PBBM reviewing LWUA report on PrimeWater services — Palace

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By Darryl John Esguerra | Philippine News Agency

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is currently reviewing a comprehensive report submitted by the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) on the Villar family-owned water concessionaire PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp., following mounting consumers’ complaints against its services.

In a Malacañang press briefing Tuesday, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro bared that LWUA’s submission includes a detailed folder and two balikbayan boxes containing documents related to PrimeWater’s operations.

“Ito po’y aaralin at asahan niyo po na mabilisang aaralin ito para sa mga consumers ng PrimeWater,” Castro said.

She also assured the public that the Palace is preparing appropriate legal steps in response to the findings.

“Gagawa tayo ng legal na aksyon. Aksiyon na naaayon sa batas, walang masasagasaan, pero dapat para sa taumbayan,” she said.

PrimeWater, which operates under joint venture agreements with several local water districts, has faced complaints in recent years over reported service interruptions and inconsistent supply in various parts of the country.

The LWUA report follows mounting calls from local government officials and consumer groups for the government to review its public-private partnerships on water service delivery.

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