Water price control of the previous administration was
wrong. Penalty payment control of the current administration is wrong.
Arbitrary dishonor of contracts and changing of rules midway is wrong. But
then, could other players wanting to snatch the contract from the existing two
water concessionaires be behind the aggressive attacks of Duterte?
Really, expropriation? Then government will go back to water distribution business like the 80s and 90s, or give the concession to friends and cronies?
Meanwhile, I posted the above notes and links in my fb wall when a friend from UP in the 80s suddenly butt in. He is a son of a brave politician in Negros Occidental who consistently opposed the Marcos dictatorship in the 80s, the late Assemblyman Wilson Gamboa. Now a Duterte fanatic, this guy would quickly resort to personal attacks when ideas do not suit his illusions of the Duterte government. See this, he turned his lousy ego on me, tsk tsk tsk. Shameless Lauro Gamboa.
See these recent stories.
Posting here some good opinion articles...
Never waste a good
crisis
April 1, 2019 | 12:27 am
Introspective By
Romeo L. Bernardo
"the water PPP
has “contributed much to improve public welfare by having more than doubled the
number of customers served, provided 24 hour water service availability that
meets health standards, while addressing the needs of millions in the poor
communities. The improvements in service delivery came after the two
concessionaires poured in a combined P105 billion in investments to expand and
upgrade the water and sewage network, achieved without adding to government’s
fiscal burden or public debt exposure.”
Twilight of the
rule of law
April 28, 2019 | 9:25 pm
Introspective By
Raul V. Fabella
"The MWSS
decision constitutes a rape of the rule of law even if the concessionaires
decided to hold their horses. If left to stand, it establishes a precedent that
a guilty party can to reap political pogi points by scapegoating a vulnerable
party. The scapegoating of Manila Water certainly deflects the conversation
from the threatened firing of the MWSS leadership for incompetence."
Politicized
FIRST PERSON - Alex Magno (The Philippine Star) -
December 7, 2019 - 12:00am
"If the
concession contracts are cancelled arbitrarily, there will be panic in the
business community. All the gains we made improving the ease of doing business
will be cancelled.
Instead of
terrorizing the concessions, it will be more constructive to work with them for
better outcomes."
Let the facts
speak
December 9, 2019, 12:47 AM
SPEAKING OUT By
IGNACIO R. BUNYE
"Prior to
Manila Water, 63% of every liter produced never reached the intended customer
because of broken MWSS pipes and pilferage. Manila Water was able to reduce
“system loss” or non-revenue water to only 11%. This is at par with
international standards of water distribution efficiency.
An ADB study says
the reduction in system loss is equivalent to having built a new water
dam!"
And this report, could the "new contract" being
drafted by the DOJ be properly worded to suit the qualifications of whoever
they want to snatch the concession/s?
Gov’t draft of new
water contracts expected to be ready by year’s end
December 9, 2019 | 11:13 pm
----------Meanwhile, I posted the above notes and links in my fb wall when a friend from UP in the 80s suddenly butt in. He is a son of a brave politician in Negros Occidental who consistently opposed the Marcos dictatorship in the 80s, the late Assemblyman Wilson Gamboa. Now a Duterte fanatic, this guy would quickly resort to personal attacks when ideas do not suit his illusions of the Duterte government. See this, he turned his lousy ego on me, tsk tsk tsk. Shameless Lauro Gamboa.
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