Manny Villar confident Ombudsman's graft claims over PrimeWater issue can be 'addressed'

GMA Network - Sep 18, 2026

Business tycoon Manny Villar, former Senate president and patriarch of the Villar Group of Companies, expressed confidence Friday that he and his family can dispute the graft charges leveled by the Office of the Ombudsman over the alleged poor service of their PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation.

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