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CENTRAL Visayas experienced a slight uptick in its inflation rate, reaching 2.7 percent in February 2024, according to data gathered by the Philippine Statistics Authority in Central Visayas (PSA 7).PSA 7 chief statistical specialist Leopoldo Alfanta said on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, the figure is 0.2 percentage points higher than the 2.5 percent recorded in January this year.In comparison, in February 2023, the region faced a higher inflation rate of 7.4 percent.During the dissemination of the Summary Inflation Report for the Central Visayas Consumer Price Index for February this year, Alfanta highlighted at least three primary drivers of the inflationary uptick.These included increases in the inflation rates of food and non-alcoholic beverages, transport, personal care, miscellaneous goods, and services.Inflation, the gradual increase in prices of goods and services, leads to a decrease in the purchasing power of a currency. It reflects the percentage change in the average price level of goods and services over time, reducing the value of money as each unit buys fewer goods and services.National level At the national level, Alfanta said the country’s headline or overall inflation also increased to 3.4 percent in February 2024 from 2.8 percent in January 2024.This brings the national average inflation from January 2024 to February 2024 to 3.1 percent. On the other hand, a year ago, the inflation rate was higher at 8.6 percent.Among the 17 regions in the Philippines, 13 recorded faster inflation rates in February, and four regions recorded slower inflation rates relative to their January 2024 inflation rates.The state statistician said Region 1 (Ilocos) and Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) recorded the lowest inflation rates at two percent, while the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao recorded the highest inflation at 5.3 percent during the month.Key factorsAlfanta said the uptrend in the regional inflation for the last month was primarily brought about by the faster year-on-year increase on food and non-alcoholic beverages at 2.9 percent in February 2024 from 2.2 percent in January 2024.Also contributing to the uptrend of the regional inflation was the faster year-on-year increase in the indices of transport with 1.8 percent from 0.5 percent; and personal care and miscellaneous goods and services with 4.7 percent from 4.4 percent, respectively.Moreover, inflation rates for various commodity groups showed mixed trends last month. Inflation increased slightly in recreation, sports and culture, rising to 3.8 percent from 3.7 percent. Similarly, restaurants and accommodation services saw a slight uptick, reaching 4.4 percent from 4.3 percent.However, several commodity groups experienced lower inflation rates, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco which decreased to 10 percent from 10.2 percent, while clothing and footwear dropped to 2.3 percent from 2.4 percent. Housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuels also saw a decline, falling to 1.5 percent from two percent, along with furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance, which decreased to 2.9 percent from 3.2 percent.Meanwhile, health remained steady at 4.5 percent, information and communication retained its previous rate of 0.3 percent, and education services remained at 1.4 percent. Financial services saw no change, staying at -0.2 percent.Food inflationMeanwhile, the regional food inflation surged to 2.9 percent from January’s 2.1 percent. But this is much lower compared to February 2023’s 9.0 percent.Last month, food contributed 36.3 percent to overall inflation. The top three contributors were cereals and cereal products with an 89 percent share, meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals with 30.6 percent, and milk, other dairy products, and eggs with 20 percent.Ready-made food and other products saw inflation, while milk, dairy, and eggs decreased. Oils and fats, along with fruits and nuts, also dropped. Additionally, fish and seafood declined faster, while sugar, confectionery, and desserts increased. / KJF Philippines Casino manila Philippines FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -- A Royal Caribbean cruise employee is accused of hiding cameras inside bathrooms of passenger cabins to spy on guests, including underage girls.Arvin Joseph Mirasol, 34, was arrested Sunday, March 3, 2024, on federal charges of production and possession of child sexual abuse material after the Symphony of the Seas arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in the US District Court of Florida. He also faces six counts of voyeurism in state court.A guest staying in a cabin where Mirasol was an attendant found a camera in the bathroom on February 25. It was “affixed to the counter underneath the sink,” according to the affidavit. She reported it to ship officials, who sent security to the room to investigate.Mirasol, who is a citizen of the Philippines, was detained on the ship until March 3, when it docked in Fort Lauderdale. He was questioned by agents from Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection and the Broward Sheriff's Office.Agents discovered “numerous videos of naked females,” as well as images of child sexual abuse while looking at his phone, an SD card and USB stick, the affidavit said. One of the videos showed Mirasol installing a camera in a guest cabin's bathroom.In one five-minute video, a 10-year-old girl entered the bathroom, removed her clothes and got into the shower, the affidavit said.Mirasol told investigators he had been placing cameras in bathrooms since he began working on the ship in December.“I want to control it, but I can’t,” he told investigators, according to the affidavit. He admitted he knew it was illegal to film underage girls.Agents asked him how he chose where to put the cameras. “If I like who is in that room, I place it,” he told them.In addition to the hidden cameras, Mirasol told agents he went into rooms while guests were taking showers and hid under the bed. He would then record them getting dressed, according to the affidavit.Royal Caribbean said in a statement that the company has fired Mirasol and is cooperating with the investigation.“We have zero tolerance for this unacceptable behavior,” the statement said.Mirasol is represented by Robert Berube of the federal public defender's office, who said in an email that he would not comment on the case. Mirasol remained in the Broward County Jail on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP)

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -- A Royal Caribbean cruise employee is accused of hiding cameras inside bathrooms of passenger cabins to spy on guests, including underage girls.Arvin Joseph Mirasol, 34, was arrested Sunday, March 3, 2024, on federal charges of production and possession of child sexual abuse material after the Symphony of the Seas arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in the US District Court of Florida. He also faces six counts of voyeurism in state court.A guest staying in a cabin where Mirasol was an attendant found a camera in the bathroom on February 25. It was “affixed to the counter underneath the sink,” according to the affidavit. She reported it to ship officials, who sent security to the room to investigate.Mirasol, who is a citizen of the Philippines, was detained on the ship until March 3, when it docked in Fort Lauderdale. He was questioned by agents from Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection and the Broward Sheriff's Office.Agents discovered “numerous videos of naked females,” as well as images of child sexual abuse while looking at his phone, an SD card and USB stick, the affidavit said. One of the videos showed Mirasol installing a camera in a guest cabin's bathroom.In one five-minute video, a 10-year-old girl entered the bathroom, removed her clothes and got into the shower, the affidavit said.Mirasol told investigators he had been placing cameras in bathrooms since he began working on the ship in December.“I want to control it, but I can’t,” he told investigators, according to the affidavit. He admitted he knew it was illegal to film underage girls.Agents asked him how he chose where to put the cameras. “If I like who is in that room, I place it,” he told them.In addition to the hidden cameras, Mirasol told agents he went into rooms while guests were taking showers and hid under the bed. He would then record them getting dressed, according to the affidavit.Royal Caribbean said in a statement that the company has fired Mirasol and is cooperating with the investigation.“We have zero tolerance for this unacceptable behavior,” the statement said.Mirasol is represented by Robert Berube of the federal public defender's office, who said in an email that he would not comment on the case. Mirasol remained in the Broward County Jail on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP) Most Memorable Dates in Philippine Sports FOUR officials of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District are facing a criminal complaint for allegedly falsifying public documents and for conspiring to enter into an alleged irregular water supply contracts.They are MCWD general manager Edgar Donoso, board chairman Jose Daluz III, and board directors Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno.They are charged with falsification of public documents under Article 171 and Article 172 of the Revised Penal Code; violating Republic Act (RA) 9184, or the Government Procurement Reform Act; and violating Section 3(e) of RA 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.The anonymous complaint was filed at the Office of the Ombudsman on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.Minerva Gerodias, MCWD spokesperson, said the four officials will reserve their comments on the matter until they receive a copy of the complaint.Article 171 of the Revised Penal Code stipulates that a public officer, employee who committed falsification will be facing prision mayor and a fine not exceeding P5,000.Acts considered as falsification under Article 171 include counterfeiting or imitating any handwriting, signature or rubric; causing it to appear that persons have participated in any act or proceeding when they did not in fact so participate; attributing to persons who have participated in an act or proceeding statements other than those in fact made by them; making untruthful statements in a narration of facts; altering true dates; making any alteration or intercalation in a genuine document which changes its meaning; issuing in an authenticated form a document purporting to be a copy of an original document when no such original exists, or including in such a copy a statement contrary to, or different from, that of the genuine original; or intercalating any instrument or note relative to the issuance thereof in a protocol, registry, or official book. Financial obligationArticle 172 states that a private individual committing falsification will be facing prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods and a fine of not more than P5,000. Punishable acts under Article 172 include any private individual who commits any of the falsifications enumerated in the next preceding article in any public or official document or letter of exchange or any other kind of commercial document; and any person who, to the damage of a third party, or with the intent to cause such damage, shall in any private document commit any of the acts of falsification enumerated in the next preceding article.The anonymous complainant claimed that the water district will bear the financial obligation amounting to P66.8 billion due to the alleged “irregular and anomalous” bulk water supply agreements, which may also lead to an increase in the cost of water in Cebu.The copy of complaint, though, did not state which water supply projects were involved.In a summary of the complaint obtained by SunStar Cebu, the complainant said the four MCWD officials insisted on procuring a multi-billion peso bulk water supply, while pointing out that the officials have yet to solve the excessive volume of water loss due to leaks.The complainant also accused them of imposing highly irregular eligibility requirements for bidders and a monopoly of a single bulk water supply company.The complainant said Daluz, Donoso, Pato and Seno entered into alleged anomalous water supply agreements which are “pricey but do not immediately solve the water crisis in Cebu,” adding such projects will not be operational until 2025.“This begs the question of why spend so much on projects that do not even address the most urgent issue MCWD and the consuming public is facing,” the complaint said.However, the complainant did not specify which projects were involved.The complainant also pointed out the officials’ failure to address the non-revenue water which the Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged since 2020.According to the complainant, the COA has been advising the respondents, through its COA audit report in 2020, 2021 and 2022, to repair old pipelines and fast-track the processing of excavation permits.More allegationsThe complainant said Daluz, Donoso, Pato and Seno did not heed COA’s instructions, and they instead chose to enter into contracts that are costly and have delayed results. “While cheaper and practical alternatives were presented to respondents, they instead opted to enter into contracts that not only would cost so much but would also produce delayed results, if at all,” the complaint said.The complainant said the respondents fixed the bidding price of the total contract to several billions of pesos for each project, blocking other possible eligible and qualified bidders and limiting the pool of competitive public bidding to a few or a singular contractor.The complainant said the practice is against the legal principle of competitive bidding.The complainant cited as an example one bidder who won MCWD’s latest bidding, the same firm that got two previous water supply projects. Each project was allegedly priced at billions of pesos. The firm or the projects involved were not named, though.The complainant said if the sitting MCWD officials’ practices do not stop, they will leave the water district “insolvent.”“Respondents have compromised the administrative and financial viability of MCWD and ultimately have prejudiced the consuming public. The exorbitant price of the water projects after all would ultimately ripple to the consuming public, who would be paying a higher price for a possibly unsteady supply of water,” the complaint said.The complainant has requested the anti-graft office to subpoena witnesses, including Daluz, Donoso, Pat and Seno, as well as the board of directors appointed by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama: chairman Melquiades Feliciano, members Aristotle Batuhan, Nelson Yuvallos, Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita, among others.Rama appointed Feliciano, Batuhan and Yuvallos last Oct. 31 to replace Daluz, Pato and Seno, but the Daluz’s camp refused to step down.The MCWD employees, through an official statement in 2023, acknowledged the group of Daluz, together with Ortiz and Bonachita, as the valid board.Last December, in a press release sent to the media, the Daluz-led board declared the two seats vacant after Ortiz and Bonachita declared that they would no longer attend future meetings, citing their refusal to recognize the present board led by Daluz as legitimate.

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FOUR officials of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District are facing a criminal complaint for allegedly falsifying public documents and for conspiring to enter into an alleged irregular water supply contracts.They are MCWD general manager Edgar Donoso, board chairman Jose Daluz III, and board directors Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno.They are charged with falsification of public documents under Article 171 and Article 172 of the Revised Penal Code; violating Republic Act (RA) 9184, or the Government Procurement Reform Act; and violating Section 3(e) of RA 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.The anonymous complaint was filed at the Office of the Ombudsman on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.Minerva Gerodias, MCWD spokesperson, said the four officials will reserve their comments on the matter until they receive a copy of the complaint.Article 171 of the Revised Penal Code stipulates that a public officer, employee who committed falsification will be facing prision mayor and a fine not exceeding P5,000.Acts considered as falsification under Article 171 include counterfeiting or imitating any handwriting, signature or rubric; causing it to appear that persons have participated in any act or proceeding when they did not in fact so participate; attributing to persons who have participated in an act or proceeding statements other than those in fact made by them; making untruthful statements in a narration of facts; altering true dates; making any alteration or intercalation in a genuine document which changes its meaning; issuing in an authenticated form a document purporting to be a copy of an original document when no such original exists, or including in such a copy a statement contrary to, or different from, that of the genuine original; or intercalating any instrument or note relative to the issuance thereof in a protocol, registry, or official book. Financial obligationArticle 172 states that a private individual committing falsification will be facing prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods and a fine of not more than P5,000. Punishable acts under Article 172 include any private individual who commits any of the falsifications enumerated in the next preceding article in any public or official document or letter of exchange or any other kind of commercial document; and any person who, to the damage of a third party, or with the intent to cause such damage, shall in any private document commit any of the acts of falsification enumerated in the next preceding article.The anonymous complainant claimed that the water district will bear the financial obligation amounting to P66.8 billion due to the alleged “irregular and anomalous” bulk water supply agreements, which may also lead to an increase in the cost of water in Cebu.The copy of complaint, though, did not state which water supply projects were involved.In a summary of the complaint obtained by SunStar Cebu, the complainant said the four MCWD officials insisted on procuring a multi-billion peso bulk water supply, while pointing out that the officials have yet to solve the excessive volume of water loss due to leaks.The complainant also accused them of imposing highly irregular eligibility requirements for bidders and a monopoly of a single bulk water supply company.The complainant said Daluz, Donoso, Pato and Seno entered into alleged anomalous water supply agreements which are “pricey but do not immediately solve the water crisis in Cebu,” adding such projects will not be operational until 2025.“This begs the question of why spend so much on projects that do not even address the most urgent issue MCWD and the consuming public is facing,” the complaint said.However, the complainant did not specify which projects were involved.The complainant also pointed out the officials’ failure to address the non-revenue water which the Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged since 2020.According to the complainant, the COA has been advising the respondents, through its COA audit report in 2020, 2021 and 2022, to repair old pipelines and fast-track the processing of excavation permits.More allegationsThe complainant said Daluz, Donoso, Pato and Seno did not heed COA’s instructions, and they instead chose to enter into contracts that are costly and have delayed results. “While cheaper and practical alternatives were presented to respondents, they instead opted to enter into contracts that not only would cost so much but would also produce delayed results, if at all,” the complaint said.The complainant said the respondents fixed the bidding price of the total contract to several billions of pesos for each project, blocking other possible eligible and qualified bidders and limiting the pool of competitive public bidding to a few or a singular contractor.The complainant said the practice is against the legal principle of competitive bidding.The complainant cited as an example one bidder who won MCWD’s latest bidding, the same firm that got two previous water supply projects. Each project was allegedly priced at billions of pesos. The firm or the projects involved were not named, though.The complainant said if the sitting MCWD officials’ practices do not stop, they will leave the water district “insolvent.”“Respondents have compromised the administrative and financial viability of MCWD and ultimately have prejudiced the consuming public. The exorbitant price of the water projects after all would ultimately ripple to the consuming public, who would be paying a higher price for a possibly unsteady supply of water,” the complaint said.The complainant has requested the anti-graft office to subpoena witnesses, including Daluz, Donoso, Pat and Seno, as well as the board of directors appointed by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama: chairman Melquiades Feliciano, members Aristotle Batuhan, Nelson Yuvallos, Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita, among others.Rama appointed Feliciano, Batuhan and Yuvallos last Oct. 31 to replace Daluz, Pato and Seno, but the Daluz’s camp refused to step down.The MCWD employees, through an official statement in 2023, acknowledged the group of Daluz, together with Ortiz and Bonachita, as the valid board.Last December, in a press release sent to the media, the Daluz-led board declared the two seats vacant after Ortiz and Bonachita declared that they would no longer attend future meetings, citing their refusal to recognize the present board led by Daluz as legitimate. Most Memorable Dates in Philippine Sports CENTRAL Visayas experienced a slight uptick in its inflation rate, reaching 2.7 percent in February 2024, according to data gathered by the Philippine Statistics Authority in Central Visayas (PSA 7).PSA 7 chief statistical specialist Leopoldo Alfanta said on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, the figure is 0.2 percentage points higher than the 2.5 percent recorded in January this year.In comparison, in February 2023, the region faced a higher inflation rate of 7.4 percent.During the dissemination of the Summary Inflation Report for the Central Visayas Consumer Price Index for February this year, Alfanta highlighted at least three primary drivers of the inflationary uptick.These included increases in the inflation rates of food and non-alcoholic beverages, transport, personal care, miscellaneous goods, and services.Inflation, the gradual increase in prices of goods and services, leads to a decrease in the purchasing power of a currency. It reflects the percentage change in the average price level of goods and services over time, reducing the value of money as each unit buys fewer goods and services.National level At the national level, Alfanta said the country’s headline or overall inflation also increased to 3.4 percent in February 2024 from 2.8 percent in January 2024.This brings the national average inflation from January 2024 to February 2024 to 3.1 percent. On the other hand, a year ago, the inflation rate was higher at 8.6 percent.Among the 17 regions in the Philippines, 13 recorded faster inflation rates in February, and four regions recorded slower inflation rates relative to their January 2024 inflation rates.The state statistician said Region 1 (Ilocos) and Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) recorded the lowest inflation rates at two percent, while the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao recorded the highest inflation at 5.3 percent during the month.Key factorsAlfanta said the uptrend in the regional inflation for the last month was primarily brought about by the faster year-on-year increase on food and non-alcoholic beverages at 2.9 percent in February 2024 from 2.2 percent in January 2024.Also contributing to the uptrend of the regional inflation was the faster year-on-year increase in the indices of transport with 1.8 percent from 0.5 percent; and personal care and miscellaneous goods and services with 4.7 percent from 4.4 percent, respectively.Moreover, inflation rates for various commodity groups showed mixed trends last month. Inflation increased slightly in recreation, sports and culture, rising to 3.8 percent from 3.7 percent. Similarly, restaurants and accommodation services saw a slight uptick, reaching 4.4 percent from 4.3 percent.However, several commodity groups experienced lower inflation rates, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco which decreased to 10 percent from 10.2 percent, while clothing and footwear dropped to 2.3 percent from 2.4 percent. Housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuels also saw a decline, falling to 1.5 percent from two percent, along with furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance, which decreased to 2.9 percent from 3.2 percent.Meanwhile, health remained steady at 4.5 percent, information and communication retained its previous rate of 0.3 percent, and education services remained at 1.4 percent. Financial services saw no change, staying at -0.2 percent.Food inflationMeanwhile, the regional food inflation surged to 2.9 percent from January’s 2.1 percent. But this is much lower compared to February 2023’s 9.0 percent.Last month, food contributed 36.3 percent to overall inflation. The top three contributors were cereals and cereal products with an 89 percent share, meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals with 30.6 percent, and milk, other dairy products, and eggs with 20 percent.Ready-made food and other products saw inflation, while milk, dairy, and eggs decreased. Oils and fats, along with fruits and nuts, also dropped. Additionally, fish and seafood declined faster, while sugar, confectionery, and desserts increased. / KJF

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Punishable acts under Article 172 include any private individual who commits any of the falsifications enumerated in the next preceding article in any public or official document or letter of exchange or any other kind of commercial document; and any person who, to the damage of a third party, or with the intent to cause such damage, shall in any private document commit any of the acts of falsification enumerated in the next preceding article.The anonymous complainant claimed that the water district will bear the financial obligation amounting to P66.8 billion due to the alleged “irregular and anomalous” bulk water supply agreements, which may also lead to an increase in the cost of water in Cebu.The copy of complaint, though, did not state which water supply projects were involved.In a summary of the complaint obtained by SunStar Cebu, the complainant said the four MCWD officials insisted on procuring a multi-billion peso bulk water supply, while pointing out that the officials have yet to solve the excessive volume of water loss due to leaks.The complainant also accused them of imposing highly irregular eligibility requirements for bidders and a monopoly of a single bulk water supply company.The complainant said Daluz, Donoso, Pato and Seno entered into alleged anomalous water supply agreements which are “pricey but do not immediately solve the water crisis in Cebu,” adding such projects will not be operational until 2025.“This begs the question of why spend so much on projects that do not even address the most urgent issue MCWD and the consuming public is facing,” the complaint said.However, the complainant did not specify which projects were involved.The complainant also pointed out the officials’ failure to address the non-revenue water which the Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged since 2020.According to the complainant, the COA has been advising the respondents, through its COA audit report in 2020, 2021 and 2022, to repair old pipelines and fast-track the processing of excavation permits.More allegationsThe complainant said Daluz, Donoso, Pato and Seno did not heed COA’s instructions, and they instead chose to enter into contracts that are costly and have delayed results. “While cheaper and practical alternatives were presented to respondents, they instead opted to enter into contracts that not only would cost so much but would also produce delayed results, if at all,” the complaint said.The complainant said the respondents fixed the bidding price of the total contract to several billions of pesos for each project, blocking other possible eligible and qualified bidders and limiting the pool of competitive public bidding to a few or a singular contractor.The complainant said the practice is against the legal principle of competitive bidding.The complainant cited as an example one bidder who won MCWD’s latest bidding, the same firm that got two previous water supply projects. Each project was allegedly priced at billions of pesos. The firm or the projects involved were not named, though.The complainant said if the sitting MCWD officials’ practices do not stop, they will leave the water district “insolvent.”“Respondents have compromised the administrative and financial viability of MCWD and ultimately have prejudiced the consuming public. The exorbitant price of the water projects after all would ultimately ripple to the consuming public, who would be paying a higher price for a possibly unsteady supply of water,” the complaint said.The complainant has requested the anti-graft office to subpoena witnesses, including Daluz, Donoso, Pat and Seno, as well as the board of directors appointed by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama: chairman Melquiades Feliciano, members Aristotle Batuhan, Nelson Yuvallos, Danilo Ortiz and Earl Bonachita, among others.Rama appointed Feliciano, Batuhan and Yuvallos last Oct. 31 to replace Daluz, Pato and Seno, but the Daluz’s camp refused to step down.The MCWD employees, through an official statement in 2023, acknowledged the group of Daluz, together with Ortiz and Bonachita, as the valid board.Last December, in a press release sent to the media, the Daluz-led board declared the two seats vacant after Ortiz and Bonachita declared that they would no longer attend future meetings, citing their refusal to recognize the present board led by Daluz as legitimate.

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