CEBU CITY – For years, water has been scarce in the island-barangay of Malingin in Bien Unido, Bohol. That perennial problem was finally solved when provincial officials, led by Gov. Aris Aumentado and second district Rep. Vanessa Aumentado, turned over a P7.4-million water desalination facility...
Customers of Manila Water in some areas of Binangonan, San Mateo, and Cainta will have no water for up to 7 hours starting at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19. until Feb. 20, Friday. In a Manila Water advisory, the east zone water concessionaire announced that the water service interruption will affect...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is offering septic tank cleaning services to its residential and semi-business customers this February in select parts of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Manila, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay, Quezon City, Valenzuela, and Cavite Province at...
Mayor Ruffy Biazon said he was not satisfied by the answers given by representatives of Maynilad Water Services about the daily water service interruptions in Muntinlupa. The water service interruptions in Muntinlupa have occurred in barangays in the past few days, angering customers. Biazon...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor said on Tuesday that the increase in water and electricity rates here is primarily driven by national regulatory decisions, leaving the city government with limited authority to stop the rate hike. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos media forum at the...
Some residents of Barangay Tumana in Marikina City questioned a proposed memorandum of agreement (MOA) that could double water fees, an option being considered to address the community’s long-standing water supply problems. Barangay Captain Akiko Centeno said barangay officials passed a...
President Marcos described the Sum-Ag Water Treatment Plant in Bacolod City as a model of sound infrastructure planning and responsible investment. He made the statement during an inspection at the water treatment plant in Bacolod City on Maonday, Jan. 19. “It is an initiative that represents...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Saturday, Dec. 20, led the payment of P15 million to Manila Water as an initial settlement of Barangay Tumana’s ballooning debt, which earlier resulted in the disconnection of water services that affected around 3,000 residents on Dec. 18. The mayor, together...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Friday, Dec. 19, ordered the allocation of P15 million as an initial payment for Barangay Tumana 's outstanding debt to Manila Water, amounting to more than P37 million, to restore the barangay 's water services before Christmas. Teodoro said she had...
The Department of National Defense (DND) denounced on Tuesday, Dec. 16, the “dangerous and inhumane” actions by Chinese maritime forces against Filipino fishermen near Escoda (Sabina) Shoal where three civilians were injured. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said China Coast Guard (CCG) and...
Water consumers must prepare to pay higher monthly water bills starting January next year, as both East and West zone concessionaires implement an approved round of tariff adjustments. The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) said residents should brace for a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros denounced on Sunday, December 14, China’s latest attack on Philippine vessels saying the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese maritime militia should be held accountable for the water cannon blasts. “I strongly denounce China’s relentless aggression against our...
