The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft complaints against the Villar family and several local water districts in connection with contracts involving PrimeWater, according to Inquirer.net. The complaints were filed on Friday, September 18, 2026, as reported by Inquirer.net and other Philippine outlets.
According to Rappler, the complaints center on PrimeWater contracts. BusinessWorld reports that the charges relate to PrimeWater deals, while GMA Network reports that the complaints cite PrimeWater's failure to deliver water supply. Philstar.com describes the action as an Ombudsman probe into the Villars and PrimeWater executives over water district deals.
The reports name the Villar family as respondents and reference local water districts as co-respondents in the complaints. The coverage does not specify the exact number of charges, the identities of individual respondents beyond the Villar family, or the amounts involved.
The complaints stem from contractual arrangements between PrimeWater and local water districts. The reports attribute the filing to the Office of the Ombudsman but do not include the full text of the complaint or any response from the Villars or PrimeWater.
The Villar family has not issued a statement in the material reviewed. PrimeWater executives are also named in the Ombudsman's probe, according to philstar.com.
What to watch next: whether the Ombudsman releases the full complaints and whether the Villars or PrimeWater issue a response.