LGU ng San Jose del Monte, Bulacan kinuha ang kontrol ng water district

Kinuha ng lokal na pamahalaan ng San Jose del Monte, Bulacan ang kontrol ng city water district noong Mayo 5, 2026, dahil sa paulit-ulit na problema sa serbisyo ng PrimeWater. Ayon kay City Administrator Rizaldy Mendoza, ito ang 'only option' matapos ang walang tugon mula sa kumpanya at bagong may-ari nitong Crystal Bridges. Ang takeover ay tatagal ng isang taon upang tugunan ang water crisis.

Noong Mayo 5, 2026, nag-serve ng takeover notice ang opisyal ng San Jose del Monte (SJDM) City Government sa SJDM Water District at PrimeWater. Ito ay batay sa City Ordinance No. 2026-03-012, na na-una ng state of calamity declaration noong Marso 2026 dahil sa water service interruptions na nakaapekto sa 62 barangays at 25% ng mga household.

Ayon kay Mendoza sa press conference, "From the rank-and-file of the utility up to the president of PrimeWater — we talked to them all... It’s 2026 now, still nothing. So the government takeover is the only option that we have." Wala raw komunikasyon mula sa PrimeWater kahit pagkatapos ng termination ng joint venture agreement noong Nobyembre 2025, at ang pagbabago ng ownership sa Crystal Bridges ni Lucio Co ay nalaman lamang sa balita.

Ang takeover ay nagbibigay-daan sa LGU na kontrolin ang mga facilities at assets para sa water supply at wastewater, at mag-appoint ng interim operator para sa priority infrastructure. Mula sa P6.8 billion na ipinangako sa JVA, P748 million lamang ang ginamit sa mga proyekto. PrimeWater officials ay tumanggap ng notice nang walang resistensya ngunit may objections, ayon kay Mendoza.

Hanggang sa pag-publish, walang tugon pa mula sa PrimeWater.

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