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MANILA — Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) is considering buying water service firm PrimeWater of the Villar group.MPIC Chairman Manny Pangilinan confirmed that they have started studying the possibility of acquiring PrimeWater, which has been widely criticized for poor service.MPIC and PrimeWater signed a non-disclosure agreement last month and Pangilinan said they are checking if buying it is commercially feasible.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/5/lwua-investigates-primewater-over-complaints-of-poor-service-1430">LWUA investigates PrimeWater over complaints of poor service </a></div>“They opened up the data room to us maybe two or three weeks ago. So we’re getting initial feedback on preliminary analysis on numbers they provided to us,&quot; Pangilinan told reporters at a briefing in Hong Kong.&quot;Nothing is finalized. We’re in the begining of the process and it’s difficult to predict where it will eventually land.”Because it&#x27;s still in the early stage, Pangilinan said he is also unsure if they will buy the entire company or just some of its assets.“I think they have about 70-80 properties all over the Philippines. Some are small, some are big. We don’t know the approach yet whether to bid for only certain properties that are large enough to give us profitability or whether they will insist that we acquire the entire thing,&quot; he added.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/7/29/lwua-primewater-s-poor-services-affect-around-7-million-filipinos-1633">LWUA: PrimeWater&#x27;s poor services affect around 7 million Filipinos </a></div>PrimeWater, which has several joint venture agreements with various water districts across the country, has been hit with complaints of poor service.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. himself ordered an investigation into water firms with unsatisfactory service.MPIC meanwhile owns or controls Maynilad and Metro Pacific Water, which serves the provinces.

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) is considering buying water service firm PrimeWater of the Villar group.

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) is considering buying water service firm PrimeWater of the Villar group.

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MPIC eyes Villar's PrimeWater

Jekki Pascual,

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Published November 13, 2025 09:49 PM PHT

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