PBBM to order probe into PrimeWater services, says Palace

PCO Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro. (Screengrab: RTVM)

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will order an investigation into the operations of Villar-owned PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation (PWIC) in the wake of the water utility company’s alleged service disruptions and high rates charged to its consumers.

“Unang-una po, sinabi po natin na ang kakulangan sa serbisyo ay walang puwang sa administrasyon ni Pangulong [Ferdinand R.] Marcos Jr.,” Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro told reporters at a briefing in Malacañang.

“Mag-uutos po ang Pangulo para ma-imbestigahan po ito,” she added.

This, after Bulacan officials urged Congress to look into PrimeWater’s poor service.

Bulacan residents have also expressed deep frustration over PrimeWater’s failure to supply their water needs.

Castro said services offered by any water utility companies must not be compromised.

“Ang pangangailangan po ng tao sa malinis na tubig, sapat na supply ng tubig ay dapat lang pong nararapat na hindi pang-negosyo lamang, kundi ito ay dapat kinakalinga ang pangangailang ng taumbayan,” she said.

Asked if the Palace could still vouch for the competence of Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar, given her links to PrimeWater, Castro said, “Well, it depends on how she will perform. If we will have this trust on her, well, we have to give it to her, but she should prove that she could perform as a leader.”

Villar is seeking a Senate seat under the administration’s “Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas” slate.

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