Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) is yet to secure two important documents that will allow it to commence the actual works for the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam, pegged by the Duterte Administration as its top solution to Metro Manila’s water woes. In an interview, MWSS Acting...
The Ambuklao and Binga dams in Luzon continued to release water from their reservoirs on Thursday, July 29, due to persisting rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” Binga Dam in Itogon, Benguet (NAPOCOR / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the latest monitoring of the Philippine...
The Ambuklao Dam in Bokod, Benguet will release water at midnight on Monday, July 26 as a result of the continuous downpour brought by the southwest monsoon. (Photo by John Gibbons/ Unsplash) This was bared by the National Power Corporation (Napocor)-Binga Dam FFWS Office in a "notice on dam...
Due to continuous downpour, high tide, and the release of excess water from Ipo and Bustos dams, 102 villages in Bulacan submerged in floodwaters, the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said on Sunday (July 25). From 6 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., to maintain the water elevation, the...
(PAGASA) Residents in low-lying areas near the Angat River are advised to be on alert as Ipo Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan started to release water around Sunday noon, July 25, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of Sunday noon, PAGASA...
(PAGASA) Residents near the banks of Angat River and low-lying communities in Bulacan were asked to be on alert for a possible increase in water level as the Ipo Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan is scheduled to release water Sunday noon, July 25, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
The Metropolitan Waterwork and Sewerage System and its two concessionaires, Maynilad Water Services, Inc. and Manila Water Company, Inc., have released a development fund for indigenous people (IPs) and local farmers in Bulacan. The development fund, which is close to P37million, was meant for...
The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines on Thursday, June 10, welcomed the issuance of cease and desist order against the proponents of the Kaliwa Dam project. CBCP-NASSA In a statement, the CBCP National Secretariat for Social Action Justice and Peace reaffirmed...
The tunnel excavation for the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam, considered by the Duterte Administration as its biggest solution to Metro Manila’s water woes, is set to begin in December this year, according to Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). In a statement, MWSS revealed that the...
The Record of Youth star and headliner in upcoming Korean remake of Chinese drama Soul Mate joins Bench’s list of idol-worthy international endorsers THE NEW GLOBAL BENCHSETTER Byeon Woo-seok in Bench Body, Bench Active, and Bench, photographed on location in Seoul, South Korea I was on Zoom with...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) have already drafted a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will pave the way for the construction of the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam. MWSS Logo Earlier this week, MWSS and NCIP Region IV-A have...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad), the government water concessionaire for the West Zone, said it will cost them P29 billion to build several sewage treatment plants (STP) across the metropolis. In a statement, Maynilad said that it is now simultaneously building several STPs in Caloocan,...
