Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a review of all government contract...
MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a review of all government contracts with companies and other countries to ensure they are fair to Filipinos, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
The review would “determine whether there are onerous provisions in the contract that would put the Filipino people in disadvantage or in violation of the constitution”, spokesman Salvador Panelo told a regular news conference. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the review will prioritize so-called concession agreements, or contracts between the government and private companies, for public utilities and contracts for foreign loans.
Panelo said the order, which the president gave during a cabinet meeting on Monday, was prompted by a 1997 contract entered into by the government that allowed a water company to recover taxes by adjusting its fees.
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