-old child.“Their location is yet unknown,” the group said.It added that Police Corporal Gilbert Amper, who took part in the operation, was killed by military personnel “after a skirmish between the operating units of the PNP and AFP.”“The PNP and AFP were racing against one another in trying to get to the location of the resting unit of the NPA. The PNP unit arrived first in the area and were able to catch Ka Silong (Compoc) and company unawares,” the CPP-NPA said.“Operating troops of the 47th Infantry Battalion arrived later, sparking a firefight between them and the police unit, leading to the death of one police officer,” it added.In a press conference, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief of the Public Information Office (PIO) Colonel Jean Fajardo said they will look into the authenticity of the photos floated by the CPP-NPA showing Compoc being accosted by a military personnel alive.She said Central Visayas Police Regional Office Director Brigadier General Anthony Aberin has also ordered the conduct of an in-depth investigation on the incident.PNP chief maintains regularity of Bilar, Bohol operation“The statement came from the CPP-NPA and this is a self-serving statement on their part but nasabi na rin ito ng ating Chief PNP kahapon na open ang PNP sa anumang investigation na gagawin regarding this incident pero nasabi na rin ng ating Chief PNP na masakit yun para sa PNP na namatayan tayo ng isang pulis, may isang nasugatan para lang sabihin na ito ay isang insidente na gawa-gawa lamang ng PNP dahil hindi isasakripisyo ng PNP ‘yung buhay ng pulis natin para lang sa ganitong insidente,” said Fajardo.“It’s quite easy for anyone to release a particular picture pero we have to check saan ba nakuha itong picture, authenticity ng pictures, sino ba nakakuha ng picture na ito. We cannot accept hook, line and sinker yung mga nilalabas sa media, particularly coming from the CPP-NPA,” she added. (TPM/SunStar Philippines)

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THE Philippine Army said on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, that it is open to any investigation amid the claims of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) on alleged irregularities in an operation that resulted in the death of its five members in Bilar, Bohol last week.In a statement, Philippine Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colo Louie Dema-ala maintained the legitimacy of the operation in Bilar, Bohol on Friday, February 23, 2024, where police and military jointly served an arrest warrant to Domingo Jaspe Compoc, a suspected NPA leader.“This was a result of a legitimate operations covered with official reports and scene of the crime reports from the PNP. Likewise, the Philippine Army is open to any investigation as we do not dignify the twisted narratives of the CTG and their front organizations,” said Dema-ala.“Our troops understand and uphold human rights and the International Humanitarian Law in the conduct of military operations. Each and every soldier strictly adheres to the standing rules of engagement to ensure the protection of the rights of our people,” he added.Compoc, the top leader of the NPA insurgents in Bohol, was killed during the operation along with four other suspected rebels identified as Hannah Cesista, who served as former field investigator and paralegal of cause-oriented group Karapatan; Parlito Segovia; Marlon Omosura; and an individual only known as Juaning, but identified as Alberto Sancho by the CPP-NPA.The police said the suspected rebels resisted arrest, resulting in the encounter.In a statement, aside from accusing the state forces of deliberately killing the five individuals, the CPP-NPA said police and military personnel also abducted a certain Berting, whom they asked for Compoc’s location, and two of his minor companions, including a four-year-old child.“Their location is yet unknown,” the group said.It added that Police Corporal Gilbert Amper, who took part in the operation, was killed by military personnel “after a skirmish between the operating units of the PNP and AFP.”“The PNP and AFP were racing against one another in trying to get to the location of the resting unit of the NPA. The PNP unit arrived first in the area and were able to catch Ka Silong (Compoc) and company unawares,” the CPP-NPA said.“Operating troops of the 47th Infantry Battalion arrived later, sparking a firefight between them and the police unit, leading to the death of one police officer,” it added.In a press conference, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief of the Public Information Office (PIO) Colonel Jean Fajardo said they will look into the authenticity of the photos floated by the CPP-NPA showing Compoc being accosted by a military personnel alive.She said Central Visayas Police Regional Office Director Brigadier General Anthony Aberin has also ordered the conduct of an in-depth investigation on the incident.PNP chief maintains regularity of Bilar, Bohol operation“The statement came from the CPP-NPA and this is a self-serving statement on their part but nasabi na rin ito ng ating Chief PNP kahapon na open ang PNP sa anumang investigation na gagawin regarding this incident pero nasabi na rin ng ating Chief PNP na masakit yun para sa PNP na namatayan tayo ng isang pulis, may isang nasugatan para lang sabihin na ito ay isang insidente na gawa-gawa lamang ng PNP dahil hindi isasakripisyo ng PNP ‘yung buhay ng pulis natin para lang sa ganitong insidente,” said Fajardo.“It’s quite easy for anyone to release a particular picture pero we have to check saan ba nakuha itong picture, authenticity ng pictures, sino ba nakakuha ng picture na ito. We cannot accept hook, line and sinker yung mga nilalabas sa media, particularly coming from the CPP-NPA,” she added. (TPM/SunStar Philippines) How do you outsmart a bookies? THE WATER supply of Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has decreased due to the ongoing dry spell caused by the strong El Niño phenomenon.Tommy Gonzalez of the production department of MCWD said on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, that they have observed that the supply has been depleting since the last quarter of last year.MCWD is a primary water utility company, which serves the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay and Lapu-Lapu and the towns of Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela, and Cordova.He said they used to produce 301,000 cubic meters of water daily, but now they can only produce around 276,000 cubic meters per day.“We have consumers from the coverage area who are already complaining that their supposed 24-hour availability of water is now intermittent,” he said.He said the water needs of the entire Metro Cebu amount to 600,000 cubic meters per day, and they only provide 52 percent, or approximately 312,000 cubic meters.ClarificationHe clarified that MCWD does not serve everyone in the metro. Non-customers should not address their complaints to the water district, he said.Metro Cebu is made up of the cities of Carcar, Cebu, Danao, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Naga and Talisay, and the towns of Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Minglanilla and San Fernando.Gonzalez said MCWD currently acquires water from three distinct sources: desalinated seawater (10 percent), groundwater obtained from wells (50 percent), and surface water (40 percent), which encompasses both bulk water and sources owned by MCWD.He said the ongoing dry spell disproportionately affects the supply from surface water sources, which are directly exposed to the atmosphere and are therefore “more susceptible to the extensive heat.”Among its surface water sources are the Jaclupan wellfield in Talisay City, which normally produces 30,000 cubic meters, and the Buhisan Dam in Cebu City, which normally produces 5,000 cubic meters.However, he did not provide their current water output.Gonzalez said seawater can be a great source of supply since “seawater is limitless,” but he said it is expensive.However, he said they are currently capitalizing on establishing more desalination projects.On Dec. 28, 2022, MCWD signed a 25-year contract worth P20.7 billion for a joint venture with Pilipinas Water Resources Inc. and 8990 Housing Development Corp. to provide desalinated water.According to the contract, 10,000 cubic meters of water would be delivered daily in the first year, with the delivery increasing to 25,000 cubic meters per day for the remaining 24 years of the agreement.SunStar Cebu tried to contact Gonzalez for any updates on the water district’s water supply output, but he did not respond as of press time.Dry spellMeanwhile, Chief Alfredo “Al” Quiblat Jr. of the weather bureau Pagasa Visayas announced that Cebu is officially under a dry spell.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.According to records of the Cebu City Agriculture Department, 506 farmers out of the 10,719 registered farmers in the city’s 28 mountain barangays are already reeling from the effects of El Niño, with the extreme weather condition affecting 115 hectares of farmland.They suffer from lack of water which has damaged or destroyed some of their crops, said City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon.“Nagproblema na sila, wala nitubo ilang mga tanom kay nagkulang na gyud and tubig. Ato silang gikuanan, gitagaan ug response dayon ug ato dayong gikuha ang posibile pud na may mga damages,” he said.(Some of their crops did not grow due to lack of water. We’ve already responded and collated the possible damage they have incurred.)The City Government has moved to implement mitigating measures to alleviate the plight of the affected farmers, which include a comprehensive barangay-to-barangay campaign and awareness caravan, rallying local communities and associations to identify and address pressing issues related to farming amid the El Niño.Baclayon said they have allocated P97 million in assistance but only for those who have suffered because of the El Niño.He said insured farmers can also file insurance claims.He said the City will also implement essential infrastructure projects like building mini-irrigations, and deploy power pumps, drums, hoses, as well as construct greenhouses to bolster agricultural resilience.Baclayon also highlighted the formation of three organizations that comprise approximately 97 mini-associations to streamline the distribution of resources and support across the 28 affected mountain barangays.“Importante kaayo na gi-organize namo sila kay they are the ones who would tell us asa gyud dapita within sa ilaha na area possibly naay enough na sufficiency nga kabutangan [where infrastructure projects will be implemented],” Baclayon said.(It was important to organize them since they are the ones who will tell us where infrastructure projects can be implemented to mitigate the effects of the El Niño,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English. (KJF / Joshua Usigan, BIPSU Intern)

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THE WATER supply of Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has decreased due to the ongoing dry spell caused by the strong El Niño phenomenon.Tommy Gonzalez of the production department of MCWD said on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, that they have observed that the supply has been depleting since the last quarter of last year.MCWD is a primary water utility company, which serves the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay and Lapu-Lapu and the towns of Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela, and Cordova.He said they used to produce 301,000 cubic meters of water daily, but now they can only produce around 276,000 cubic meters per day.“We have consumers from the coverage area who are already complaining that their supposed 24-hour availability of water is now intermittent,” he said.He said the water needs of the entire Metro Cebu amount to 600,000 cubic meters per day, and they only provide 52 percent, or approximately 312,000 cubic meters.ClarificationHe clarified that MCWD does not serve everyone in the metro. Non-customers should not address their complaints to the water district, he said.Metro Cebu is made up of the cities of Carcar, Cebu, Danao, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Naga and Talisay, and the towns of Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Minglanilla and San Fernando.Gonzalez said MCWD currently acquires water from three distinct sources: desalinated seawater (10 percent), groundwater obtained from wells (50 percent), and surface water (40 percent), which encompasses both bulk water and sources owned by MCWD.He said the ongoing dry spell disproportionately affects the supply from surface water sources, which are directly exposed to the atmosphere and are therefore “more susceptible to the extensive heat.”Among its surface water sources are the Jaclupan wellfield in Talisay City, which normally produces 30,000 cubic meters, and the Buhisan Dam in Cebu City, which normally produces 5,000 cubic meters.However, he did not provide their current water output.Gonzalez said seawater can be a great source of supply since “seawater is limitless,” but he said it is expensive.However, he said they are currently capitalizing on establishing more desalination projects.On Dec. 28, 2022, MCWD signed a 25-year contract worth P20.7 billion for a joint venture with Pilipinas Water Resources Inc. and 8990 Housing Development Corp. to provide desalinated water.According to the contract, 10,000 cubic meters of water would be delivered daily in the first year, with the delivery increasing to 25,000 cubic meters per day for the remaining 24 years of the agreement.SunStar Cebu tried to contact Gonzalez for any updates on the water district’s water supply output, but he did not respond as of press time.Dry spellMeanwhile, Chief Alfredo “Al” Quiblat Jr. of the weather bureau Pagasa Visayas announced that Cebu is officially under a dry spell.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.According to records of the Cebu City Agriculture Department, 506 farmers out of the 10,719 registered farmers in the city’s 28 mountain barangays are already reeling from the effects of El Niño, with the extreme weather condition affecting 115 hectares of farmland.They suffer from lack of water which has damaged or destroyed some of their crops, said City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon.“Nagproblema na sila, wala nitubo ilang mga tanom kay nagkulang na gyud and tubig. Ato silang gikuanan, gitagaan ug response dayon ug ato dayong gikuha ang posibile pud na may mga damages,” he said.(Some of their crops did not grow due to lack of water. We’ve already responded and collated the possible damage they have incurred.)The City Government has moved to implement mitigating measures to alleviate the plight of the affected farmers, which include a comprehensive barangay-to-barangay campaign and awareness caravan, rallying local communities and associations to identify and address pressing issues related to farming amid the El Niño.Baclayon said they have allocated P97 million in assistance but only for those who have suffered because of the El Niño.He said insured farmers can also file insurance claims.He said the City will also implement essential infrastructure projects like building mini-irrigations, and deploy power pumps, drums, hoses, as well as construct greenhouses to bolster agricultural resilience.Baclayon also highlighted the formation of three organizations that comprise approximately 97 mini-associations to streamline the distribution of resources and support across the 28 affected mountain barangays.“Importante kaayo na gi-organize namo sila kay they are the ones who would tell us asa gyud dapita within sa ilaha na area possibly naay enough na sufficiency nga kabutangan [where infrastructure projects will be implemented],” Baclayon said.(It was important to organize them since they are the ones who will tell us where infrastructure projects can be implemented to mitigate the effects of the El Niño,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English. (KJF / Joshua Usigan, BIPSU Intern) How do you outsmart a bookies? MANDATORY haircuts, denying the right to dress based on their perceived gender identity and expression, and making fun of LGBTQIA+ individuals in schools, companies and other institutions are punishable offenses, according to the proposed Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Mandaue City's Anti-Discriminatory Ordinance for People of Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression (Sogie). The acronym LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual, while the + is meant to include other gender and sexual identities as they emerge.The final review of the IRR was conducted on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Mandaue City Session Hall, with representatives from the Department of Education, Mandaue City Police Office, Mandaue City Council's committee on women and family, Mandaue City Government, LGBT presidents of the city's 27 barangays and Mandaue-based LGBT groups.In December 2023, a write-shop was organized to create the IRR. The event was attended by department heads from different offices in Mandaue City as well as local LGBTQ+ groups, said Lester Ouano, project coordinator of the Kadangpan Project and the United Nations Development Program-Cebu United Rainbow LGBTIQ+ Sector (UNDP-Curls) Inc.Mandaue City Treasurer Regal Oliva, one of the leading figures in the City's Sogie ordinance, said Tuesday that once approved, the IRR would serve as a guide for LGBTQ+ members on the legal process they can take if their rights under the city's Sogie ordinance are violated."It can already be a document to guide to serve as a rudder for people of diverse Sogie in case their rights are violated in Mandaue City. Then, they know what to do, what office to go to, what procedures to take, and what method to step into. You don't need to have a Regal Oliva who has to do it for you (filing of cases)," said Oliva, a transgender woman. Oliva said it took a long time to craft the IRR since Mandaue's Sogie ordinance was approved in 2016 because it involved meticulous deliberation among stakeholders.The revised copy of the IRR will now be endorsed to the City Legal Office for approval. After approval, a copy of the IRR will be forwarded to the office of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes for signature and implementation.LGBTQ rightsThe IRR identifies 17 discriminatory acts that must be eliminated, such as those that would impinge on the LGBTQ+ community’s right to fair treatment in the areas of employment, education, accommodation and delivery of services.In education, the IRR protects LGBTQ+ students from unjust or onerous terms and conditions in schools. This includes prohibiting mandatory human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, and imposing a mandatory haircut, particularly for male students, and use of compulsory uniforms that do not align with the student's gender expression. The IRR also prohibits schools from denying or limiting students' access to any educational benefits based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (Sogie). It also prohibits schools from expelling or subjecting students to any penalty or detriment based on their actual or perceived Sogie. For employment, the IRR forbids denying or limiting the rights of training, recruitment, promotion, remuneration, and other terms and conditions of employment based on perceived or actual sexual orientation. It also prohibits denying or limiting opportunities for favorable terms and conditions of employment that afford employee advancement in all levels of government service and employment in Mandaue. Moreover, it prohibits excluding LGBTQ members from membership in labor unions or similar organizations.The law also prohibits mandatory HIV testing for LGBTQ employees and refusing employment to job applicants based on their perceived or actual sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.Additionally, the law prohibits denying LGBTQ individuals access to private and public establishments and their accommodations, such as facilities, utilities, transportation or services, including housing, that are open to the general public, based on their sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. All forms of abuse, particularly sexual harassment, are prohibited, including verbal and non-verbal ridicule and vilification that can lead to a loss or reduction of an individual's self-esteem. Examples include making fun of, contemptuously imitating, or mocking people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, whether in writing, words or actions and uttering slanderous or abusive statements.BudgetThe IRR requires the Mandaue City Government to set aside a yearly budget of at least P1 million to combat discrimination and stigma against the LGBTQ community. The budget should cover several components, including capacity building and education campaigns, studies and a databank on hate crimes, discrimination and stigma, access to scholarships, skills, employment, and livelihood opportunities, affirmative acts in employment and education, and access to legal representation.Additionally, the IRR strongly suggests that the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) establish a task force to address specific concerns related to Sogie. This task force should be created through the existing Violence Against Women or VAWC/human rights desk in all police stations in Mandaue City. The MCPO should also develop a system to document and report cases of discrimination and violence against people of diverse Sogie and provide assistance to the victims. They should also ensure that barangay officials, barangay security or tanods, and other barangay workers, including volunteers, undergo training to enable them to respond to victims of gender discrimination and violence against people of diverse Sogie. The task force should also assist the victim in filing the appropriate complaint or report to other law enforcement agencies.The IRR also includes granting abused transgender women a barangay protection order to prevent abusers from harassing, annoying, telephoning, contacting, texting, or otherwise communicating directly and indirectly with them.Sogie ordinance The City Council of Mandaue passed a comprehensive LGBT code on Feb. 11, 2016. This code protects the rights of the LGBT community based on the Philippine Constitution's Bill of Rights, existing laws and international conventions. This landmark ordinance is the first in the country to be based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.Ordinance violators will face penalties such as a fine of P1,000, attending a Sogie seminar, conducting community service, and imprisonment for at least three months depending on the court's discretion for the first offense. For the second offense, violators will have to pay a fine of P3,000, attend a Sogie seminar, conduct community service, and face imprisonment of at least six months. Finally, for the third offense, violators must pay a fine of P5,000, attend a Sogie seminar, conduct community service, and face imprisonment of at least one year depending on the court's discretion.Reglyn Bihag, president of the LGBTQ Federation of Mandaue City, said the city has 27 LGBTQ organizations representing the 27 barangays of the city.Bihag said of the roughly 400,000 residents of Mandaue City, around 1,675 are members of the LGBTQ community.

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MANDATORY haircuts, denying the right to dress based on their perceived gender identity and expression, and making fun of LGBTQIA+ individuals in schools, companies and other institutions are punishable offenses, according to the proposed Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Mandaue City's Anti-Discriminatory Ordinance for People of Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression (Sogie). The acronym LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual, while the + is meant to include other gender and sexual identities as they emerge.The final review of the IRR was conducted on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Mandaue City Session Hall, with representatives from the Department of Education, Mandaue City Police Office, Mandaue City Council's committee on women and family, Mandaue City Government, LGBT presidents of the city's 27 barangays and Mandaue-based LGBT groups.In December 2023, a write-shop was organized to create the IRR. The event was attended by department heads from different offices in Mandaue City as well as local LGBTQ+ groups, said Lester Ouano, project coordinator of the Kadangpan Project and the United Nations Development Program-Cebu United Rainbow LGBTIQ+ Sector (UNDP-Curls) Inc.Mandaue City Treasurer Regal Oliva, one of the leading figures in the City's Sogie ordinance, said Tuesday that once approved, the IRR would serve as a guide for LGBTQ+ members on the legal process they can take if their rights under the city's Sogie ordinance are violated."It can already be a document to guide to serve as a rudder for people of diverse Sogie in case their rights are violated in Mandaue City. Then, they know what to do, what office to go to, what procedures to take, and what method to step into. You don't need to have a Regal Oliva who has to do it for you (filing of cases)," said Oliva, a transgender woman. Oliva said it took a long time to craft the IRR since Mandaue's Sogie ordinance was approved in 2016 because it involved meticulous deliberation among stakeholders.The revised copy of the IRR will now be endorsed to the City Legal Office for approval. After approval, a copy of the IRR will be forwarded to the office of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes for signature and implementation.LGBTQ rightsThe IRR identifies 17 discriminatory acts that must be eliminated, such as those that would impinge on the LGBTQ+ community’s right to fair treatment in the areas of employment, education, accommodation and delivery of services.In education, the IRR protects LGBTQ+ students from unjust or onerous terms and conditions in schools. This includes prohibiting mandatory human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, and imposing a mandatory haircut, particularly for male students, and use of compulsory uniforms that do not align with the student's gender expression. The IRR also prohibits schools from denying or limiting students' access to any educational benefits based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (Sogie). It also prohibits schools from expelling or subjecting students to any penalty or detriment based on their actual or perceived Sogie. For employment, the IRR forbids denying or limiting the rights of training, recruitment, promotion, remuneration, and other terms and conditions of employment based on perceived or actual sexual orientation. It also prohibits denying or limiting opportunities for favorable terms and conditions of employment that afford employee advancement in all levels of government service and employment in Mandaue. Moreover, it prohibits excluding LGBTQ members from membership in labor unions or similar organizations.The law also prohibits mandatory HIV testing for LGBTQ employees and refusing employment to job applicants based on their perceived or actual sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.Additionally, the law prohibits denying LGBTQ individuals access to private and public establishments and their accommodations, such as facilities, utilities, transportation or services, including housing, that are open to the general public, based on their sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. All forms of abuse, particularly sexual harassment, are prohibited, including verbal and non-verbal ridicule and vilification that can lead to a loss or reduction of an individual's self-esteem. Examples include making fun of, contemptuously imitating, or mocking people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, whether in writing, words or actions and uttering slanderous or abusive statements.BudgetThe IRR requires the Mandaue City Government to set aside a yearly budget of at least P1 million to combat discrimination and stigma against the LGBTQ community. The budget should cover several components, including capacity building and education campaigns, studies and a databank on hate crimes, discrimination and stigma, access to scholarships, skills, employment, and livelihood opportunities, affirmative acts in employment and education, and access to legal representation.Additionally, the IRR strongly suggests that the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) establish a task force to address specific concerns related to Sogie. This task force should be created through the existing Violence Against Women or VAWC/human rights desk in all police stations in Mandaue City. The MCPO should also develop a system to document and report cases of discrimination and violence against people of diverse Sogie and provide assistance to the victims. They should also ensure that barangay officials, barangay security or tanods, and other barangay workers, including volunteers, undergo training to enable them to respond to victims of gender discrimination and violence against people of diverse Sogie. The task force should also assist the victim in filing the appropriate complaint or report to other law enforcement agencies.The IRR also includes granting abused transgender women a barangay protection order to prevent abusers from harassing, annoying, telephoning, contacting, texting, or otherwise communicating directly and indirectly with them.Sogie ordinance The City Council of Mandaue passed a comprehensive LGBT code on Feb. 11, 2016. This code protects the rights of the LGBT community based on the Philippine Constitution's Bill of Rights, existing laws and international conventions. This landmark ordinance is the first in the country to be based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.Ordinance violators will face penalties such as a fine of P1,000, attending a Sogie seminar, conducting community service, and imprisonment for at least three months depending on the court's discretion for the first offense. 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MANDATORY haircuts, denying the right to dress based on their perceived gender identity and expression, and making fun of LGBTQIA+ individuals in schools, companies and other institutions are punishable offenses, according to the proposed Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Mandaue City's Anti-Discriminatory Ordinance for People of Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression (Sogie). The acronym LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual, while the + is meant to include other gender and sexual identities as they emerge.The final review of the IRR was conducted on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Mandaue City Session Hall, with representatives from the Department of Education, Mandaue City Police Office, Mandaue City Council's committee on women and family, Mandaue City Government, LGBT presidents of the city's 27 barangays and Mandaue-based LGBT groups.In December 2023, a write-shop was organized to create the IRR. The event was attended by department heads from different offices in Mandaue City as well as local LGBTQ+ groups, said Lester Ouano, project coordinator of the Kadangpan Project and the United Nations Development Program-Cebu United Rainbow LGBTIQ+ Sector (UNDP-Curls) Inc.Mandaue City Treasurer Regal Oliva, one of the leading figures in the City's Sogie ordinance, said Tuesday that once approved, the IRR would serve as a guide for LGBTQ+ members on the legal process they can take if their rights under the city's Sogie ordinance are violated."It can already be a document to guide to serve as a rudder for people of diverse Sogie in case their rights are violated in Mandaue City. Then, they know what to do, what office to go to, what procedures to take, and what method to step into. You don't need to have a Regal Oliva who has to do it for you (filing of cases)," said Oliva, a transgender woman. Oliva said it took a long time to craft the IRR since Mandaue's Sogie ordinance was approved in 2016 because it involved meticulous deliberation among stakeholders.The revised copy of the IRR will now be endorsed to the City Legal Office for approval. After approval, a copy of the IRR will be forwarded to the office of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes for signature and implementation.LGBTQ rightsThe IRR identifies 17 discriminatory acts that must be eliminated, such as those that would impinge on the LGBTQ+ community’s right to fair treatment in the areas of employment, education, accommodation and delivery of services.In education, the IRR protects LGBTQ+ students from unjust or onerous terms and conditions in schools. This includes prohibiting mandatory human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, and imposing a mandatory haircut, particularly for male students, and use of compulsory uniforms that do not align with the student's gender expression. The IRR also prohibits schools from denying or limiting students' access to any educational benefits based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (Sogie). It also prohibits schools from expelling or subjecting students to any penalty or detriment based on their actual or perceived Sogie. For employment, the IRR forbids denying or limiting the rights of training, recruitment, promotion, remuneration, and other terms and conditions of employment based on perceived or actual sexual orientation. It also prohibits denying or limiting opportunities for favorable terms and conditions of employment that afford employee advancement in all levels of government service and employment in Mandaue. Moreover, it prohibits excluding LGBTQ members from membership in labor unions or similar organizations.The law also prohibits mandatory HIV testing for LGBTQ employees and refusing employment to job applicants based on their perceived or actual sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.Additionally, the law prohibits denying LGBTQ individuals access to private and public establishments and their accommodations, such as facilities, utilities, transportation or services, including housing, that are open to the general public, based on their sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. All forms of abuse, particularly sexual harassment, are prohibited, including verbal and non-verbal ridicule and vilification that can lead to a loss or reduction of an individual's self-esteem. Examples include making fun of, contemptuously imitating, or mocking people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, whether in writing, words or actions and uttering slanderous or abusive statements.BudgetThe IRR requires the Mandaue City Government to set aside a yearly budget of at least P1 million to combat discrimination and stigma against the LGBTQ community. The budget should cover several components, including capacity building and education campaigns, studies and a databank on hate crimes, discrimination and stigma, access to scholarships, skills, employment, and livelihood opportunities, affirmative acts in employment and education, and access to legal representation.Additionally, the IRR strongly suggests that the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) establish a task force to address specific concerns related to Sogie. This task force should be created through the existing Violence Against Women or VAWC/human rights desk in all police stations in Mandaue City. The MCPO should also develop a system to document and report cases of discrimination and violence against people of diverse Sogie and provide assistance to the victims. They should also ensure that barangay officials, barangay security or tanods, and other barangay workers, including volunteers, undergo training to enable them to respond to victims of gender discrimination and violence against people of diverse Sogie. The task force should also assist the victim in filing the appropriate complaint or report to other law enforcement agencies.The IRR also includes granting abused transgender women a barangay protection order to prevent abusers from harassing, annoying, telephoning, contacting, texting, or otherwise communicating directly and indirectly with them.Sogie ordinance The City Council of Mandaue passed a comprehensive LGBT code on Feb. 11, 2016. This code protects the rights of the LGBT community based on the Philippine Constitution's Bill of Rights, existing laws and international conventions. This landmark ordinance is the first in the country to be based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.Ordinance violators will face penalties such as a fine of P1,000, attending a Sogie seminar, conducting community service, and imprisonment for at least three months depending on the court's discretion for the first offense. 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THE Philippine Army said on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, that it is open to any investigation amid the claims of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) on alleged irregularities in an operation that resulted in the death of its five members in Bilar, Bohol last week.In a statement, Philippine Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colo Louie Dema-ala maintained the legitimacy of the operation in Bilar, Bohol on Friday, February 23, 2024, where police and military jointly served an arrest warrant to Domingo Jaspe Compoc, a suspected NPA leader.“This was a result of a legitimate operations covered with official reports and scene of the crime reports from the PNP. Likewise, the Philippine Army is open to any investigation as we do not dignify the twisted narratives of the CTG and their front organizations,” said Dema-ala.“Our troops understand and uphold human rights and the International Humanitarian Law in the conduct of military operations. Each and every soldier strictly adheres to the standing rules of engagement to ensure the protection of the rights of our people,” he added.Compoc, the top leader of the NPA insurgents in Bohol, was killed during the operation along with four other suspected rebels identified as Hannah Cesista, who served as former field investigator and paralegal of cause-oriented group Karapatan; Parlito Segovia; Marlon Omosura; and an individual only known as Juaning, but identified as Alberto Sancho by the CPP-NPA.The police said the suspected rebels resisted arrest, resulting in the encounter.In a statement, aside from accusing the state forces of deliberately killing the five individuals, the CPP-NPA said police and military personnel also abducted a certain Berting, whom they asked for Compoc’s location, and two of his minor companions, including a four-year-old child.“Their location is yet unknown,” the group said.It added that Police Corporal Gilbert Amper, who took part in the operation, was killed by military personnel “after a skirmish between the operating units of the PNP and AFP.”“The PNP and AFP were racing against one another in trying to get to the location of the resting unit of the NPA. The PNP unit arrived first in the area and were able to catch Ka Silong (Compoc) and company unawares,” the CPP-NPA said.“Operating troops of the 47th Infantry Battalion arrived later, sparking a firefight between them and the police unit, leading to the death of one police officer,” it added.In a press conference, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief of the Public Information Office (PIO) Colonel Jean Fajardo said they will look into the authenticity of the photos floated by the CPP-NPA showing Compoc being accosted by a military personnel alive.She said Central Visayas Police Regional Office Director Brigadier General Anthony Aberin has also ordered the conduct of an in-depth investigation on the incident.PNP chief maintains regularity of Bilar, Bohol operation“The statement came from the CPP-NPA and this is a self-serving statement on their part but nasabi na rin ito ng ating Chief PNP kahapon na open ang PNP sa anumang investigation na gagawin regarding this incident pero nasabi na rin ng ating Chief PNP na masakit yun para sa PNP na namatayan tayo ng isang pulis, may isang nasugatan para lang sabihin na ito ay isang insidente na gawa-gawa lamang ng PNP dahil hindi isasakripisyo ng PNP ‘yung buhay ng pulis natin para lang sa ganitong insidente,” said Fajardo.“It’s quite easy for anyone to release a particular picture pero we have to check saan ba nakuha itong picture, authenticity ng pictures, sino ba nakakuha ng picture na ito. 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Non-customers should not address their complaints to the water district, he said.Metro Cebu is made up of the cities of Carcar, Cebu, Danao, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Naga and Talisay, and the towns of Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Liloan, Minglanilla and San Fernando.Gonzalez said MCWD currently acquires water from three distinct sources: desalinated seawater (10 percent), groundwater obtained from wells (50 percent), and surface water (40 percent), which encompasses both bulk water and sources owned by MCWD.He said the ongoing dry spell disproportionately affects the supply from surface water sources, which are directly exposed to the atmosphere and are therefore “more susceptible to the extensive heat.”Among its surface water sources are the Jaclupan wellfield in Talisay City, which normally produces 30,000 cubic meters, and the Buhisan Dam in Cebu City, which normally produces 5,000 cubic meters.However, he did not provide their current water output.Gonzalez said seawater can be a great source of supply since “seawater is limitless,” but he said it is expensive.However, he said they are currently capitalizing on establishing more desalination projects.On Dec. 28, 2022, MCWD signed a 25-year contract worth P20.7 billion for a joint venture with Pilipinas Water Resources Inc. and 8990 Housing Development Corp. to provide desalinated water.According to the contract, 10,000 cubic meters of water would be delivered daily in the first year, with the delivery increasing to 25,000 cubic meters per day for the remaining 24 years of the agreement.SunStar Cebu tried to contact Gonzalez for any updates on the water district’s water supply output, but he did not respond as of press time.Dry spellMeanwhile, Chief Alfredo “Al” Quiblat Jr. of the weather bureau Pagasa Visayas announced that Cebu is officially under a dry spell.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.According to records of the Cebu City Agriculture Department, 506 farmers out of the 10,719 registered farmers in the city’s 28 mountain barangays are already reeling from the effects of El Niño, with the extreme weather condition affecting 115 hectares of farmland.They suffer from lack of water which has damaged or destroyed some of their crops, said City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon.“Nagproblema na sila, wala nitubo ilang mga tanom kay nagkulang na gyud and tubig. Ato silang gikuanan, gitagaan ug response dayon ug ato dayong gikuha ang posibile pud na may mga damages,” he said.(Some of their crops did not grow due to lack of water. We’ve already responded and collated the possible damage they have incurred.)The City Government has moved to implement mitigating measures to alleviate the plight of the affected farmers, which include a comprehensive barangay-to-barangay campaign and awareness caravan, rallying local communities and associations to identify and address pressing issues related to farming amid the El Niño.Baclayon said they have allocated P97 million in assistance but only for those who have suffered because of the El Niño.He said insured farmers can also file insurance claims.He said the City will also implement essential infrastructure projects like building mini-irrigations, and deploy power pumps, drums, hoses, as well as construct greenhouses to bolster agricultural resilience.Baclayon also highlighted the formation of three organizations that comprise approximately 97 mini-associations to streamline the distribution of resources and support across the 28 affected mountain barangays.“Importante kaayo na gi-organize namo sila kay they are the ones who would tell us asa gyud dapita within sa ilaha na area possibly naay enough na sufficiency nga kabutangan [where infrastructure projects will be implemented],” Baclayon said.(It was important to organize them since they are the ones who will tell us where infrastructure projects can be implemented to mitigate the effects of the El Niño,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English. 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