Probe of water contracts sought - BusinessWorld Online

Probe of water contracts sought - BusinessWorld Online

A PHILIPPINE Senator on Monday called for an investigation of water concessionaires and their government contracts amid bad service. “These water concessionaires need to be looked at because too many of our countrymen are thirsty for good service from them, especially this summer,” Senator Ana Theresia Hontiveros-Baraquel said in a statement in Filipino. In Senate Resolution No. 1352 dated May 5, the lawmaker plans to conduct hearings on the joi…

HONTIVEROS WANTS FOR PROBE ON WATER CONCESSIONS

As citizen complaints continued to pile up against private concessionaire PrimeWater at the height of the dry season, Senator Risa Hontiveros called for a Senate investigation into joint venture agreements between water districts and private companies, some of which were found by the Commission on Audit (COA) to be “disadvantageous”. “No one is too big to be investigated. Kailangan nang silipin ang mga water concessionaires na ito dahil masyadon…

Hontiveros calls for Senate probe on PrimeWater-BACIWA JVA

Senator Risa Hontiveros called for a Senate investigation into joint venture agreements between water districts and private companies, some of which were found by the Commission on Audit (COA) to be “disadvantageous”, on Monday, May 5. Hontiveros said she called for the probe as citizen complaints, including in Bacolod City, continued to pile up against […]

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Hontiveros seeks Senate probe on ‘murky’ water deals amid complaints

By Wilnard Bacelonia (PNA file photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA – A resolution was filed in the Senate on Monday seeking to investigate joint venture agreements (JVAs) between government water districts and private concessionaires, citing findings from the Commission on Audit (COA) that flagged several of the contracts as “disadvantageous.” “No one is too big to be investigated. Kailangan nang silipin ang mga water concessionaires na ito dahil masyado…