Customers of Manila Water in some areas of Taytay and Angono in Rizal will have to bear the inconvenience of having no water from their faucets starting on Tuesday night, October 15. This is after the east zone water concessionaire scheduled a water service interruption starting Tuesday from 10...
Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels at Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG) A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel fired a water cannon against a ship of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bajo de Masinloc...
East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. has announced that three of its key facilities will integrate solar power systems to minimize carbon emissions and pursue sustainable water services to its consumers. In a statement, Manila Water said the concessionaire would bring in 2.5-megawatt peak...
The province of Catanduanes will experience rotational brownouts starting Saturday, Oct. 5, as the National Power Corporation (NPC) has postponed subsidy billings, according to Sunwest Water and Electric Co. (SUWECO). SUWECO reported a scaled-down operation due to NPC’s delayed payments for...
Razon-led Manila Water Co. announced that it will construct the San Mateo-Rodriguez Sewerage System (SMR) to upgrade its wastewater services in Metro Manila’s east zone. In a statement, the concessionaire said it is investing P1.6 billion in SMR Package 1A, which started earlier this year. This...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has recovered approximately 560,000 cubic meters of potable water lost due to illegal connections—enough to meet the daily needs of around 3,500 customers. In a statement, the West Zone concessionaire said that this recovery occurred within the first eight...
Manila Water Company reported that it is making sizeable headway in the ongoing construction of the P4 billion East Bay Phase 2 (PH 2) Submarine Transmission Pipeline Project. The project, which started in July 2023, involves the arduous task of laying a vast submarine pipeline system to...
President Marcos has sought for the immediate passage of the Waste-to-Energy Bill to address the perennial flooding problem in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) During the 6th Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has plugged more than 28,000 pipe leaks in the first half of 2024, bringing the company’s total number of leaks repaired to 523,111 since 2007 when it inherited one of the oldest pipe networks in Asia upon...
East zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc. is conducting maintenance works at its Marikina North Sewage Plant and Terminal Pumping Station to improve the plant's capacity, redundancy, and compliance with environmental standards. In a statement, Manila Water said on Friday, Sept. 20, that the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the country’s tourism industry consumed more water and energy last year than the previous year. However, the consumption levels still fall short of pre-pandemic figures, indicating that the industry is still working to fully regain its...
East zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. will raise its water bills starting in October due to the recently approved Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, Sept. 16, Manila Water said consumers will experience a rate increase of...
