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MANILA, Philippines – PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp., now led by retail tycoon Lucio Co, has secured a court order stopping the city government of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, from taking over the controversial local water district and awarding it to another operator.
The 20-day temporary restraining order issued by the Regional Trial Court of Las Pinas, dated June 8, effectively halts the city from dumping PrimeWater in favor of Metro Pacific Water (MPW), recently named “interim operator” of the water district.
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PrimeWater and San Jose Del Monte Water District (SJDMWD), a government-owned and -controlled corporation, has a joint venture agreement covering 59 barangays in the city of San Jose Del Monte.
