“Don’t be bullied by Maynilad, Manila Water,” Groups Ask MWSS

Consumers and civil society groups led by the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) called on the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to stand up to the bully tactics being employed by Maynilad and Manila Water in the on-going row regarding water rates.

“The recent announcement by Manila Water that it filed a notice of claim with the Department of Finance for the absurd amount of P79 billion is clearly aimed at intimidating the government and MWSS. This is little more than a blatant ploy to stop MWSS from disallowing the water companies’ abusive practice of passing on their income taxes to consumers,” Sammy Gamboa, FDC Secretary-General said.

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