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+ January 08, 2021 CLEARLY, the order of termination from the Board over these 60 Baciwa (Bacolod City Water District) employees is an abuse of authority.
This was stressed by Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa Jr., who delivered a privilege speech during the regular session of the City Council Friday afternoon, January 8, 2021.
This, after 60 Baciwa employees were barred from entering the Baciwa office in Bacolod City on Monday.
The Baciwa Employee s Union, in a statement, earlier said that on December 29, 2020, Engineer Michael Soliva, acting general manager of Baciwa, issued Office Order 2020-081, informing 60 employees that they had been declared redundant by the board and were, therefore, being terminated from their jobs effective last working hour of December 31, 2020.
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Published January 7, 2021, 6:00 AM
Prime Water Infrastructure Corp., a company owned by the family of Senator Cynthia Villar, has already taken over “100 water districts and counting” nationwide, a top official from Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) said.
LWUA Administrator Jeci Lapus said that of the more than 500 water districts in the Philippines, Prime Water already took over 100 water districts and that discussions on more takeovers are currently on-going.
“It is 100 and counting,” Lapus said.
Photo credit: https://primewatercorp.com
A water district is a local corporate entity that operates and maintains a water supply system in one or more provincial cities or municipalities.