We welcome the tough stance that President Rodrigo Duterte has taken against water utilities in the capital region, Manila Water Company Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc. For starters, we urge President Duterte to convene a national summit to address the looming water crisis across the country. And as he does so, we hope that he maintains pressure on Maynilad Water and Manila Water to moderate their greed and to provide better service. Lastly, we should keep in mind that President Duterte will remain in office only until 2022. And given the scale of our water problem, it will take a decade or longer to address this issue.

Source: Manila Times December 07, 2019 17:00 UTC