ProfiteeringJerome said he had to buy water in nearby Makati City so he could sell some to the residents in his barangay. While the law might call this profiteering, this could be considered a compromise during a water crisis, an alternative to the yellowish water rationed by firetrucks. Meanwhile, a laundry shop run by an elderly couple still had a room with baskets full of unwashed clothes. Oscar Barnuevo, 64, said last week was their first anniversary in the business, which ironically now is a laundry shop that couldn’t do the laundry. While there are a number of theories behind the cause of the shortage, the water crisis that hit both rich and poor Filipinos laid out a situation where some saw an opportunity to push their preferred solutions.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 16, 2019 23:15 UTC