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THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to partially operate the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) once its Package 1 is completed by the second quarter of 2024, saying preparations for the procurement of the second and third packages are already underway.However, a local legislator is advocating the suspension of the three remaining packages of the mass transport system project, and pushing to prioritize instead the construction of an expressway that is already included in the Metro Cebu Urban Transport System Master Plan.Norvin Imbong, deputy project manager for systems and stakeholders relations of DOTr, apprised the Cebu City Council of its plans during the executive session the council called for on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.“Package 1 was supposed to be done by the fourth quarter of 2023. But because of the delays and the problems during the construction, we are projecting this to be done in the second quarter of 2024,” he said.Package 1 covers the trunk line from the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) to the Cebu Provincial Capitol in uptown Cebu City via Osmeña Blvd., which covers a route of 2.38 kilometers, he said.Among the challenges in the implementation of the CBRT’s civil works are the acquisition of road right of way (RROW) and the discussion on whether to demolish two skywalks on Osmeña Blvd. that are within the BRT route.The DOTr plans to deploy 18-meter buses that can each accommodate 80 to 120 passengers.However, the DOTr has yet to finalize the institutional arrangement as well as the mode of operation (public-private partnership or government) of the buses on the BRT route, as this is still subject to an ongoing feasibility study.Imbong said they are now starting the procurement of Package 2 by reaching out to more companies that could participate in the bidding process, land acquisition, resettlement and social management.Package 2 of the CBRT involves the South trunk: from the South Road Properties to Barangay Mambaling via N. Bacalso Ave., while Package 3 refers to the CBRT’s North trunk: from Capitol to North Escario to Gorordo Ave. to Archbishop Reyes Ave. to Cebu IT Park.“We have the preliminary works on this. We are partnering with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the acquisition of the lots affected along the national road and Cebu City with the lots affected with the city roads,” Imbong said.Imbong said once they are able to procure for Packages 2 and 3, they hope that by the third quarter of 2024, they can already start the civil works for the two packages.Once Package 2 is completed, the CBRT will have its second partial operation.As for the implementation of Package 4, which covers Bulacao to Mambaling, they are now negotiating with their detailed engineering design consultant.He said the civil works for Package 4 are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2025 and be completed in one and a half years. Following a one-year defects liability period, the entire CBRT system operations are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027.'Stop remaining packages'However, Cebu City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco, chairman of the committee on transportation, said issues surrounding CBRT were not answered during Wednesday’s executive session. Cebu City Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera also criticized the consultancy aspect of the CBRT project, labeling it as a "waste of money."“Dili dako ang mawala kung undangon ang (We won’t lose a lot if we stop the) project,” Cuenco said, saying the DOTr will ask for money only when there are already payables.Cuenco told SunStar Cebu's online news and commentary program “Beyond the Headlines” Thursday, that there were still no clear details about the buses to be used, the fare, and who would manage the operations, with a feasibility study still being conducted on the matter.“Why would they say (it’s) economically viable, if they have not even determined yet the revenue and the ridership?” Cuenco asked.The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) and DOTr have argued that the basis for viability is not only the revenue, but the comfort and environmental sustainability the project would bring.However, Cuenco questioned this, citing the traffic that commuters taking existing modes of transport experience.CBRT is just one part of the Metro Cebu Urban Transport System Master Plan.Other big-ticket projects include a circumferential road from Naga City to Danao City, MRT that would traverse a coastal line, and the 4th Mandaue-Mactan bridge.Cuenco said the national government prioritized the CBRT because it is the least expensive among the projects.However, Cuenco said, they should prioritize expressways instead of the CBRT to decongest the traffic, before having the CBRT.“Karon huot kay atong traffic, unya dungagan pa sa BRT,” Cuenco said. (Even now there is already traffic congestion, and the BRT will add to it.)The Cebu IT Park to Talamban route will be mixed traffic, not a dedicated lane, unlike Package 1. The current situation in the area even without the CBRT is already too congested, Cuenco said.Cuenco also learned that of the P28.8 billion budget for the CBRT, P17 billion is from the national government through the General Appropriations Act, while foreign funding is only above P10 billion.Waste of moneyPesquera, meanwhile, emphasized that the funds being used are taxpayers’ money and don’t belong to any government entity.“Cebu City has been helping the National Government with the economy. Much of our income has already gone to the National Government,” Pesquera said.Benedicto Guia, officer-in-charge program manager of DOTr, said during the executive session that P400 million has been allocated for detailed engineering design consultancy alone.Guia said of this P400 million, less than P200 million has already been used. He said the consulting services also cover the supervision.Pesquera said she cannot be happy with the national government taking out a loan and providing funds for an infrastructure project that is just a waste of money.Pesquera said it is their perception that almost all of the amount allocated for the consultancy has already been used.“Before, even with the three lanes (of Osmeña Blvd.), it (traffic) was a problem. Now, it’s more problem (s). You are not giving us a solution. You are giving us more problems,” she said.Cuenco also asked about the consequences if Cebu City were to decide to reject the project.Guia said he had not experienced such a situation yet but gave his opinion that there would be procedures, including the national government asking for an opinion from the project’s solicitor general on such a move.Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival also questioned why until now the operation and maintenance feasibility study has not been done, when it should have been done in April 2017.Archival said operation and maintenance are important for the CBRT to be operational.Guia said the study was withheld in 2017 to give way for an unsolicited proposal for a monorail to traverse Talisay City to Consolacion.“They want to delay it in favor of the rail,” Guia said.The approved cost of the CBRT project has been skyrocketing since 2014.In 2014, the project cost was P10.62 billion.In 2017, the project cost rose to P16.31 billion due to a Republic Act 10752 provision that the right of way acquisition will be based on market value and no longer on zonal value, according to Imbong.In 2023, the project cost rose further to P28.78 billion due to the changes made, such as the inclusion of Package 4.Imbong said P460 million has been allocated for the road right of way, while there is also a P17.5 million budget for the greenery program.Bus and depotArchival also raised the concern that if the city government, based on the revised CBRT alignment, would be required to give two hectares of land in the South Road Properties (SRP) worth around P6 billion for a terminal and depot at SRP, it would be unfair if this would be used for free by a private bus provider.“This is something that we need to know so that we can adjust how the city government will respond because right now we don’t know… Is the private sector supplying the buses?” Archival asked.“If this contractor will be supplying the buses, then how is it that they are going to use the depot and the terminal for free?” he added.The DOTr, however, said the feasibility study would consider the value of what the City Government donated through a usufruct.Cuenco said he would discuss salient features that were discussed during the executive session in a privilege speech on another regular session.He said he would make a proposal to complete Package 1, then make it a pilot project before proceeding with the other packages.He said they could suspend the other packages, and begin the expressway, which is already in the master plan, and has already been approved, to decongest all other areas.“Kanang kwarta nga (That) P17 billion sa (of the) National Government, diha unta dapat (should have gone to an expressway) para ma (to) lessen ang volume sa vehicles diri sa (here in) Cebu City,” Cuenco said.Cuenco said when the expressway is completed, then they can proceed with the remaining packages of the CBRT project.‘Still viable’A Neda official said that despite facing delays in completion, the CBRT project remains a crucial and economically viable component of Cebu’s mass transport solution.Neda 7 Director Jennifer Bretaña informed the council that the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of its central office recommended the approval of the request for restructuring the CBRT project in October 2023 because it "still continues to be economically viable."This was her response to Cuenco who inquired about the economic viability of the BRT despite its cost soaring to P28 billion in 2023 from the initial P10 billion approved for implementation in 2014.Cuenco highlighted the traffic inconvenience caused by the construction of Package 1 in Cebu City, saying it would have been better if other components of the integrated and intermodal transportation master plan for Metro Cebu, like the Metro Cebu Expressway (MCE), had been implemented first before initiating works for the CBRT.“Sana, since this is a master plan, inuna muna yung (they should have begun with the) project that will first decongest (traffic) because sabay-sabay kasi ang nangyayari ngayon eh (they are doing it simultaneously now). We already have too much traffic in Cebu City tapos dinagdagan pa ng (then adding to this will be the) BRT,” Cuenco said.Bretaña said the MCE is already ongoing and is undertaken by the DPWH, although she admitted that there are delays in the project implementation, especially in the RROW acquisition.Bretaña said benefits considered in the economic viability of the BRT include reductions in travel time, savings in vehicular operating costs and the monetary value of reduced gas emissions.The DOTr’s request for the change in scope, increase in cost, extension in implementation period, extension in the validity of the loan for the project and its restructuring was approved by the ICC chaired by the Department of Finance secretary on Oct. 5, 2023.This approval was confirmed by the Neda board, chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Oct. 13, 2023. According to Bretaña, lenders have always been consulted whenever there are changes in the cost and term of the loan. Can I use a VPN to bet on sports? Philippines INSTEAD of going after delinquent employers, the Social Security System (SSS) has changed its approach to encourage them to seek assistance from their respective SSS offices on how to fulfill their obligations. This, after the SSS noticed a significant number of employers, particularly in Cebu and Bohol, have yet to register their businesses under SSS in 2023.In a press conference on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Alberto Montalbo, head of SSS Visayas Central 1 Division, discussed the rebranding of their “Race” campaign. Previously defined as “Run Against Contribution Evaders,” Race now stands for “Relief Afforded to Challenge Employers.”Montalbo said the campaign rebranding that began in 2022 and will be further strengthened in 2024, has produced more positive results than the previous Race campaign.He said the campaign aims to encourage more investors to venture, especially in Cebu, and to alleviate their fear towards SSS.Installment Montalbo said the SSS is planning to allow employers to pay their unpaid contributions through installments.This will enable employers to pay at least five percent of their total computed delinquency as downpayment. The duration of the installment payment will be assessed based on the employer’s total amount of delinquency and penalties.The new payment scheme could last up to 24 months or two years. Employers are advised to prioritize remitting SSS contributions for employees who highly need SSS benefits while availing of installment payments.Delinquents Unesco Pacarro Jr., head of the SSS legal department, reported during the press conference that around 193 employers were targeted by the Race campaign in the provinces of Cebu and Bohol in 2023.Of this number, 65 were discovered to have failed to register their businesses under SSS, 40 fully paid their delinquencies, 10 chose to partially pay their unpaid contributions, and five were found to have closed their companies.As a result of the Race campaign, an estimated P36 million worth of unpaid contributions or delinquencies from employers were recorded.Montalbo said as of March, the SSS already collected P30 million of the P36 million unpaid contributions from employers.Criminal cases for violation of Republic Act 1161, or the SSS Law, were also filed against nine out of the 193 employers; while the rest of the employers availed of installment, restructuring, and condonation programs offered by SSS to settle their contribution disputes.Employers who violate the SSS law may be fined up to P500,000 or face a minimum of six months imprisonment, or both, depending on the court’s decision. The law requires employers to register their business under SSS, report their employees from the first day of their employment, and pay their contribution a month after employment.Race 2024From January to March 2024, 56 employers were subjected to Race operations in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay.The operations recorded roughly P9.6 million in delinquencies and also identified non-SSS registered companies.On Wednesday, a simultaneous Race operation was conducted across five SSS branches in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay and the Cebu-North Reclamation Area.The operation found that a computer supplier company based in Mandaue was the most delinquent with 17 employees, surpassing P1 million in SSS delinquencies since 2019.The SSS ended the press conference by reminding employers to prioritize their employees’ future by providing them with SSS benefits.The SSS said this would be advantageous to the company in the long run, as it would encourage employees to stay and perform their best for the company. / HIC

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INSTEAD of going after delinquent employers, the Social Security System (SSS) has changed its approach to encourage them to seek assistance from their respective SSS offices on how to fulfill their obligations. This, after the SSS noticed a significant number of employers, particularly in Cebu and Bohol, have yet to register their businesses under SSS in 2023.In a press conference on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Alberto Montalbo, head of SSS Visayas Central 1 Division, discussed the rebranding of their “Race” campaign. Previously defined as “Run Against Contribution Evaders,” Race now stands for “Relief Afforded to Challenge Employers.”Montalbo said the campaign rebranding that began in 2022 and will be further strengthened in 2024, has produced more positive results than the previous Race campaign.He said the campaign aims to encourage more investors to venture, especially in Cebu, and to alleviate their fear towards SSS.Installment Montalbo said the SSS is planning to allow employers to pay their unpaid contributions through installments.This will enable employers to pay at least five percent of their total computed delinquency as downpayment. The duration of the installment payment will be assessed based on the employer’s total amount of delinquency and penalties.The new payment scheme could last up to 24 months or two years. Employers are advised to prioritize remitting SSS contributions for employees who highly need SSS benefits while availing of installment payments.Delinquents Unesco Pacarro Jr., head of the SSS legal department, reported during the press conference that around 193 employers were targeted by the Race campaign in the provinces of Cebu and Bohol in 2023.Of this number, 65 were discovered to have failed to register their businesses under SSS, 40 fully paid their delinquencies, 10 chose to partially pay their unpaid contributions, and five were found to have closed their companies.As a result of the Race campaign, an estimated P36 million worth of unpaid contributions or delinquencies from employers were recorded.Montalbo said as of March, the SSS already collected P30 million of the P36 million unpaid contributions from employers.Criminal cases for violation of Republic Act 1161, or the SSS Law, were also filed against nine out of the 193 employers; while the rest of the employers availed of installment, restructuring, and condonation programs offered by SSS to settle their contribution disputes.Employers who violate the SSS law may be fined up to P500,000 or face a minimum of six months imprisonment, or both, depending on the court’s decision. The law requires employers to register their business under SSS, report their employees from the first day of their employment, and pay their contribution a month after employment.Race 2024From January to March 2024, 56 employers were subjected to Race operations in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay.The operations recorded roughly P9.6 million in delinquencies and also identified non-SSS registered companies.On Wednesday, a simultaneous Race operation was conducted across five SSS branches in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay and the Cebu-North Reclamation Area.The operation found that a computer supplier company based in Mandaue was the most delinquent with 17 employees, surpassing P1 million in SSS delinquencies since 2019.The SSS ended the press conference by reminding employers to prioritize their employees’ future by providing them with SSS benefits.The SSS said this would be advantageous to the company in the long run, as it would encourage employees to stay and perform their best for the company. / HIC What app can earn money in Philippines? MORE than three months have passed since their appointment, and Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) chairman Melquiades Feliciano said on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, that they have yet to receive their honorarium.He also said the matter has not been discussed during their board meeting.Cebu City Michael Rama, for his part, assured that the City Government will help Feliciano and his two other appointees get what is due to them.Rama appointed Feliciano, Nelson Yuvallos and Aristotle Batuhan as members of the MCWD board of directors (BOD) to replace MCWD chairman Jose Daluz III, and members Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno on Oct. 31, 2023.From MCWDIn a phone interview on Tuesday, Feliciano said the board has not discussed their honorarium, which will come from the coffers of the water district.Meanwhile, Rama, in a press conference, said Feliciano, Yuvallos and Batuhan will receive their compensation as soon as possible.Financial obligationThe mayor said the water district has a financial obligation to his appointees, as they are “legitimate” MCWD board members.He clarified that Feliciano and company are not employed by the City Government. Rama assured that the City Government would facilitate the release of their compensation despite the refusal of their predecessors to step down even with a termination notice.According to Section 13 of Presidential Decree (PD) 198, or the “Provincial Water Utilities Act of 1973,” each board member is entitled to receive compensation for each board meeting that he or she has physically attended.It will be equivalent to one percent of the mayor’s monthly salary for a first-class city, while “no director shall receive other compensation for services to the district.”In a separate interview, Daluz told SunStar Cebu that Feliciano, Yuvallos and Batuhan are not yet entitled to any compensation and benefits from the MCWD until the three are officially recognized by the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). In the case of incumbent BOD members Earl Bonachita and Danilo Ortiz, Daluz said they no longer receive compensation and benefits even though the LWUA recognizes them, due to their constant absences from board meetings led by Daluz, Pato and Seno. Daluz also pointed out that the compensation provision of PD 198 had been amended.He said Rama currently earns around P200,000 a month. If the original provision was followed, he said each board member would receive P2,000 per board meeting. But Daluz said he receives around P40,000 per month, excluding benefits and allowances, for attending four board meetings. Meanwhile, Feliciano said they have been conducting board meetings outside the MCWD headquarters in Cebu City so as not to cause unnecessary conflict.On Jan. 31, 2024, Bonachita and Ortiz filed a criminal case against ousted Daluz, Pato and Seno for usurpation of authority or official functions after they refused to step down from their positions.Feliciano told SunStar Cebu that they are praying for the Office of the Cebu City Prosecutor to side with them. As for the legitimacy of his appointment, Feliciano said Rama’s appointing power and the “power to remove” have already been ruled valid by the Regional Trial Court and supported by a previous LWUA decision.He said they are waiting for the LWUA’s affirmation and reply to their earlier request regarding their appointment.Better and more efficientFeliciano said they are focusing on formulating policies to improve the water district’s efficiency in providing better service to its consumers and the management structure.They are reviewing all bulk water supply proposals and agreements entered into by their predecessors. This includes reassessing the water district’s assets and resources, particularly the possibility of additional water sources. Feliciano said the old MCWD BOD ventured into sourcing water from desalination plants that convert brackish and salty water into potable freshwater, which is expensive. He said this will be detrimental to consumers, as their monthly water bill will abruptly increase due to the cost of the desalinated water.

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MORE than three months have passed since their appointment, and Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) chairman Melquiades Feliciano said on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, that they have yet to receive their honorarium.He also said the matter has not been discussed during their board meeting.Cebu City Michael Rama, for his part, assured that the City Government will help Feliciano and his two other appointees get what is due to them.Rama appointed Feliciano, Nelson Yuvallos and Aristotle Batuhan as members of the MCWD board of directors (BOD) to replace MCWD chairman Jose Daluz III, and members Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno on Oct. 31, 2023.From MCWDIn a phone interview on Tuesday, Feliciano said the board has not discussed their honorarium, which will come from the coffers of the water district.Meanwhile, Rama, in a press conference, said Feliciano, Yuvallos and Batuhan will receive their compensation as soon as possible.Financial obligationThe mayor said the water district has a financial obligation to his appointees, as they are “legitimate” MCWD board members.He clarified that Feliciano and company are not employed by the City Government. Rama assured that the City Government would facilitate the release of their compensation despite the refusal of their predecessors to step down even with a termination notice.According to Section 13 of Presidential Decree (PD) 198, or the “Provincial Water Utilities Act of 1973,” each board member is entitled to receive compensation for each board meeting that he or she has physically attended.It will be equivalent to one percent of the mayor’s monthly salary for a first-class city, while “no director shall receive other compensation for services to the district.”In a separate interview, Daluz told SunStar Cebu that Feliciano, Yuvallos and Batuhan are not yet entitled to any compensation and benefits from the MCWD until the three are officially recognized by the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). In the case of incumbent BOD members Earl Bonachita and Danilo Ortiz, Daluz said they no longer receive compensation and benefits even though the LWUA recognizes them, due to their constant absences from board meetings led by Daluz, Pato and Seno. Daluz also pointed out that the compensation provision of PD 198 had been amended.He said Rama currently earns around P200,000 a month. If the original provision was followed, he said each board member would receive P2,000 per board meeting. But Daluz said he receives around P40,000 per month, excluding benefits and allowances, for attending four board meetings. Meanwhile, Feliciano said they have been conducting board meetings outside the MCWD headquarters in Cebu City so as not to cause unnecessary conflict.On Jan. 31, 2024, Bonachita and Ortiz filed a criminal case against ousted Daluz, Pato and Seno for usurpation of authority or official functions after they refused to step down from their positions.Feliciano told SunStar Cebu that they are praying for the Office of the Cebu City Prosecutor to side with them. As for the legitimacy of his appointment, Feliciano said Rama’s appointing power and the “power to remove” have already been ruled valid by the Regional Trial Court and supported by a previous LWUA decision.He said they are waiting for the LWUA’s affirmation and reply to their earlier request regarding their appointment.Better and more efficientFeliciano said they are focusing on formulating policies to improve the water district’s efficiency in providing better service to its consumers and the management structure.They are reviewing all bulk water supply proposals and agreements entered into by their predecessors. This includes reassessing the water district’s assets and resources, particularly the possibility of additional water sources. Feliciano said the old MCWD BOD ventured into sourcing water from desalination plants that convert brackish and salty water into potable freshwater, which is expensive. He said this will be detrimental to consumers, as their monthly water bill will abruptly increase due to the cost of the desalinated water. What app can earn money in Philippines? THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to partially operate the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) once its Package 1 is completed by the second quarter of 2024, saying preparations for the procurement of the second and third packages are already underway.However, a local legislator is advocating the suspension of the three remaining packages of the mass transport system project, and pushing to prioritize instead the construction of an expressway that is already included in the Metro Cebu Urban Transport System Master Plan.Norvin Imbong, deputy project manager for systems and stakeholders relations of DOTr, apprised the Cebu City Council of its plans during the executive session the council called for on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.“Package 1 was supposed to be done by the fourth quarter of 2023. But because of the delays and the problems during the construction, we are projecting this to be done in the second quarter of 2024,” he said.Package 1 covers the trunk line from the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) to the Cebu Provincial Capitol in uptown Cebu City via Osmeña Blvd., which covers a route of 2.38 kilometers, he said.Among the challenges in the implementation of the CBRT’s civil works are the acquisition of road right of way (RROW) and the discussion on whether to demolish two skywalks on Osmeña Blvd. that are within the BRT route.The DOTr plans to deploy 18-meter buses that can each accommodate 80 to 120 passengers.However, the DOTr has yet to finalize the institutional arrangement as well as the mode of operation (public-private partnership or government) of the buses on the BRT route, as this is still subject to an ongoing feasibility study.Imbong said they are now starting the procurement of Package 2 by reaching out to more companies that could participate in the bidding process, land acquisition, resettlement and social management.Package 2 of the CBRT involves the South trunk: from the South Road Properties to Barangay Mambaling via N. Bacalso Ave., while Package 3 refers to the CBRT’s North trunk: from Capitol to North Escario to Gorordo Ave. to Archbishop Reyes Ave. to Cebu IT Park.“We have the preliminary works on this. We are partnering with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the acquisition of the lots affected along the national road and Cebu City with the lots affected with the city roads,” Imbong said.Imbong said once they are able to procure for Packages 2 and 3, they hope that by the third quarter of 2024, they can already start the civil works for the two packages.Once Package 2 is completed, the CBRT will have its second partial operation.As for the implementation of Package 4, which covers Bulacao to Mambaling, they are now negotiating with their detailed engineering design consultant.He said the civil works for Package 4 are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2025 and be completed in one and a half years. Following a one-year defects liability period, the entire CBRT system operations are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027.'Stop remaining packages'However, Cebu City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco, chairman of the committee on transportation, said issues surrounding CBRT were not answered during Wednesday’s executive session. Cebu City Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera also criticized the consultancy aspect of the CBRT project, labeling it as a "waste of money."“Dili dako ang mawala kung undangon ang (We won’t lose a lot if we stop the) project,” Cuenco said, saying the DOTr will ask for money only when there are already payables.Cuenco told SunStar Cebu's online news and commentary program “Beyond the Headlines” Thursday, that there were still no clear details about the buses to be used, the fare, and who would manage the operations, with a feasibility study still being conducted on the matter.“Why would they say (it’s) economically viable, if they have not even determined yet the revenue and the ridership?” Cuenco asked.The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) and DOTr have argued that the basis for viability is not only the revenue, but the comfort and environmental sustainability the project would bring.However, Cuenco questioned this, citing the traffic that commuters taking existing modes of transport experience.CBRT is just one part of the Metro Cebu Urban Transport System Master Plan.Other big-ticket projects include a circumferential road from Naga City to Danao City, MRT that would traverse a coastal line, and the 4th Mandaue-Mactan bridge.Cuenco said the national government prioritized the CBRT because it is the least expensive among the projects.However, Cuenco said, they should prioritize expressways instead of the CBRT to decongest the traffic, before having the CBRT.“Karon huot kay atong traffic, unya dungagan pa sa BRT,” Cuenco said. (Even now there is already traffic congestion, and the BRT will add to it.)The Cebu IT Park to Talamban route will be mixed traffic, not a dedicated lane, unlike Package 1. The current situation in the area even without the CBRT is already too congested, Cuenco said.Cuenco also learned that of the P28.8 billion budget for the CBRT, P17 billion is from the national government through the General Appropriations Act, while foreign funding is only above P10 billion.Waste of moneyPesquera, meanwhile, emphasized that the funds being used are taxpayers’ money and don’t belong to any government entity.“Cebu City has been helping the National Government with the economy. Much of our income has already gone to the National Government,” Pesquera said.Benedicto Guia, officer-in-charge program manager of DOTr, said during the executive session that P400 million has been allocated for detailed engineering design consultancy alone.Guia said of this P400 million, less than P200 million has already been used. He said the consulting services also cover the supervision.Pesquera said she cannot be happy with the national government taking out a loan and providing funds for an infrastructure project that is just a waste of money.Pesquera said it is their perception that almost all of the amount allocated for the consultancy has already been used.“Before, even with the three lanes (of Osmeña Blvd.), it (traffic) was a problem. Now, it’s more problem (s). You are not giving us a solution. You are giving us more problems,” she said.Cuenco also asked about the consequences if Cebu City were to decide to reject the project.Guia said he had not experienced such a situation yet but gave his opinion that there would be procedures, including the national government asking for an opinion from the project’s solicitor general on such a move.Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival also questioned why until now the operation and maintenance feasibility study has not been done, when it should have been done in April 2017.Archival said operation and maintenance are important for the CBRT to be operational.Guia said the study was withheld in 2017 to give way for an unsolicited proposal for a monorail to traverse Talisay City to Consolacion.“They want to delay it in favor of the rail,” Guia said.The approved cost of the CBRT project has been skyrocketing since 2014.In 2014, the project cost was P10.62 billion.In 2017, the project cost rose to P16.31 billion due to a Republic Act 10752 provision that the right of way acquisition will be based on market value and no longer on zonal value, according to Imbong.In 2023, the project cost rose further to P28.78 billion due to the changes made, such as the inclusion of Package 4.Imbong said P460 million has been allocated for the road right of way, while there is also a P17.5 million budget for the greenery program.Bus and depotArchival also raised the concern that if the city government, based on the revised CBRT alignment, would be required to give two hectares of land in the South Road Properties (SRP) worth around P6 billion for a terminal and depot at SRP, it would be unfair if this would be used for free by a private bus provider.“This is something that we need to know so that we can adjust how the city government will respond because right now we don’t know… Is the private sector supplying the buses?” Archival asked.“If this contractor will be supplying the buses, then how is it that they are going to use the depot and the terminal for free?” he added.The DOTr, however, said the feasibility study would consider the value of what the City Government donated through a usufruct.Cuenco said he would discuss salient features that were discussed during the executive session in a privilege speech on another regular session.He said he would make a proposal to complete Package 1, then make it a pilot project before proceeding with the other packages.He said they could suspend the other packages, and begin the expressway, which is already in the master plan, and has already been approved, to decongest all other areas.“Kanang kwarta nga (That) P17 billion sa (of the) National Government, diha unta dapat (should have gone to an expressway) para ma (to) lessen ang volume sa vehicles diri sa (here in) Cebu City,” Cuenco said.Cuenco said when the expressway is completed, then they can proceed with the remaining packages of the CBRT project.‘Still viable’A Neda official said that despite facing delays in completion, the CBRT project remains a crucial and economically viable component of Cebu’s mass transport solution.Neda 7 Director Jennifer Bretaña informed the council that the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of its central office recommended the approval of the request for restructuring the CBRT project in October 2023 because it "still continues to be economically viable."This was her response to Cuenco who inquired about the economic viability of the BRT despite its cost soaring to P28 billion in 2023 from the initial P10 billion approved for implementation in 2014.Cuenco highlighted the traffic inconvenience caused by the construction of Package 1 in Cebu City, saying it would have been better if other components of the integrated and intermodal transportation master plan for Metro Cebu, like the Metro Cebu Expressway (MCE), had been implemented first before initiating works for the CBRT.“Sana, since this is a master plan, inuna muna yung (they should have begun with the) project that will first decongest (traffic) because sabay-sabay kasi ang nangyayari ngayon eh (they are doing it simultaneously now). We already have too much traffic in Cebu City tapos dinagdagan pa ng (then adding to this will be the) BRT,” Cuenco said.Bretaña said the MCE is already ongoing and is undertaken by the DPWH, although she admitted that there are delays in the project implementation, especially in the RROW acquisition.Bretaña said benefits considered in the economic viability of the BRT include reductions in travel time, savings in vehicular operating costs and the monetary value of reduced gas emissions.The DOTr’s request for the change in scope, increase in cost, extension in implementation period, extension in the validity of the loan for the project and its restructuring was approved by the ICC chaired by the Department of Finance secretary on Oct. 5, 2023.This approval was confirmed by the Neda board, chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Oct. 13, 2023. According to Bretaña, lenders have always been consulted whenever there are changes in the cost and term of the loan.

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THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to partially operate the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) once its Package 1 is completed by the second quarter of 2024, saying preparations for the procurement of the second and third packages are already underway.However, a local legislator is advocating the suspension of the three remaining packages of the mass transport system project, and pushing to prioritize instead the construction of an expressway that is already included in the Metro Cebu Urban Transport System Master Plan.Norvin Imbong, deputy project manager for systems and stakeholders relations of DOTr, apprised the Cebu City Council of its plans during the executive session the council called for on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.“Package 1 was supposed to be done by the fourth quarter of 2023. But because of the delays and the problems during the construction, we are projecting this to be done in the second quarter of 2024,” he said.Package 1 covers the trunk line from the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) to the Cebu Provincial Capitol in uptown Cebu City via Osmeña Blvd., which covers a route of 2.38 kilometers, he said.Among the challenges in the implementation of the CBRT’s civil works are the acquisition of road right of way (RROW) and the discussion on whether to demolish two skywalks on Osmeña Blvd. that are within the BRT route.The DOTr plans to deploy 18-meter buses that can each accommodate 80 to 120 passengers.However, the DOTr has yet to finalize the institutional arrangement as well as the mode of operation (public-private partnership or government) of the buses on the BRT route, as this is still subject to an ongoing feasibility study.Imbong said they are now starting the procurement of Package 2 by reaching out to more companies that could participate in the bidding process, land acquisition, resettlement and social management.Package 2 of the CBRT involves the South trunk: from the South Road Properties to Barangay Mambaling via N. Bacalso Ave., while Package 3 refers to the CBRT’s North trunk: from Capitol to North Escario to Gorordo Ave. to Archbishop Reyes Ave. to Cebu IT Park.“We have the preliminary works on this. We are partnering with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the acquisition of the lots affected along the national road and Cebu City with the lots affected with the city roads,” Imbong said.Imbong said once they are able to procure for Packages 2 and 3, they hope that by the third quarter of 2024, they can already start the civil works for the two packages.Once Package 2 is completed, the CBRT will have its second partial operation.As for the implementation of Package 4, which covers Bulacao to Mambaling, they are now negotiating with their detailed engineering design consultant.He said the civil works for Package 4 are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2025 and be completed in one and a half years. Following a one-year defects liability period, the entire CBRT system operations are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027.'Stop remaining packages'However, Cebu City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco, chairman of the committee on transportation, said issues surrounding CBRT were not answered during Wednesday’s executive session. Cebu City Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera also criticized the consultancy aspect of the CBRT project, labeling it as a "waste of money."“Dili dako ang mawala kung undangon ang (We won’t lose a lot if we stop the) project,” Cuenco said, saying the DOTr will ask for money only when there are already payables.Cuenco told SunStar Cebu's online news and commentary program “Beyond the Headlines” Thursday, that there were still no clear details about the buses to be used, the fare, and who would manage the operations, with a feasibility study still being conducted on the matter.“Why would they say (it’s) economically viable, if they have not even determined yet the revenue and the ridership?” Cuenco asked.The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) and DOTr have argued that the basis for viability is not only the revenue, but the comfort and environmental sustainability the project would bring.However, Cuenco questioned this, citing the traffic that commuters taking existing modes of transport experience.CBRT is just one part of the Metro Cebu Urban Transport System Master Plan.Other big-ticket projects include a circumferential road from Naga City to Danao City, MRT that would traverse a coastal line, and the 4th Mandaue-Mactan bridge.Cuenco said the national government prioritized the CBRT because it is the least expensive among the projects.However, Cuenco said, they should prioritize expressways instead of the CBRT to decongest the traffic, before having the CBRT.“Karon huot kay atong traffic, unya dungagan pa sa BRT,” Cuenco said. (Even now there is already traffic congestion, and the BRT will add to it.)The Cebu IT Park to Talamban route will be mixed traffic, not a dedicated lane, unlike Package 1. The current situation in the area even without the CBRT is already too congested, Cuenco said.Cuenco also learned that of the P28.8 billion budget for the CBRT, P17 billion is from the national government through the General Appropriations Act, while foreign funding is only above P10 billion.Waste of moneyPesquera, meanwhile, emphasized that the funds being used are taxpayers’ money and don’t belong to any government entity.“Cebu City has been helping the National Government with the economy. Much of our income has already gone to the National Government,” Pesquera said.Benedicto Guia, officer-in-charge program manager of DOTr, said during the executive session that P400 million has been allocated for detailed engineering design consultancy alone.Guia said of this P400 million, less than P200 million has already been used. He said the consulting services also cover the supervision.Pesquera said she cannot be happy with the national government taking out a loan and providing funds for an infrastructure project that is just a waste of money.Pesquera said it is their perception that almost all of the amount allocated for the consultancy has already been used.“Before, even with the three lanes (of Osmeña Blvd.), it (traffic) was a problem. Now, it’s more problem (s). You are not giving us a solution. You are giving us more problems,” she said.Cuenco also asked about the consequences if Cebu City were to decide to reject the project.Guia said he had not experienced such a situation yet but gave his opinion that there would be procedures, including the national government asking for an opinion from the project’s solicitor general on such a move.Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival also questioned why until now the operation and maintenance feasibility study has not been done, when it should have been done in April 2017.Archival said operation and maintenance are important for the CBRT to be operational.Guia said the study was withheld in 2017 to give way for an unsolicited proposal for a monorail to traverse Talisay City to Consolacion.“They want to delay it in favor of the rail,” Guia said.The approved cost of the CBRT project has been skyrocketing since 2014.In 2014, the project cost was P10.62 billion.In 2017, the project cost rose to P16.31 billion due to a Republic Act 10752 provision that the right of way acquisition will be based on market value and no longer on zonal value, according to Imbong.In 2023, the project cost rose further to P28.78 billion due to the changes made, such as the inclusion of Package 4.Imbong said P460 million has been allocated for the road right of way, while there is also a P17.5 million budget for the greenery program.Bus and depotArchival also raised the concern that if the city government, based on the revised CBRT alignment, would be required to give two hectares of land in the South Road Properties (SRP) worth around P6 billion for a terminal and depot at SRP, it would be unfair if this would be used for free by a private bus provider.“This is something that we need to know so that we can adjust how the city government will respond because right now we don’t know… Is the private sector supplying the buses?” Archival asked.“If this contractor will be supplying the buses, then how is it that they are going to use the depot and the terminal for free?” he added.The DOTr, however, said the feasibility study would consider the value of what the City Government donated through a usufruct.Cuenco said he would discuss salient features that were discussed during the executive session in a privilege speech on another regular session.He said he would make a proposal to complete Package 1, then make it a pilot project before proceeding with the other packages.He said they could suspend the other packages, and begin the expressway, which is already in the master plan, and has already been approved, to decongest all other areas.“Kanang kwarta nga (That) P17 billion sa (of the) National Government, diha unta dapat (should have gone to an expressway) para ma (to) lessen ang volume sa vehicles diri sa (here in) Cebu City,” Cuenco said.Cuenco said when the expressway is completed, then they can proceed with the remaining packages of the CBRT project.‘Still viable’A Neda official said that despite facing delays in completion, the CBRT project remains a crucial and economically viable component of Cebu’s mass transport solution.Neda 7 Director Jennifer Bretaña informed the council that the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of its central office recommended the approval of the request for restructuring the CBRT project in October 2023 because it "still continues to be economically viable."This was her response to Cuenco who inquired about the economic viability of the BRT despite its cost soaring to P28 billion in 2023 from the initial P10 billion approved for implementation in 2014.Cuenco highlighted the traffic inconvenience caused by the construction of Package 1 in Cebu City, saying it would have been better if other components of the integrated and intermodal transportation master plan for Metro Cebu, like the Metro Cebu Expressway (MCE), had been implemented first before initiating works for the CBRT.“Sana, since this is a master plan, inuna muna yung (they should have begun with the) project that will first decongest (traffic) because sabay-sabay kasi ang nangyayari ngayon eh (they are doing it simultaneously now). 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INSTEAD of going after delinquent employers, the Social Security System (SSS) has changed its approach to encourage them to seek assistance from their respective SSS offices on how to fulfill their obligations. This, after the SSS noticed a significant number of employers, particularly in Cebu and Bohol, have yet to register their businesses under SSS in 2023.In a press conference on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Alberto Montalbo, head of SSS Visayas Central 1 Division, discussed the rebranding of their “Race” campaign. Previously defined as “Run Against Contribution Evaders,” Race now stands for “Relief Afforded to Challenge Employers.”Montalbo said the campaign rebranding that began in 2022 and will be further strengthened in 2024, has produced more positive results than the previous Race campaign.He said the campaign aims to encourage more investors to venture, especially in Cebu, and to alleviate their fear towards SSS.Installment Montalbo said the SSS is planning to allow employers to pay their unpaid contributions through installments.This will enable employers to pay at least five percent of their total computed delinquency as downpayment. The duration of the installment payment will be assessed based on the employer’s total amount of delinquency and penalties.The new payment scheme could last up to 24 months or two years. Employers are advised to prioritize remitting SSS contributions for employees who highly need SSS benefits while availing of installment payments.Delinquents Unesco Pacarro Jr., head of the SSS legal department, reported during the press conference that around 193 employers were targeted by the Race campaign in the provinces of Cebu and Bohol in 2023.Of this number, 65 were discovered to have failed to register their businesses under SSS, 40 fully paid their delinquencies, 10 chose to partially pay their unpaid contributions, and five were found to have closed their companies.As a result of the Race campaign, an estimated P36 million worth of unpaid contributions or delinquencies from employers were recorded.Montalbo said as of March, the SSS already collected P30 million of the P36 million unpaid contributions from employers.Criminal cases for violation of Republic Act 1161, or the SSS Law, were also filed against nine out of the 193 employers; while the rest of the employers availed of installment, restructuring, and condonation programs offered by SSS to settle their contribution disputes.Employers who violate the SSS law may be fined up to P500,000 or face a minimum of six months imprisonment, or both, depending on the court’s decision. The law requires employers to register their business under SSS, report their employees from the first day of their employment, and pay their contribution a month after employment.Race 2024From January to March 2024, 56 employers were subjected to Race operations in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay.The operations recorded roughly P9.6 million in delinquencies and also identified non-SSS registered companies.On Wednesday, a simultaneous Race operation was conducted across five SSS branches in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay and the Cebu-North Reclamation Area.The operation found that a computer supplier company based in Mandaue was the most delinquent with 17 employees, surpassing P1 million in SSS delinquencies since 2019.The SSS ended the press conference by reminding employers to prioritize their employees’ future by providing them with SSS benefits.The SSS said this would be advantageous to the company in the long run, as it would encourage employees to stay and perform their best for the company. / HIC Can I use a VPN to bet on sports? . Tongits Zingplay - Card Game Filipinas PH have much to offer, they don't always keep up with the latest releases, of online slots and other casino games. here is how to register at an online casino site in the Philippines:

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THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to partially operate the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) once its Package 1 is completed by the second quarter of 2024, saying preparations for the procurement of the second and third packages are already underway.However, a local legislator is advocating the suspension of the three remaining packages of the mass transport system project, and pushing to prioritize instead the construction of an expressway that is already included in the Metro Cebu Urban Transport System Master Plan.Norvin Imbong, deputy project manager for systems and stakeholders relations of DOTr, apprised the Cebu City Council of its plans during the executive session the council called for on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.“Package 1 was supposed to be done by the fourth quarter of 2023. But because of the delays and the problems during the construction, we are projecting this to be done in the second quarter of 2024,” he said.Package 1 covers the trunk line from the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) to the Cebu Provincial Capitol in uptown Cebu City via Osmeña Blvd., which covers a route of 2.38 kilometers, he said.Among the challenges in the implementation of the CBRT’s civil works are the acquisition of road right of way (RROW) and the discussion on whether to demolish two skywalks on Osmeña Blvd. that are within the BRT route.The DOTr plans to deploy 18-meter buses that can each accommodate 80 to 120 passengers.However, the DOTr has yet to finalize the institutional arrangement as well as the mode of operation (public-private partnership or government) of the buses on the BRT route, as this is still subject to an ongoing feasibility study.Imbong said they are now starting the procurement of Package 2 by reaching out to more companies that could participate in the bidding process, land acquisition, resettlement and social management.Package 2 of the CBRT involves the South trunk: from the South Road Properties to Barangay Mambaling via N. Bacalso Ave., while Package 3 refers to the CBRT’s North trunk: from Capitol to North Escario to Gorordo Ave. to Archbishop Reyes Ave. to Cebu IT Park.“We have the preliminary works on this. We are partnering with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the acquisition of the lots affected along the national road and Cebu City with the lots affected with the city roads,” Imbong said.Imbong said once they are able to procure for Packages 2 and 3, they hope that by the third quarter of 2024, they can already start the civil works for the two packages.Once Package 2 is completed, the CBRT will have its second partial operation.As for the implementation of Package 4, which covers Bulacao to Mambaling, they are now negotiating with their detailed engineering design consultant.He said the civil works for Package 4 are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2025 and be completed in one and a half years. Following a one-year defects liability period, the entire CBRT system operations are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027.'Stop remaining packages'However, Cebu City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco, chairman of the committee on transportation, said issues surrounding CBRT were not answered during Wednesday’s executive session. Cebu City Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera also criticized the consultancy aspect of the CBRT project, labeling it as a "waste of money."“Dili dako ang mawala kung undangon ang (We won’t lose a lot if we stop the) project,” Cuenco said, saying the DOTr will ask for money only when there are already payables.Cuenco told SunStar Cebu's online news and commentary program “Beyond the Headlines” Thursday, that there were still no clear details about the buses to be used, the fare, and who would manage the operations, with a feasibility study still being conducted on the matter.“Why would they say (it’s) economically viable, if they have not even determined yet the revenue and the ridership?” Cuenco asked.The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) and DOTr have argued that the basis for viability is not only the revenue, but the comfort and environmental sustainability the project would bring.However, Cuenco questioned this, citing the traffic that commuters taking existing modes of transport experience.CBRT is just one part of the Metro Cebu Urban Transport System Master Plan.Other big-ticket projects include a circumferential road from Naga City to Danao City, MRT that would traverse a coastal line, and the 4th Mandaue-Mactan bridge.Cuenco said the national government prioritized the CBRT because it is the least expensive among the projects.However, Cuenco said, they should prioritize expressways instead of the CBRT to decongest the traffic, before having the CBRT.“Karon huot kay atong traffic, unya dungagan pa sa BRT,” Cuenco said. (Even now there is already traffic congestion, and the BRT will add to it.)The Cebu IT Park to Talamban route will be mixed traffic, not a dedicated lane, unlike Package 1. The current situation in the area even without the CBRT is already too congested, Cuenco said.Cuenco also learned that of the P28.8 billion budget for the CBRT, P17 billion is from the national government through the General Appropriations Act, while foreign funding is only above P10 billion.Waste of moneyPesquera, meanwhile, emphasized that the funds being used are taxpayers’ money and don’t belong to any government entity.“Cebu City has been helping the National Government with the economy. Much of our income has already gone to the National Government,” Pesquera said.Benedicto Guia, officer-in-charge program manager of DOTr, said during the executive session that P400 million has been allocated for detailed engineering design consultancy alone.Guia said of this P400 million, less than P200 million has already been used. He said the consulting services also cover the supervision.Pesquera said she cannot be happy with the national government taking out a loan and providing funds for an infrastructure project that is just a waste of money.Pesquera said it is their perception that almost all of the amount allocated for the consultancy has already been used.“Before, even with the three lanes (of Osmeña Blvd.), it (traffic) was a problem. Now, it’s more problem (s). You are not giving us a solution. You are giving us more problems,” she said.Cuenco also asked about the consequences if Cebu City were to decide to reject the project.Guia said he had not experienced such a situation yet but gave his opinion that there would be procedures, including the national government asking for an opinion from the project’s solicitor general on such a move.Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival also questioned why until now the operation and maintenance feasibility study has not been done, when it should have been done in April 2017.Archival said operation and maintenance are important for the CBRT to be operational.Guia said the study was withheld in 2017 to give way for an unsolicited proposal for a monorail to traverse Talisay City to Consolacion.“They want to delay it in favor of the rail,” Guia said.The approved cost of the CBRT project has been skyrocketing since 2014.In 2014, the project cost was P10.62 billion.In 2017, the project cost rose to P16.31 billion due to a Republic Act 10752 provision that the right of way acquisition will be based on market value and no longer on zonal value, according to Imbong.In 2023, the project cost rose further to P28.78 billion due to the changes made, such as the inclusion of Package 4.Imbong said P460 million has been allocated for the road right of way, while there is also a P17.5 million budget for the greenery program.Bus and depotArchival also raised the concern that if the city government, based on the revised CBRT alignment, would be required to give two hectares of land in the South Road Properties (SRP) worth around P6 billion for a terminal and depot at SRP, it would be unfair if this would be used for free by a private bus provider.“This is something that we need to know so that we can adjust how the city government will respond because right now we don’t know… Is the private sector supplying the buses?” Archival asked.“If this contractor will be supplying the buses, then how is it that they are going to use the depot and the terminal for free?” he added.The DOTr, however, said the feasibility study would consider the value of what the City Government donated through a usufruct.Cuenco said he would discuss salient features that were discussed during the executive session in a privilege speech on another regular session.He said he would make a proposal to complete Package 1, then make it a pilot project before proceeding with the other packages.He said they could suspend the other packages, and begin the expressway, which is already in the master plan, and has already been approved, to decongest all other areas.“Kanang kwarta nga (That) P17 billion sa (of the) National Government, diha unta dapat (should have gone to an expressway) para ma (to) lessen ang volume sa vehicles diri sa (here in) Cebu City,” Cuenco said.Cuenco said when the expressway is completed, then they can proceed with the remaining packages of the CBRT project.‘Still viable’A Neda official said that despite facing delays in completion, the CBRT project remains a crucial and economically viable component of Cebu’s mass transport solution.Neda 7 Director Jennifer Bretaña informed the council that the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of its central office recommended the approval of the request for restructuring the CBRT project in October 2023 because it "still continues to be economically viable."This was her response to Cuenco who inquired about the economic viability of the BRT despite its cost soaring to P28 billion in 2023 from the initial P10 billion approved for implementation in 2014.Cuenco highlighted the traffic inconvenience caused by the construction of Package 1 in Cebu City, saying it would have been better if other components of the integrated and intermodal transportation master plan for Metro Cebu, like the Metro Cebu Expressway (MCE), had been implemented first before initiating works for the CBRT.“Sana, since this is a master plan, inuna muna yung (they should have begun with the) project that will first decongest (traffic) because sabay-sabay kasi ang nangyayari ngayon eh (they are doing it simultaneously now). We already have too much traffic in Cebu City tapos dinagdagan pa ng (then adding to this will be the) BRT,” Cuenco said.Bretaña said the MCE is already ongoing and is undertaken by the DPWH, although she admitted that there are delays in the project implementation, especially in the RROW acquisition.Bretaña said benefits considered in the economic viability of the BRT include reductions in travel time, savings in vehicular operating costs and the monetary value of reduced gas emissions.The DOTr’s request for the change in scope, increase in cost, extension in implementation period, extension in the validity of the loan for the project and its restructuring was approved by the ICC chaired by the Department of Finance secretary on Oct. 5, 2023.This approval was confirmed by the Neda board, chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Oct. 13, 2023. According to Bretaña, lenders have always been consulted whenever there are changes in the cost and term of the loan. 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Previously defined as “Run Against Contribution Evaders,” Race now stands for “Relief Afforded to Challenge Employers.”Montalbo said the campaign rebranding that began in 2022 and will be further strengthened in 2024, has produced more positive results than the previous Race campaign.He said the campaign aims to encourage more investors to venture, especially in Cebu, and to alleviate their fear towards SSS.Installment Montalbo said the SSS is planning to allow employers to pay their unpaid contributions through installments.This will enable employers to pay at least five percent of their total computed delinquency as downpayment. The duration of the installment payment will be assessed based on the employer’s total amount of delinquency and penalties.The new payment scheme could last up to 24 months or two years. Employers are advised to prioritize remitting SSS contributions for employees who highly need SSS benefits while availing of installment payments.Delinquents Unesco Pacarro Jr., head of the SSS legal department, reported during the press conference that around 193 employers were targeted by the Race campaign in the provinces of Cebu and Bohol in 2023.Of this number, 65 were discovered to have failed to register their businesses under SSS, 40 fully paid their delinquencies, 10 chose to partially pay their unpaid contributions, and five were found to have closed their companies.As a result of the Race campaign, an estimated P36 million worth of unpaid contributions or delinquencies from employers were recorded.Montalbo said as of March, the SSS already collected P30 million of the P36 million unpaid contributions from employers.Criminal cases for violation of Republic Act 1161, or the SSS Law, were also filed against nine out of the 193 employers; while the rest of the employers availed of installment, restructuring, and condonation programs offered by SSS to settle their contribution disputes.Employers who violate the SSS law may be fined up to P500,000 or face a minimum of six months imprisonment, or both, depending on the court’s decision. The law requires employers to register their business under SSS, report their employees from the first day of their employment, and pay their contribution a month after employment.Race 2024From January to March 2024, 56 employers were subjected to Race operations in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay.The operations recorded roughly P9.6 million in delinquencies and also identified non-SSS registered companies.On Wednesday, a simultaneous Race operation was conducted across five SSS branches in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay and the Cebu-North Reclamation Area.The operation found that a computer supplier company based in Mandaue was the most delinquent with 17 employees, surpassing P1 million in SSS delinquencies since 2019.The SSS ended the press conference by reminding employers to prioritize their employees’ future by providing them with SSS benefits.The SSS said this would be advantageous to the company in the long run, as it would encourage employees to stay and perform their best for the company. / HIC licensed online casinos MORE than three months have passed since their appointment, and Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) chairman Melquiades Feliciano said on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, that they have yet to receive their honorarium.He also said the matter has not been discussed during their board meeting.Cebu City Michael Rama, for his part, assured that the City Government will help Feliciano and his two other appointees get what is due to them.Rama appointed Feliciano, Nelson Yuvallos and Aristotle Batuhan as members of the MCWD board of directors (BOD) to replace MCWD chairman Jose Daluz III, and members Miguelito Pato and Jodelyn May Seno on Oct. 31, 2023.From MCWDIn a phone interview on Tuesday, Feliciano said the board has not discussed their honorarium, which will come from the coffers of the water district.Meanwhile, Rama, in a press conference, said Feliciano, Yuvallos and Batuhan will receive their compensation as soon as possible.Financial obligationThe mayor said the water district has a financial obligation to his appointees, as they are “legitimate” MCWD board members.He clarified that Feliciano and company are not employed by the City Government. Rama assured that the City Government would facilitate the release of their compensation despite the refusal of their predecessors to step down even with a termination notice.According to Section 13 of Presidential Decree (PD) 198, or the “Provincial Water Utilities Act of 1973,” each board member is entitled to receive compensation for each board meeting that he or she has physically attended.It will be equivalent to one percent of the mayor’s monthly salary for a first-class city, while “no director shall receive other compensation for services to the district.”In a separate interview, Daluz told SunStar Cebu that Feliciano, Yuvallos and Batuhan are not yet entitled to any compensation and benefits from the MCWD until the three are officially recognized by the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). In the case of incumbent BOD members Earl Bonachita and Danilo Ortiz, Daluz said they no longer receive compensation and benefits even though the LWUA recognizes them, due to their constant absences from board meetings led by Daluz, Pato and Seno. Daluz also pointed out that the compensation provision of PD 198 had been amended.He said Rama currently earns around P200,000 a month. If the original provision was followed, he said each board member would receive P2,000 per board meeting. But Daluz said he receives around P40,000 per month, excluding benefits and allowances, for attending four board meetings. Meanwhile, Feliciano said they have been conducting board meetings outside the MCWD headquarters in Cebu City so as not to cause unnecessary conflict.On Jan. 31, 2024, Bonachita and Ortiz filed a criminal case against ousted Daluz, Pato and Seno for usurpation of authority or official functions after they refused to step down from their positions.Feliciano told SunStar Cebu that they are praying for the Office of the Cebu City Prosecutor to side with them. As for the legitimacy of his appointment, Feliciano said Rama’s appointing power and the “power to remove” have already been ruled valid by the Regional Trial Court and supported by a previous LWUA decision.He said they are waiting for the LWUA’s affirmation and reply to their earlier request regarding their appointment.Better and more efficientFeliciano said they are focusing on formulating policies to improve the water district’s efficiency in providing better service to its consumers and the management structure.They are reviewing all bulk water supply proposals and agreements entered into by their predecessors. This includes reassessing the water district’s assets and resources, particularly the possibility of additional water sources. Feliciano said the old MCWD BOD ventured into sourcing water from desalination plants that convert brackish and salty water into potable freshwater, which is expensive. He said this will be detrimental to consumers, as their monthly water bill will abruptly increase due to the cost of the desalinated water.

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Some of the most important trends revolve around the changes to the legalisation of online gambling for offshore operators, with President Rodrigo Duterte cracking down on illegal operations in recent years. Otherwise, we’ve identified that the growth in the land-based gambling industry has resulted in job creation for locals, with more than half of all employees in the entertainment sector being employed for gambling and betting activities.

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