President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will order an investigation into private water utility firm PrimeWater owned by the Villar family, amid increasing complaints from consumers of poor service nationwide.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/marcos-orders-investigation-villar-primewater/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/marcos-orders-investigation-villar-primewater/
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00:00President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will order an investigation into private water utility firm, Prime Water, owned by the Villar family.
00:08This amid increasing complaints from consumers of poor service nationwide.
00:12Malacanang Press Undersecretary Clara Castro says in a press conference,
00:16Ang kakulangan sa servisyo ay walang puwang sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Marcos Jr.
00:25Mag-uutos po ang Pangulo para mag-imbestigan po ito.
00:28Castro told Rappler that the Local Water Utilities Administration will be asked to do the investigation.
00:34Local Water Utilities Administration is a government-owned and controlled corporation that supervises water districts.
00:41Based on Rappler's tally, around 100 of these districts made deals with prime water during the Duterte administration.
00:48Bulacan Province, particularly San Jose del Monte City, was the first to declare multiple investigations into prime water at both the provincial and city levels.
00:56Other towns also tried to challenge their prime water deal in court, but failed.
01:01Bulacan Vice Governor Alex Castro told Rappler that the local government felt, quote,
01:05hostage by prime water, which claimed the joint venture was not under the control of the local government.