Comments on: Maynilad to Increase Tariff by Jan 1′09: Gandang Pamasko at Salubong sa Bagong Taon ng mga Hayupak!

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By: edchavez

edchavez — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:40:27 +0000

thanks for your reaction.

first, we oppose any rate increase now because of the economic crisis. marami ang tatamaan. big companies like maynilad and manila water can find ways to augment capital expenditures rather than collecting it now from poor people. i believe, that;s more unfair than granting increase to this wealthy capitalists. if they want more money for improving their quality of service, they can get it from other sources, instead of exploiting the need for service improvement as reason for tariff increase.

second, in previous consultations, the concessionaires never divulged details of their capex and proceeds of the proposed price hikes. kaya it’s right for the mwss to review first its capex before granting any increase next year. by that, parang sinasabi rin ng MWSS na hindi nila gaano nare-review ang capex ng mga concessionaires.

third, the concession agreement actually aims to reduce water prices rather than increase it. but it already rocketed to more than 1000% increase after 10 years.

and now they are asking for a 10 year extension of the conract. let’s go back to basics. are the promises of privatization realized after 10 years?

By: just another point of view

just another point of view — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:30:13 +0000

It would be unfair for Maynilad or even for Manila Water, the East Zone concessionaire, not to get the approved tariff hikes. They entered into the privatization contract with the government with the promise that they will get a reasonable rate of return on the investments that they make in their respective concession areas. If the rate-rebasing mechanism was not employed, what company in its right business sense would plunge itself into the then murky business of water? Let’s recall that when the water utility was handled by the local government, it was really inefficient with non-revenue water (i.e. leakage) at alarming levels. The entry of these private companies helped improve our water systems. Actually, check their capital expenditures and you will see the proceeds of the money that we pay for water. And to add more, the rate hikes these companies propose are socialized in nature. It means that if you consume less water, you get less increase in your water bill. But then again, I admit that Maynilad is quite pricey compared to the East Zone concessionaire. That issue must be looked at but an outright refusal of tariff increase is not the answer.

By: Ed Chavez

Ed Chavez — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:05:47 +0000

well, after our constant pressure and engaging MWSS and the 2 concessionaires, MWSS retreated and heeded our calls! for the first time! NO RATE INCREASE (at least for 2009) and review the concessionaires’ capital expenditures. Yahoo! abangan ang susunod na kabanata. at least for now, na-save ang 10 pesos per cubic meter na dagdag sa babayaran nating tubig sa maynilad areas at almost 7 pesos sa manila water areas.

By: kwentulang marino

kwentulang marino — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:25:18 +0000

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By: glesy the great

glesy the great — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:47:31 +0000

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