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This was the thinking behind the move to privatize the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage System (MWSS). The simplified approach, engineered by the International Finance Corp. (IFC) with help from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, was to bid out the entire distribution system.


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Look who’s happy and all smiles

By Rey Gamboa | September 22, 2003 - 12:00am

A press release published last Friday (Philippine STAR, Sept. 19, 2003) caught my eye. The heading read, "Meralco sees big savings from changes in IPP deals." It was rather fitting supplement to the Biz...

Business

When privatization goes wrong

By Rey Gamboa | July 8, 2002 - 12:00am

Privatization of government enterprises is premised on the logic that government bureaucrats are bad business managers, and ergo, should leave the business of doing business to the experts, i.e., the entrepreneur. This...

Business

Deadly waiting game at the Alabang viaduct

By Rey Gamboa | May 27, 2002 - 12:00am

There is a deadly waiting game going on at the Alabang viaduct. The Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) together with its chairman and CEO Luis Sison are waiting for funds to come in before they start...

Business