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Manila Water got P732-M for Wawa Dams.

Philippine Daily Inquirer

| July 28, 2010 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Philippine Daily Inquirer Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Neal H. Cruz

IT IS becoming clear why the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has ignored a proposal by a developer to harness Wawa Dam in nearby Montalban to add to the water supply of thirsty Metro Manila at no cost to the government. Officials of the water agency were so busy feathering their nests and giving themselves all sorts of allowances and bonuses that they forgot to do what they were there for: to provide water to the people.

President Aquino, in his State of the Nation Address, said members of the MWSS Board of Trustees (I do not understand why they are called trustees when they cannot be trusted) gave themselves, on top of their regular salaries, P14,000 for each board meeting, P80,000 grocery allowance, a mid-year bonus, a productivity bonus, an anniversary bonus, a year-end bonus, financial …

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