DOJ: Gov’t ready to run water supply if water concessionaires bail

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Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra assured the public on Monday that the government is ready to take over the water supply duties for Metro Manila in the event that the two water concessionaires Manila Water Co., Inc. and Maynilad Water Services decide to halt their services.

“The government will have to take over if necessary,” he told reporters as the government is committed to revising its current deals with the two companies.

“Unless and until the government is ready to efficiently run the distribution business, I guess for now we still have to rely on private concessionaires for the distribution of water supply,” he said. The Secretary said a team will be formed that will draft a new version of the concession agreement. The team will be composed of lawyers from the DOJ, Department of Finance , Office of the Solicitor General , and Office of the Government Corporate Counsel .

 

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