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Continue reading →: Prices, profits and poverty: Three years of the Aquino presidency
Two weeks before the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) revealed that the income gap between the rich and poor in the country continues to widen. The high-income class saw their income grow much faster (10.4% between 2010…
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Continue reading →: Maynilad, Manila Water ads further expose anti-consumer MWSS privatization
With their full-page ads (see images below) published in various newspapers defending the unscrupulous practice of passing on their income taxes to consumers, Maynilad and Manila Water unwittingly affirmed what anti-privatization advocates have been saying all along. From the onset, groups like the Water for the People Network (WPN) have…
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Continue reading →: Manila Water, Maynilad’s multi-million “pa-pogi” also charged to consumers
Last year, Maynilad donated P2 million and potable water to victims of typhoon Pablo in Mindanao. The West zone concessionaire of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) also donated P1.82 million to help construct 1,500 houses for informal settlers in Parañaque. Meanwhile, Manila Water has been funding the Manila…
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Continue reading →: Water rate hikes: Maynilad, Manila Water want P153 B in future income tax passed on to consumers
Manila Water and Maynilad are not only charging consumers the costs of unimplemented and future projects. They are also passing on the costs of their income tax to us, including those that they will have to pay for in the future. Worse, the water firms are even profiting from such…
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Continue reading →: PNoy and the Big Water monopolies
By July, the 14.2 million consumers of Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Co. Inc. will have to shell out more for their water bill. If your household is consuming 30 cubic meters (cu. m.) a month, be ready to pay an additional P234 (if your service provider is…
I’m Arnold Padilla, a Filipino activist, writer, and researcher.
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