MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has raised questions over the move of a House of Representatives committee, which approved a 25-year legislative franchise for Manila Water Company Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc.
Bagong Henerasyon party-list Rep. and House Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera said the committee-level approval of two separate bills granting the 25-year franchise to the two water companies go against the terms stipulated in the Revised Concession Agreement (RCA) recently entered into by the government via the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) with East Zone concessionaire Manila Water and West Zone concessionaire Maynilad.
The RCA allows the…
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