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Cebu may continue to face power supply constraints for more than a year as major new generating facilities are not expected to come online until 2028, leaving the province dependent on temporary measures to prevent further brownouts.

The Cebu City Council has authorized Mayor Nestor D. Archival to take legal and administrative steps toward the possible termination of the city’s Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with Pilipinas Water Resources Inc. (PWRI), citing years of audit findings, inspection reports and complaints from affected communities.

St. Francis Memorial Homes has urged the Cebu City Government to settle ?766,000 in long-overdue payments for funeral services provided to indigent residents, questioning why City Hall could swiftly approve financial assistance to Rotary Club while leaving its obligations to service providers unpaid for years.

— A businessman has filed a criminal and administrative complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman Visayas against Mandaue City Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation President and ex-officio Councilor Fleuritz Gayle Jumao-as over an alleged unpaid debt of ?1.35 million that she supposedly borrowed for youth-related activities in Barangay Paknaan.

Excessive meal and accommodation costs, missing supporting documents, questionable use of Gender and Development (GAD) funds, and the lack of justification for holding an activity outside the municipality have placed ?513,000 in training expenses of the Municipality of Dumanjug under audit scrutiny.