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Group slaps criminal charges vs MWSS execs

(UPDATE) A CONSUMER group filed criminal and administrative complaints on Friday against eight incumbent and former officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the construction of the P12-billion New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam project.

Named respondents in the complaint filed by the United Filipino Consumer and Commuters-Water for All Refund Movement (UFCC-WARM) were incumbent MWSS Administrator Leonor Cleofas and her predecessor Reynaldo Velasco.

GRAFT COMPLAINT A consumer group files a graft complaint against former and present officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System involving the P12 billion construction of the Kaliwa Dam project. The complaint was filed before the Office of the Ombudsman on May 31, 2024. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN