The proposed
rate increase for water and waste management services of the BIWCI was peppered
with questions by the attendees during the public hearing held by the Tourism Infrastructure
Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA).
The attendees of the
public hearing disagreed with the rate increase of Boracay Island Water Company
Incorporated (BIWCI), while Town Council Member Rowen Aguirre questioned why
there were only few who attended and wondered if the few number of attendees had
an effect on the decision of TIEZA.
In response, Atty.
Marites Alvarez said if there were only few attendees, TIEZA did not fall short
in inviting to attend and informing the public of the planned rate increase
amount.
The lawyer added that the
public hearing could be considered legal since quorum was not needed.
Meanwhile, town Council
Member Esel Flores pointed out that he believed the BIWCI business did not run
at a loss in the past year despite the developments made by the company, because
of this, he wondered why BIWCI has to make a rate increase.
Aside from the mentioned
Council Members of Malay, all the attendees of the public hearing disagreed to
the planned 35.4% rate increase. Especially that aside from asking questions on
the rate increase, there were also some complaints expressed related to the
operation of the BIWCI.
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