The House of Representatives will conduct a joint inquiry into the ongoing water crisis that has gripped Metro Manila and nearby localities.
Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development, said the House Committee on Housing and Urban Development will jointly conduct the legislative inquiry into the water shortage.
Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez, chairman of the Housing panel, said he is willing to join Castelo in probing the controversy.
The suddenness of the water crisis has raised serious questions about the truth about the water crisis.
Concerned local officials of affected areas have aired fears that the water crisis was purposely created to pressure Filipinos into supporting the proposed implementation of the multi-billion water project to be funded out of a loan from China.
Benitez said the House panels will dig deep into the real cause of the water shortage.
“We need to get a clear picture of the situation and how we’re going to deal with it because a lot of people are already getting adversely affected by the problem,” Castelo said.
“We will need explanations from the concessionaires, regulators, and the experts why we got into this mess and their suggestion on how we can get out of it,” he added. (Ben Rosario)