The summer heat has pushed water demand in a lot of areas in the metropolis, causing the water level in the Bagbag reservoir – which is Maynilad Water Services Inc.’s biggest reservoir – to decline, which eventually led to rotational service interruptions. This prompted Metropolitan...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said watershed is the “lifeline” of the country’s water supply system, but the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) admitted there isn’t enough government budget to even set up a watershed management information system....
The alleged murder of two indigenous Dumagat during the March 7 "Bloody Sunday" incident should give authorities enough basis for the cancellation of the Kaliwa Dam project, which the tribesmen have opposed. (Photo via PNA / FILE PHOTO) “We remember the deeds and sacrifices of Randy and Puroy...
Metro Manila will have enough water supply for the summer season, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) said Friday. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an interview with DZMM, NWRB executive director, Dr. Sevillo David Jr., said the water level at the Angat Dam which is the major source of water...
The on-going state-led massive watershed rehabilitation in the Metropolis' seven critical watersheds, including Angat, has surpassed targets despite the COVID-19 pandemic. A project report released over the weekend showed that over four million seedlings were already planted in some of the region's...
The Philippine government has released a revised set of water discharge protocols for Magat Dam, one of the biggest dams in Asia, to avoid a repeat of unprecedented flooding that drowned Cagayan province during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses last year. It was last week, during the congressional...
An aquaculture firm is now awaiting the approval of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for its unsolicited proposal to breed and harvest fish and other seafood products in Pantabangan Dam, one of the largest dams in Asia. This, while the advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan started pushing for...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) is hoping to finally issue the ‘notice’ to proceed’ for the construction of the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam after years of delay. In a text exchange, MWSS Administrator...
Despite the persistence of COVID-19 pandemic, which has been causing an increase in water consumption, government authorities and utility firms are confident that there will be no water crisis in the coming months, especially in summer. “We can assure of sufficient water supply for summer this...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said it has “advanced” to the next step of the Certification Precondition (CP) process for the Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam. This was...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has turned over a newly constructed diversion dam to a group of farmers in Bohol province. The P4-million diversion dam in the town of Guindulman, Bohol is expected to boost the rice production of the Awihaw Lombog Farmers Irrigators Association, said Assistant...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. will continue to implement rotational service interruption until Sunday (November 29) more than two weeks since Typhoon Ulysses made landfall in the country and brought a lot of mud to the La Mesa Treatment Plant. In a statement, Maynilad said it is “constrained”...
