Dutch national Sean Ligtvoet, an engineer who studied water management at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, found his purpose in addressing wastewater challenges when he came to the Philippines. Initially, he took an internship focused on flood reduction. “But...
CEBU CITY – Theft charges have been filed against three individuals for stealing water meters in Barangay San Vicente, Liloan, Cebu. Police identified the suspects as Raymond Gomez, Roel Monesteryo, and Gerald Damiles. They were apprehended on April 11 in Purok Proper 1 after they were caught in...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon expressed gratitude to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) for imposing another penalty on a water concessionaire due to its failure to deliver continuous supply to customers in March. MWSS-RO Chief Regulator Patrick Lester Ty...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS RO) penalized Maynilad Water Services Inc. ₱54.28 million following a series of prolonged service interruptions that left more than 165,000 customers in the southern West Concession Area without reliable access to water. In...
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...
