Tag: water contracts

Palace: Duterte to nationalize water services if Manila Water, Maynilad don’t accept new water contracts

(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Manila Water and Maynilad to accept the new water contracts that no longer contain provisions that are disadvantageous to the government. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said if the water concessionaires don’t accept the contracts presented by the Department of Justice in the 45th Cabinet meeting on Monday, he would nationalize water services. “The Chief Executive is giving the water concessionaires the option of accepting the new contracts without any […]

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If no satisfactory explanation is given on “onerous” water contracts, Duterte says he will “expropriate everything”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Dec. 10, threatened to take over water services in Metro Manila if he was not satisfied with the explanation on the water concession agreements with “onerous” provisions. In a speech in Malacanang, Duterte said he wants all lawyers behind the contracts to appear before him. “Isa-isahin ko sila, ang mga abogado ng, p***ng i*a, gumawa ng kontrata. Sino ‘yung mga opisyal ng (Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System). Tanungin […]

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Guevarra: Duterte admin has adopted proposal to revoke MOA that extends water concession period until 2037

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has adopted the recommendation to revoke the memorandum of agreement that extended the water concession period “prematurely” up to 2037. This was according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who gave an interview over radio dzmm on Thursday, Dec. 5. According to Guevarra, the recommendation was adopted during a Cabinet meeting on Nov. 6. Guevarra had said the extension of the concession period in the case of Manila Water […]

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