PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday renewed his tirades against Manila Water Company Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc., accusing the concessionaires of committing "economic plunder."

During his visit to Legazpi, Albay, Duterte again slammed the concession agreements entered into by the government with the water firms, which he said, were tantamount to the country giving up its sovereignty over its water resources.

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