Maynilad: P41B spent on wastewater, sewage treatment services

Credit to Author: Jordeene B. Lagare| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:00:37 +0000

MAYNILAD Water Services Inc. has invested more than P41 billion to expand its wastewater treatment facilities within its West Zone concession area since 1997. In a statement on Tuesday, Maynilad said the amount was used to build 19 new wastewater treatment facilities and upgrade three existing ones; buy 89 new vacuum trucks for septic tank […]

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Duterte to water firms: Give us back money, then we can talk

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:22:40 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he was willing to talk to the embattled water concessionaires if they would return the money to the people. Duterte made the statement on Thursday as he reiterated that the government would not pay a single centavo from the billions of pesos in refund sought by Manila Water Co. […]

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Water firms back down, won’t demand enforcement of arbitral court ruling

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:00:38 +0000

THE Manila Water Company, Inc. and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. backed down against President Rodrigo Duterte and won’t demand the enforcement of an arbitral court ruling ordering the Philippine government to pay over P10 billion for the losses they incurred when it denied their petition for a rate increase. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in Singapore, […]

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Duterte accuses water firms of ‘economic plunder’

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:13:38 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday renewed his tirades against Manila Water Company Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc., accusing the concessionaires of committing “economic plunder.” During his visit to Legazpi, Albay, Duterte again slammed the concession agreements entered into by the government with the water firms, which he said, were tantamount to the country giving […]

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Rains replenish water supply of Angat, Ipo dams

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:15:52 +0000

Water consumers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces enjoyed a windfall from storm-induced rains as Maynilad Water Services Inc. temporarily shortened the scheduled service interruptions across its concession area on Friday.

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Stiffer fines sought for firms over Metro Manila water shortage

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:32:27 +0000

Stiffer fines sought for firms over Metro Manila water shortage

Harsher penalties must be imposed on the water concessionaires because the shortage in Metro Manila

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Maynilad announces rotational water service interruptions

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:56:15 +0000

RESIDENTS in Metro Manila and nearby provinces will have limited water supply until Saturday as regulators started implementing rotational service interruptions as the Angat Dam neared critical level. In its…READ

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Algal bloom spells woes for Maynilad customers

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 23:01:14 +0000

Algal bloom spells woes for Maynilad customers

Maynilad Water Services Inc. is drawing more water treated at its Putatan filtration plants in Muntinlupa City despite the algal bloom in Laguna de Bay, its source of raw water for customers in the cities of Muntinlupa, Las Piñas and Parañaque, and parts of Cavite province. These areas, however, will continue to experience eight hours […]

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Duterte orders review of govt contracts

Credit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 04:44:52 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a review of all government contracts to remove any “onerous” provisions detrimental to public interest, Malacañang said on Tuesday. The President during the Cabinet meeting…READ

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Duterte orders review of all govt contracts for ‘onerous provisions’ — Palace

Credit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 04:44:52 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a review of all government contracts to remove any “onerous” provisions detrimental to public interest, Malacañang said on Tuesday. The President during the Cabinet meeting…READ

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