President Duterte is not keen on talking to the two Metro Manila water concessionaires about the renegotiation of the alleged onerous provisions in their contracts.
The President instead left it to Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System administrator Emmanuel Salamat to deal with the Manila Water Company Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc.
The President would rather focus on pursuing plunder charges against the persons involved in the alleged irregular water deals. The two water companies earlier wrote letters to the President offering to renegotiate certain provisions in the concession agreements following Duterte’s public tirade against them. The letters, both dated December 10, were sent by Fernando Zobel de Ayala of Manila Water Company Inc. and Manuel Pangilinan of Maynilad Water Services Inc..
In his remarks Thursday, Duterte disclosed he was mulling a military takeover of the water distribution operations.
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