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CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama is pushing for a separate water district for each local government unit (LGU) currently being serviced by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD).

Metropolitan Cebu Water District Chairman Jose Daluz III says Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama abused his authority by instructing city officials to enter the MCWD building in an attempt to take over the facilities of the water firm

THE struggle over the management of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) continues, but the camp of Jose Daluz III, chairman of the board of directors suspended by the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), voiced willingness to meet with the LWUA-appointed officer-in-charge general manager, but only “as a person,” not as a general manager.

TO AVOID causing another commotion and disruption in the operations of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD), its newly appointed officer-in-charge general manager decided not to physically visit the water district’s main office on his first full day of work in Cebu on Tuesday, after the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)-suspended MCWD board and general manager refused to recognize his appointment.

THE Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) insists it has nothing to do with the rift between Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and Cebu City Government, with its administrator saying the agency is neutral.