A massive pipe leak in Tondo on Sunday has prompted Metro Manila 's two water concessionaires to initiate a series of supply restoration activities in affected areas. In a statement on Monday, April 13, West-zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. reported that its technical teams...
Residents of a remote island barangay in Zamboanga City, long surrounded by seawater but with little to drink, are now able to access safe drinking water following the installation of a government desalination system, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. DENR Secretary...
CEBU CITY – With the onset of the dry season and El Niño possibly developing in the coming months, water sources in Cebu may significantly decline. With this, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is rolling out contingency measures as it braces for a projected 43,000 cubic meters per day...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) will implement water rationing beginning Thursday, April 2, at the east coast and some parts of the central areas. The measure was made after intermittent rains over the past days failed to normalize water levels at the Pasonanca Dam....
CEBU CITY – Metro Cebu residents will have to shell out more for their water bills. The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) announced that it will implement the final 10 percent tranche of its approved water rate adjustment starting April 1. The upcoming increase is part of MCWD’s first...
CEBU CITY – The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has expressed alarm over the increasing cases of water meter thefts in two towns in northern Cebu. The MCWD said that the towns of Liloan and Consolacion recorded the highest number of cases in March. From March 1 to 24, 141 incidents were...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A non-government organization headed by former Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento lauded the local government of Puerto Galera, this province, for their unique pro-environment approach in restoring and protecting its bay...
For three decades, SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime) has steadfastly advanced responsible water stewardship for a more resilient water future through SM Supermalls, its operating arm. SM Prime invested in its first Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in the late 90’s with SM Southmall. STPs are...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) needs P200 billion to address water scarcity in the Philippines, as around 40 million Filipinos still rely on water sources that may be unsafe or compromised. “They’ve had an estimate of P200 billion to address the water scarcity...
ILOILO CITY – Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), the joint venture between State-owned Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) and Metro Pacific Water (MPC), assured customers in Metro Iloilo that there will be no immediate water rate increase due to the rising cost of fuel from the Middle East war....
Infra and utilities conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) intends to continue investing in infrastructure despite uncertainties and challenges posed by the war in the Middle East, laying the groundwork for more growth after sustaining record performance last year. “The global...
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...
