The Bacolod City Water District Board designated Juliana Ballesteros Carbon officer-in-charge of the district effective Jan. 1 to replace former BACIWA general manager Vicente Petierre who retired on Dec. 31, 2006.

Carbon said Petierre had personally requested for the expiration of his term effective Dec. 31 since his appointment under the Civil Service Commission is co-terminus.

Carbon said the term of Petierre is supposed to be co-terminus with the appointing board. She said Pompeyo Querubin's term as chairman of the board also expired on Dec. 31, 2006 but he was re-appointed for another six years during a recent election.

Carbon also said the position of BACIWA general manager is now a career position and there is already a CSC memorandum circular requiring the general manager of big water districts like BACIWA to pass the CESO or CSEE examinations.

As OIC, Carbon said her priorities are the reactivation of the reservoir in Brgy. Mansilingan and the completion of the works of Phase 3 of the Japan Bank of International Cooperation project, in order to provide better service to the people of Bacolod City.

Meanwhile, Carbon said Nelson Lo, former dean of the College of Law of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, was elected vice chairman of the BACIWA board, while Aida Torre was re-elected as secretary.

Members of the BACIWA board are Dr. Libertad Nolido and newly-elected member Cecilia Henares, who represents the business sector.*CGS

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