Gov’t dared to seek refund of excessive water charges
By Charlie V. Manalo 09/23/2011Bagong Henerasyon party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy yesterday dared government to initiate the refund to water consumers of payments for excess billing collected for the last 11 years by the two private water concessionaires of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS).
At the same time, Herrera-Dy called on Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to prosecute past and incumbent MWSS officials for conflict of interest arising from “interlocking directors and executive officers” among the concessionaires, the MWSS-Regulator Office and the MWSS.
Also sought to be prosecuted are officials involved in the anomalous conversion into equity in Maynilad Water Services Inc., one of the two concessionaires, of its P8.5-billion debt to the state water firm.
Herrera-Dy revealed that during the congressional inquiry into reported anomalies in the implementation of the concession agreement between government and the Manila Water Co. and Maynilad, it was discovered the two private water firms imposed water rate hikes that are beyond the average tariff they are entitled to..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20110923met1.html
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asa pa gawin ng dilaw ito. noong panahon ni erap, kasama yata ang water utilities company sa gusto ng tunay na pangulo na tumupad sa kontrata na nakabase sa piso at hindi sa relasyon nito sa dolyar. subali't tinanggal ng mga hnypk na seditious edsa 2 conspirators. :)
""Bagong Henerasyon party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy yesterday dared government to initiate the refund to water consumers of payments for excess billing collected for the last 11 years by the two private water concessionaires of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)."
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