CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A protest rally to oppose an impending takeover of the embattled Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) is set May 20.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A protest rally to oppose an impending takeover of the embattled Cagayan de Oro Water District is set May 20.In a letter addressed to Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando Uy on May 18, Antonio Young, COWD general manager, asked the city government to provide policemen to maintain order in the premises of the water district.A prayer rally spearheaded by COWD was held on May 19 in front of the water district's office in Corrales St. here.
He said that the COWD Board of Directors on Saturday passed Resolution 83, series of 2024, opposing and ignoring Local Water Utilities Administration's full takeover of COWD's operations.Young said that the COWD's resolution opposed all grounds for LWUA to completely take over the water district on various legal grounds.The LWUA issued a statement on May 17 on orders of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for its takeover of COWD.
Rally Vs LWUA's Takeover Of COWD Set
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