00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has done the right thing by ordering a probe on an embattled water utility service
00:06owned by billionaire Villar family, of which a daughter of the patriarch and former House Speaker
00:11is among the candidates in the ruling coalition Alianza para Sabagong Pilipinas slate.
00:17Prime Water Infrastructure Corp. has been under sustained flack from its subscribers or customers
00:22who've complained of shoddy service from the company for the longest time.
00:26Our Daniel Manalastas has more on the president directing a probe to resolve the matter rather than look the other way.
00:36Some Alianza senatorables agree with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s stance regarding the investigation
00:42on Prime Water Infrastructure Corporation, which is a Villar-owned company.
00:48And coincidentally, the younger Villar, Representative Camille, is also part of the Alianza slate.
00:53So, I think the government or the national government through the administration of President Hong Kong
01:00has reacted sufficiently, whether ma-resolve immediately or it will take time.
01:08Any issue or controversy that concerns a basic need of the people should be addressed right away.
01:16Eh, tama naman po yung Pangulo. He has to listen to the complaints of these people.
01:22Mas masama pong tignan, hindi mo ka-actionan kasi ka-alianza.
01:26Ang ginawa po ng Pangulo, it is not politically motivated because kaliwat-kana na po yung sumbong mismo mga LGU na.
01:35Hindi po si Congresswoman Camille ang in-investighan dito.
01:39Ang in-investighan po yung company ng family niya.
01:42Eh, prime water is not Camille Villar.
01:45So, bakit po natin alisin yung tao?
01:49Eh, kasama po namin simulat sa pool.
01:51Alianza campaign manager Toby Tiangco said,
01:54Villar is still part of Alianza and they respect her track record in public service
01:59and trust that she, like other candidates, supports efforts that promote transparency.
02:05Meanwhile, Malacanang countered Vice President Sara Duterte's claim that this is politically motivated.
02:12She will always use that excuse or defense of pamumulitika without really answering or responding directly to the issues.
02:21Unang-una po, since 2023, noong pumotok na po ang patungkol sa confidential funds
02:27at na ito ay nagasto sa ila sa loob lamang ng 11 days, yan din po ang kanyang nasabi.
02:35Napaka-agang pamumulitika.
02:37Other issues which were answered by Alianza Vets were about the problem on alleged spies and education.
02:44Pilipinas ay para sa Pilipino.
02:47Walang sino mang dayuhan ang pwede makialam sa eleksyon natin.
02:50Once mangyari yun, it is a form of control.
02:55Dus nilang influensyahan at kontrolin ang ating kansa.
02:58Ako sisiguruhin ko, hindi ma-refill yung Philippine Maritime Zones app.
03:04Dahil porso na, dali lang i-refill yun pagka na-upo yung mga pro-China senators.
03:10There should be a system, a curriculum, the teacher should be properly equipped.
03:15Hindi po yung parang, gano'n nga, iniwan mo lang yung anak mo tapos nandun lang siya naglalaro ng wala namang katuturan.
03:22Daniel Maranastas from the National TV for a new and better Philippines.
