Entertainment reporter and talent manager Ogie Diaz has called on Las Piñas Representative and senatorial aspirant Camille Villar to first address the pressing issues surrounding PrimeWater, which is owned by the Villar family, before making any grand political promises—particularly on housing.
In a Facebook post, Ogie appealed directly to the congresswoman, saying, “’Wag ka na po mangako ng pabahay para sa bawat pamilyang Pilipino. Baka pwedeng tulungan mo na lang ang mga kababayan mong magkaroon ng sapat at tuloy-tuloy na tubig mula sa PrimeWater na pag-aari din naman ninyo. Kawawa ang mga customers nyo po. Bigla tuloy nagkaroon ng Project Uhaw bilang pangtapal sa kahinaan at kamahalan ng singil ng PrimeWater.”
(Please stop promising housing for every Filipino family. Maybe you can instead help our fellow citizens get sufficient and consistent water from PrimeWater, which your family also owns. Your customers are suffering. Now there’s a Project Uhaw just to patch up the inefficiency and high rates of PrimeWater.)
Ogie expressed disappointment that the Villar company still hasn’t taken action on customer complaints from various parts of the country.
“Basic need ang tubig, pero wala pa ding aksyon ang pahirap na pagkuha ng tubig mula sa aandap-andap na mga gripo ng mga kababayan nyo. Juice ko, kahit nga sa Tagaytay, grabeng jakpatan din kung may tulo o wala. Ang mahal na nga ng singil, ang dalang pa ng tulo,” he added.
(Water is a basic need, but there’s still no action on the difficulty of getting water from the unreliable faucets of your constituents. My goodness, even in Tagaytay, it’s a gamble whether there’s water or not. The rates are high, and the water flow is scarce.)
According to Ogie, Camille’s candidacy is in jeopardy as more and more Filipinos have decided not to vote for her due to her inaction on the PrimeWater issue.
“May panahon pa para i-address nyo accordingly ang isyu. Again, hindi kailangan mangako ng pabahay. Tubig po. Tubig na ang kumpanya niyo po ang nangangasiwa, ang dapat niyong pakiusapan para ipanalo kayo,” Ogie said.
(There’s still time to properly address this issue. Again, no need to promise housing. It’s water. Water that your company handles—that’s what you should focus on to win support.)
Ms. Villar was earlier criticized by PrimeWater customers who said she should first address the problems of PrimeWater—such as water shortages, frequent service interruptions, and poor response to complaints—before making promises about improving the lives of Filipinos.
On X (formerly Twitter), netizen Nash Nacion posted, “Eto namang si Camille Villar: Aayusin daw ang buhay ng mga Pilipino. Teh, ayusin mo muna PrimeWater. Kaloka.”
“And here comes Camille Villar: claiming she’ll improve Filipinos’ lives. Girl, fix PrimeWater first. This is crazy.)
That post ignited a flood of online complaints from PrimeWater customers in Tarlac, Camarines Norte, Cavite, Laguna, and Bulacan, who criticized the company for its failure to provide a steady and clean water supply.
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