President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Friday not to renew anymore the permit of property developer DMCI if it would not address the complaints of its customers whose pieces of property were damaged by the recent earthquakes in Davao City.

Duterte issued the warning also after Isidro Consunji, chairman of DMCI Holdings, made a statement against Duterte’s continued attacks on two Metro Manila water concessionaires, including Maynilad Water Services wherein DMCI has about 25 percent stake.

“The problem now here in the Philippines are these rich people, like Consunji,” he said in a speech in Cotabato, citing the case of DMCI-owned condominium Ecoland 4000 that collapsed following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao, including Davao City, last October.

He said DMCI has four condominium buildings in Davao City and one of them collapsed.

“There are so many buildings in Davao, it’s only his (Consunji’s buildings which) incurred huge cracks, not just hairline (cracks), they really opened,” he said.

He accused DMCI of giving its customers a hard time.

In an interview by ABS-CBN News on Thursday, Duterte said, “You know if you do not come to terms with the people that you prejudice, I will not allow you to even construct (a) building not even a post because I will question the integrity of your company.”

“I remember that the other day or yesterday, ah the other day, there was this meeting between Mr. Consuji and the group representing the owners of the condominium, and you were as almost arrogant. Do not do that. You will not only lose your funds but your business. Believe me, I will question every… I have ordered an audit of all the buildings and all the violations you have committed,” he said.

In a speech in Cotabato, he again repeated the warning as he recalled an earlier report about Consunji’s remarks on his attacks on water concessionaires.

“The other day he (Consunji) talked about the water concession, I said you are the one who has the problem,” Duterte said.

Consunji earlier wondered why Duterte resumed his threat against Maynilad and Manila Water Services, Inc. considering that last year the two water firms have expressed their willingness to review the contracts, which allegedly contain “onerous” provisions.

“If you are a builder, whether you are a Consunji or not, if I get irritated with you, I will not grant you any permit to dig. I will audit all of your (projects),” Duterte said.

“That’s why those who have problems in the Philippines under my time are those wealthy people who have no shame,” he said.

Duterte has also been opposing the renewal of franchise of the Lopez-owned ABS-CBN broadcast network. Celerina Monte/DMS