Manila, April 30 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will order an investigation into the operations of Villar-owned PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation (PWIC), in the wake of the water utility company's alleged service disruptions and high rates charged to its consumers.

"Unang-una po, sinabi po natin na ang kakulangan sa serbisyo ay walang puwang sa administrasyon ni Pangulong [Ferdinand] Marcos Jr. (First of all, we said that the lack of service has no place in the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.)," Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro told reporters at a briefing in Malacanang.

"Mag-uutos po ang Pangulo para ma-imbestigahan po ito (The President will order an in...