Probe of water contracts sought – BusinessWorld Online
A PHILIPPINE Senator on Monday called for an investigation of water concessionaires and their government contracts amid bad service.
“These water concessionaires need to be looked at because too many of our countrymen are thirsty for good service from them, especially this summer,” Senator Ana Theresia Hontiveros-Baraquel said in a statement in Filipino.
In Senate Resolution No. 1352 dated May 5, the lawmaker plans to conduct hearings on the joint venture agreements between water districts and private companies.
The had been issues and irregularities in the deals, she said, citing a Commission on Audit report. — Adrian H. Halili
