Aquino, Hilbay agreed to keep water arbitration suits secret – The Manila Times

FORMER President Aquino 3rd and his solicitor general Florin Hilbay agreed to the two water companies’ demand to have the arbitration suits that the latter had filed against the government kept secret.

But the MWSS proved to have been correct in its computations. Even without the rate increases they demanded, these firms’ income in those years totaled P67 billion; their average annual income of P13.4 billion during those five years was even higher than the P10.5 billion of the previous five years. How could the arbitration panels have dismissed such facts staring them in the face? Was Hilbay as solicitor general just too dumb or too lazy to defend the MWSS stand? Or did he sabotage the government’s defense so it would lose the case?We don’t know. If Hilbay deliberately plotted to have the water companies win the arbitration, he was clever enough to hide his tracks, literally: the arbitration was kept secret.

Why did the government, represented by Aquino 3rd and Hilbay, agree to such confidentiality? If they had not agreed to keep the proceedings secret, they could just have told Maynilad and Manila Water: “Take it or leave it, and just comply with the MWSS decision.” Why would Aquino and Hilbay agree to make secret arbitration proceedings and rulings that would affect over 10 million Filipinos, the captive market of the two water monopolies? Indeed, Maynilad got the arbitral panel to order the Philippine government to pay it the P3.4 billion it asked for, while Manila Water got panel to agree for the government to pay it P11.4 billion.

Abogadong Pulpol.... Baklang Kalbo... Natatawa Ako... Hihihihi... Sa Iyo fthilbay

So sino nag walanghiya sa Pilipinas!! Tang-ina nyo!

Tahimik ang YELLOWS

Typical of yellows - always takes care of their oligarch friends, never mind if ordinary Filipinos do not progress because of the exhorbitant fees. 😡😡😡😡😡

fthilbay, basahin mo. 😂 😂 😂 Buti talaga na zero kayo sa election. More zero sa sa 2022!!! Kayo ang tunay na tuta!!!

paktay ka kalbo. top notcher sa bar but.....

Asaan na si Hilbay? Nagtatago. O nagpa ospital din?

Tadong kalbo to,

It could be far-fetch for others. But for me, IMHO, that's treason.

Ano!! Anong secret !!

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