DAVAO CITY – WITCO Construction and Development Corp. announced on Friday, April 28, that the project engineer and safety officer supervising the four Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project workers who inhaled toxic fumes while cleaning a pipeline recently had been permanently pulled out from the...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) on Friday, April 28, denied reports circulating online that it was calling for the closure of some establishments that consume huge volume of water to avoid possible supply shortage. (MWSS office in Quezon City / File photo via Manila Bulletin)...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, April 28, said she expects the Water Resources Management Office (WRMO) to plunge into action to address the water service interruption being experienced by households and businesses. Poe issued the statement following the issuance of an Executive Order placing WRMO...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order creating the Water Resources Management Office (WRMO) to integrate and harmonize government efforts that will manage Philippine water resources and ensure water supply. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the...
LUCENA CITY – Quezon second district Rep. David “Jayjay” C. Suarez is pushing the creation of a separate department that will take care of water concern in the country. QUEZON Rep. David ‘Jayjay’ C. Suarez, with provincial board member Ferdinand Talabong, Alona party-list Anna V. Suarez,...
Areas in Taytay, Antipolo City, Cainta in Rizal, and Marikina City will experience water service interruption for six to eight hours on April 25 to 27. Manila Water announced that portions of Taytay, Rizal particularly Upper Dolores, Cabrera Heights , GK Mcdo, Highlands Pointe and Tower Hills in...
(Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is pushing for the consolidation of water districts that are inefficient or non-operational amid what he described as an "ongoing water crisis exacerbated by the El Nino phenomenon". Salceda, the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means,...
DAVAO CITY – A 42-year-old worker of the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) contractor died while three others were hospitalized after inhaling toxic gas while installing a pipeline in Barangay Buhangin Proper here on Friday, April 21. The Davao City Buhangin Police Station...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said that the government is “slowly converting” its dependence on water supply to surface water from underground water as the country tries to mitigate the effects of El Niño. *File photo* Marcos said this as he stressed the need for government...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Water District (DCWD) assured customers here that water supply would be unaffected by the El Niño phenomenon should it develop in the third quarter of this year. DCWD spokesperson JC Duhaylungsod said majority of this city’s supply comes from groundwater sources...
The government is coming up with ways to store rainwater that could be used during the dry season as a way to manage water resources in the country. In a statement, Malacañang said the move will be initiated through the National Water Resources Board (NWRB). "Sa ngayon po ang tinitingnan natin is...
Ako-Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) Ako Bicol Party-list is serious with the expansion of its solar-powered water supply system, which is expected to help mitigate the effects of El Niño. To show this, the party-list carried out a geo-resistivity survey in San Miguel Island, Tabaco...
