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Palace: More PrimeWater deals in 2019 when LWUA was under Villar-led DPWH
The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) is investigating the poor service of PrimeWater and will examine potential conflicts of interest involving the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) during the tenure of former Secretary Mark Villar.
LWUA, which has been attached to DPWH since 2011, oversees water districts that have entered into numerous joint venture agreements with PrimeWater.
PrimeWater is owned by Manuel Paolo Villar, brother of Senator Mark Villar, and is part of the business empire of their parents, former senators Manny and Cynthia Villar.
The investigation was initiated by Malacañang due to widespread consumer complaints regarding PrimeWater's long-standing inadequate service.
Press Undersecretary Claire Castro noted that PrimeWater's joint venture agreements significantly increased in 2019, a period when the company was attached to the DPWH under the leadership of Secretary Mark Villar.
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Palace Press Officer Claire Castro clarified that she made no insinuations that Senator Mark Villar had anything to do with the increase in the number of joint ventures entered into by his family's PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation.
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Senator Mark Villar denied any ownership or involvement in PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp., which is part of his family's business empire.
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Zambales 1st District Rep. Jefferson Khonghun filed House Resolution 22 seeking a congressional probe into the joint venture agreements of Villar-led PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. with local water districts across the Philippines.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is reviewing two balikbayan boxes of reports and evidence from the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) concerning complaints against PrimeWater.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the Local Water Utilities Administration’s (LWUA) recommendations concerning complaints against PrimeWater.
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