‘Manila Bay years away from being swimmable’
Buhay Party-list Rep. Joselito Atienza on Sunday said Manila Bay being “swimmable” is still years away. OFF LIMITS. A Philippine ...
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Hedcor pays fine for soil dumping
Hedcor Inc., the hydro subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp., paid a fine of P200,000 for alleged dumping of soil in ...
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Rody vows to avoid water crisis amid service rotation
President Rodrigo Duterte will take the necessary measures to keep his promise to stave off a water crisis, the Palace ...
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Implications of the Public Trust doctrine
"This should have been introduced years ago." I continue my series on Maynilad vs. DENR, potentially a revolutionary decision ...
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Atienza’s war on water firms
"Corporate greed exemplified, he says." Like a man consumed by his own mission to wage war against corporate ...
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Dead in the water
Manila Water, one of two private concessionaires serving Metro Manila, this week served up a doomsday scenario of dramatically higher ...
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780% water rate hike looms
Households in Metro Manila face a possible 780 percent increase in their water rates, Manila Water warned, while a fifth ...
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Water firms seeking reversal of SC ruling
"Maynilad and Manila Water cannot understand why they are being singled out." In the wake of the recent Supreme ...
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Manila Water asks SC to reconsider ruling
Manila Water has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling imposing fines and order to comply with its undertaking ...
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Consumer group slams SC ruling penalizing water concessionaires
Consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch.PH warns of water rates spiking P12 to P16 per cubic meter because of “the Aug. 6 ...
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