The two companies would be fined P322,102 every day of delay in the completion of their sewage connections. The August 2019 ruling gave the two concessionaires five years to complete their sewage connections. Agencies had failed to lay down the groundwork for the water concessionaires to connect households to sewer mains. “To protect public interest, the 2037 deadline must prevail and be followed,” the high court ruling said. Eight years after the Supreme Court said that, it appeared to reverse itself in August 2019, requiring those involved in the sewage issue to finish everything in five years.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 11, 2019 09:28 UTC