CEBU CITY – The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) emphasized that it is “stable” and operating “under normal conditions.” “There is no looming water shutdown, no financial collapse, and no basis for alarm,” the agency said in a statement on Friday, Aug. 8. The clarification was issued...
To bolster water security in Iloilo City and its neighboring municipalities, the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) has partnered with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to explore utilizing the Jalaur River as an additional water source. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on...
PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation and Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) are pumping up Bacolod’s water supply with the recent activation of the Matab-ang Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Barangay Granada, which is expected to scale output to six million liters per day (MLD) within the year....
BACOLOD CITY – Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said that an additional P100 million has been allocated for the rehabilitation of the Kabankalan City Water District (KCWD) in Negros Occidental. Zubiri, along with Luis Azcona, KCWD chairman of the board, led the groundbreaking for the second phase of a...
PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. announced that the company is nearing the completion of its transmission line extension project in San Jose del Monte (SJDM), Bulacan, by the end of June. In a statement over the weekend, PrimeWater noted that the Transmission Line Extension Project from Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Audit found mismanagement in the water district of Dueñas town, Iloilo province. A report said the government-owned Dueñas Water District was found to have irregularity in its fiscal operations – zero enforcement of collecting overdue accounts that nearly...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded water districts under the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) to keep their distribution losses at 20 percent or below for viable operations. In its annual audit report, COA cited the case of the San Quintin Water District (SQWD) in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Water District implemented water rationing starting Tuesday, February 6, due to the continuous decline in the water level of its treatment plant in Barangay Pasonanca here. ZAMBOANGA City Water District office “This is due to a 10 to 20 percent reduction from...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of former acting general manager Jamaloden H. Faisal of the Tugaya Water District in Lanao del Sur for graft and malversation of public funds in the P10 million water supply improvement project in 2011. Affirmed were Faisal's six to 10 years prison term...
BAGUIO CITY – Typhoon “Egay” has unleashed enough water to replenish this city’s dwindling reserves. Baguio Water District General Manager Salvador Royeca reported improved water level in two of the city’s biggest sources – the Busol Rainwater Harvesting Facility and the Santo Tomas...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) informed customers on Monday, March 13, that water rationing will be implemented from March 14 to 31. Rationing was implemented due to the shortage at the Labuan and Vitali water systems. Water in Campo Uno, Labuan, and...
Local Waters Utilities Administration (LWUA) Acting Administrator Jeci A. Lapus has passed away, the agency has confirmed. LWUA Acting Administrator Jeci A. Lapus speaks during a press conference at the agency’s headquarters in Quezon City last February 8, 2021. (MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
