By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE management team of Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) will not recognize the board of directors despite a court order restraining the interim board.
MIWD general manager Le Jayme Jalbuena said over Aksyon Radyo that they will not allow the board of directors led by Celso Javelosa from entering MIWD premises.
Jalbuena said the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by Regional Trial Court Judge Edgardo Catilo did not direct the re-installation of the Javelosa board.
Instead, the TRO only prevented the interim board led by Emmanuel Malicdem of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) from functioning, Jalbuena said.
Jalbuena said they ordered MIWD security guards to bar the Javelosa-led and interim boards from entering the building.
“The court order did not direct the old board to return and assume their functions. We will not recognize them because the main issue in the case they filed has yet to be resolved,” he added.
Jalbuena said the Javelosa board can hold their own meeting but not inside the MIWD office.
“If they want to hold a board meeting, they can do it outside.”
Atty. Hans Sayno, corporate secretary of the Javelosa board, cautioned Jalbuena from violating the court order lest he will suffer the consequences of his actions.
Sayno said the court order was clear that the interim board will cease from functioning since the ouster of the Javelosa board is still being questioned.
Adrian Moncada, vice chairman of the Javelosa board, said they will hold a meeting at the MIWD office despite the defiance of the management team.
Moncada said the management must be careful with their actions because they might be held in contempt of the court.
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