Water Privatization

Will the creation of a department solve our water woes?
April 17, 2023
FEATURES
SB102 distorts the concept of water resources belonging to the commons or cultural and natural resources that are accessible to all members of a society by allowing water to be handled by the profit- and business- oriented private sector.

The Filipino People’s Water Code
March 23, 2023
Water is life. More than anything else, people need water to physically survive. Further, people need water for a better quality of life – for sanitation, for food production, for production of basic needs, for leisure, and more. The Philippines has abundant water resources, much more than Thailand, China, or India. Access to potable water […]

Ensure sufficient, safe and accessible water during COVID-19 crisis
April 8, 2020
WATER FOR THE PEOPLE NETWORK
POSITION PAPER | As more and more COVID-19 cases are discovered in the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila, and in over 200 countries around the globe, ensuring sufficient, safe and accessible water is more important than ever.

Water rates and profits through the years
December 20, 2019

Water You Up To, Mr. President?
December 13, 2019
BY SONNY AFRICA
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is posturing against oligarchs again. This time, the tough talk is against corporate water giants Manila Water and Maynilad.

The State of our Access to Clean Water and Sanitation
December 12, 2019

Renegotiation of CA not enough without renouncing privatization –WPN
December 9, 2019
NEWS
The Water for the People Network (WPN) said that government should renounce water privatization and assert water as a human right whose provision should be under effective public control. This is the most important basis for terminating the concession agreements (CA) between the State and private water firms.

Their Wealth is Tu-big!
December 6, 2019
INFOGRAPHICS
Water is a human right and should be a public service. But did you know how much it boosts private profits of the country’s richest oligarchs?

AWIT!
November 4, 2019