Ayalas take responsibility for Manila Water’s shortcomings

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:36:26 +0000

The apology bears the names of Jaime Augusto, chair of the Ayala group and vice chair of Manila Water, and his brother Fernando, who serves as Manila Water chair.

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Manila Water customers want more than waived fees

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 23:25:51 +0000

Manila Water customers want more than waived fees

MANILA, Philippines — Consumers in large areas of Metro Manila and parts of Rizal province that were hardest-hit by water shortages early this month found inadequate Manila Water Co. Inc.’s offer to waive their bills.

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Penalize Manila Water, petitioners ask MWSS

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 23:26:36 +0000

Penalize Manila Water, petitioners ask MWSS

MANILA, Philippines — Several customers of Manila Water Co. led by a party-list lawmaker petitioned the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Regulatory Office on Monday to penalize the company for breach of contract for the water shortage in large areas of Metro Manila and parts of Rizal province early this month.

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Kaliwa Dam deal ‘suspiciously disadvantageous’ to PH

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:31:13 +0000

Despite being floated as the solution to Metro Manila’s water woes, the agreement for the construction of Kaliwa Dam is “suspiciously disadvantageous” to the Filipino people, an economic research think tank said on Monday.

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MWSS aims for full rebates for Manila Water customers

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:45:12 +0000

MWSS aims for full rebates for Manila Water customers

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water customers affected by service interruptions may receive rebates in full by June or July 2019, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) chief regulator Patrick Ty said on Monday. Ty said the two month-delay would allow Manila Water to solve its water service problem first and also to give the concessionaire […]

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Poe to Manila Water: Implement fair water bill adjustments

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 02:18:10 +0000

MANILA, Philippines  – “An apology is best expressed monetarily.”Senator Grace Poe had this to say on Monday and urged Manila Water Compnay Inc. to implement a fair and just adjustment in the water bill of its affected customers for the month of March and succeeding months with unstable water supply.

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Group to ask MWSS to penalize Manila Water, suspend March bill

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:11:44 +0000

Group to ask MWSS to penalize Manila Water, suspend March bill

The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said it will ask the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), through a formal complaint, to impose penalties on Manila Water and suspend its March water bill collection.

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Gov’t urged to complete delayed water projects

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 23:28:08 +0000

Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos called on the government to hasten the construction of water flagship projects, including Kaliwa and Laiban dams, to put an end to the water supply crisis gripping several areas in Metro Manila.

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