Tag: arbitral award

OSG to “exhaust all available legal remedies” vs arbitral award in favor of Manila Water

(Eagle News)– The Office of the Solicitor General on Friday, Dec. 6, said it would exhaust “all available legal remedies” against the decision issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore that ordered the Philippine government to indemnify Manila Water for losses it supposedly incurred due to the state’s refusal to implement higher water rates. In a statement, the OSG said that while “the OSG respects its obligation to keep confidential the arbitration proceedings, […]

Manila Water: Arbitral award stems from breaches committed by previous admins, not Duterte’s

(Eagle News) — The decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore ordering the Philippine government to indemnify Manila Water for losses incurred due to a refusal to allow the concessionaire to implement rate increases was for breaches committed by officials of the previous administrations, not the present one. This is according to Manila Water, which issued a statement a day after President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to take to court the people behind the […]