Maynilad President and CEO Ramoncito Fernandez Maynilad Water Services Inc. has firmed up plans for its initial public offering, targeting to raise up to ₱49.15 billion around the third quarter of this year, as further delays could limit its options. In a disclosure, the firm said its board of...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and the City Engineer’s Office to start rationing water to affected barangays here this weekend. BENITEZ (FB) Benitez said that the city’s normal water supply is 84 million liters per day but...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) announced an increase in consumer water bills for East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. In a briefing on Thursday, March 13, MWSS Chief Regulator Patrick Ty reported that Manila Water consumers will experience a slight increase in their...
West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. invested nearly ₱26 billion in capital expenditure (capex) last year to improve water and wastewater services in its service area. In a statement on Tuesday, March 11, Maynilad reported spending ₱25.75 billion on capex projects...
Malacañang assured the public that the government will urgently take action should the country experience a shortage in water supply amid the rising temperatures. File photo Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this as local government units declared class...
Camarines Sur 1st district Rep. LRay Villafuerte Camarines Sur 1st district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is drumming up the province's venture with Italian tech innovator Veragon Technologies that would create the...
SM City Baguio’s rainwater treatment facility (RTF) utilizes a rigorous six-step treatment process with real-time monitoring to ensure processed water meets potability requirements, and its service to the community was recognized at the 2024 Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards. Access to clean and...
BACOLOD CITY – Water supply in seven barangays in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, was fully restored on Wednesday, Feb. 26, after a water treatment facility in Sitio Medina, Barangay Rizal damaged by a flash flood on Sunday, Feb. 23, was repaired. WATER supply in San Carlos City, Negros...
Razon-led Manila Water Co. and newly entered retail electricity supplier PrimeRES Energy Corporation switched on their first retail aggregation program (RAP) for 10 water facilities. In a switch-on ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 27, Manila Water President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jocot de Dios...
Following the groundbreaking of the Philippines’ largest desalination plant in Iloilo City, Metro Pacific Water Solutions (MPW) plans to source a portion of its energy from a waste-to-energy (WtE) facility. In a forum on Wednesday, Feb. 26, Jose Mari Lazo, chief finance officer of MPW, shared...
BACOLOD CITY – Four-thousand households in seven barangays in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental have no water after the intake tank of a treatment facility in Sitio Medina, Barangay Rizal. San Carlos City was damaged by a flashflood due to heavy rain on Sunday, Feb. 23. FLASHFLOOD damaged...
Razon-led Manila Water Co. reported an overall growth in its consolidated net income in 2024 by nearly 87 percent. In a statement on Monday, Feb. 24, Manila Water said last year's net’s income stood at ₱10.5 billion, driven by its concession performance, contribution from its Non-East Zone...
