West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. announced a 10-day long service interruption to affect parts of Metro Manila. In a statement, numerous barangays in Caloocan, Muntinlupa, and Navotas are expected to undergo network maintenance in the following week. Maynilad assured that the...
For Senator Grace Poe, solving problems as big as water management requires a titanic solution. Poe reiterated her belief as she pushed anew for the creation of a Department of Water, stating that the country's water woes are "too big" to be met by fragmented responses. (Photo courtesy of Senator...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS RO) assured that the construction of Maynilad Water Services Inc.’s modular treatment plant (MTP) will not impose any additional tariff charges. During the Public Consultation Drive on Friday, Nov. 17, Israel C. Bungay, the...
To cope with the El Niño phenomenon, West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. plans to reactivate more existing deep wells and construct new ones to enhance water availability. In a statement, Maynilad said on Tuesday, Nov. 14, that the company has reactivated 20 deep wells, with a...
Razon-led Manila Water Co., Inc. reported that its profit for rose by more than half in the first nine months of the year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Manila Water said its net income rose by 61 percent to P7.26 billion from January to September, compared to P4.52...
TOKYO, Japan - Marubeni Corporation, one of Japan’s largest diversified trading conglomerates or sogo shosha, remains committed to Maynilad Water Services Inc. and will not exit from the company when it undertakes its planned $1-billion initial public offering (IPO). This assurance was made by...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, November 12 urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to consider recalling the country’s ambassador to Beijing to protest the latest water cannon attack by the Chinese Coast Guard on a Philippine vessel that was on a resupply mission in the...
China Coast Guard ship "5203" fires a water cannon to drive away Philippine supply boats during a resupply mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Ayungin Shoal on Nov. 10, 2023. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) Coast guard ships equipped with a water cannon should not use it to...
The United States urged China to respect freedom of navigation in the high seas that are guaranteed to all nations under international law after the latter impeded a Philippine-resupply mission that led to another dangerous maneuver and water cannon attack. Matthew Miller, the spokesman of the...
Multiple barangays within Pasig and Quezon City are subject to another water interruption, according to east zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. starting Saturday, Nov. 11. According to the water distribution utility, certain sites in Pasig will get new water valves in their system, such as the...
The Philippines and China have exchanged "demarches", or diplomatic actions, following a recent Philippine resupply mission in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that allegedly led to water cannon attack by a China Coast Guard vessel. Wang Wenbin, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said Friday night...
West Zone Concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. reported the presence of yellow water in the water supplies of their consumers. In a statement on Thursday, Nov. 9, Maynilad addressed that the color is due to the high levels of Manganese in the raw water from an outlet of Angat Dam. The water...
