The Marcos administration has already completed some 4,700 flood control projects from July 2022 to 2024, with 4,000 others currently being implemented, Palace press briefer Daphne Oseña-Paez said on Tuesday, May 7. During a Palace press briefing after a sectoral meeting with President...
President Marcos has instructed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to integrate water conservation into its flood control and management projects to ensure that flood water can be reutilized for irrigation, water supply, and power generation, Secretary Manuel Bonoan said on Tuesday,...
President Marcos directed government agencies to focus on providing water access to the 40 million underserved population found to have no access to formal water supply. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting on May 7, 2024 at the Malacañan Palace. (Photo...
In an attempt to minimize water losses, west zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has tapped an infrastructure intelligence firm to provide satellite and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to detect areas in need of repair. In a statement on Monday, May 6, Maynilad said it...
President Marcos said the Philippines has no intention of attacking any vessel with water cannon in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), stressing that it will not replicate China's actions at sea. (Photo courtesy of PCG) Marcos reiterated that the Philippines is "only defending our sovereign rights and...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 663,500 liters of water have been delivered to residents of 18 barangays here affected by the El Niño phenomenon since the start of this city’s water rationing program last month. RESIDENTS queue in line for water during the ‘Patubig sa Barangay’ program of the...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) thanked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) for maintaining the raw water allocation at 50 cubic meters per second (CMD) for the period May 1 to 15, 2024, noting that it is needed given the...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has urged consumers to conserve water due to expected lower water pressure amid high demand. Maynilad explained that the heightened water demand amid the ongoing El Niño phenomenon may result in reduced water pressure for residents in the...
The Pentagon asserted that China’s latest action against two Philippine vessels endangered not only the lives but also of livelihood of Filipinos, even as the international community backed the Philippines in the latest sea incident. Meanwhile, China justified the its Coast Guard’s...
With the recently approved water allocation from the Angat Dam for domestic consumption, east zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. is calling on consumers to immediately conserve water. Manila Water corporate communications head Dittie Galang explained that, even with the allocation increment, they...
Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels subjected a Philippine Coast Guard patrol ship to water cannon attacks near the Bajo de Masinloc on Monday, April 29, 2024. (photo from the video posted by PCG spokesperson for WPS Comm. Jay Tarriela on X (formerly Twitter). A patrol vessel of the Philippine Coast...
President Marcos underscored the role of water security in peace and development as he inaugurated the Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project Stage II (MMIP II) on Monday, April 29 in Cotabato province, which will benefit more than 4,000 farmers. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
