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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has sacked Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System administrator Reynaldo Velasco. In a speech on Friday, May 24, Duterte said Velasco will be replaced by retired general Ricardo Morales. Velasco’s dismissal came almost two months after a water shortage gripped Manila Water customers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Duterte had threatened to dismiss MWSS officials and end water concessionaires’ contracts if the water shortage was not resolved.
(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros called on the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System and Manila Water to “immediately set up the mechanisms to guarantee” that the P1-billion fine imposed by the agency on the water firm “will result in actual compensation or consumer rebates” to customers who were severely affected by the water shortage. Hontiveros made the call as she lauded the MWSS for imposing the P1.13-billion fine, which she said was “clear proof that government […]
(Eagle News) – The chief operating officer of the Manila Water Company Inc., Geodino Carpio, has resigned, the water company said. Manila Water Company said on Tuesday that it had already accepted Carpio’s resignation but did not give any reason why the official who had served the company for 22 years is leaving. Carpio’s resignation is effective the close of business hours Tuesday, April 16. He also held the position of President of the […]
(Eagle News)—The chief operating officer of Manila Water has resigned. In an interview over GMA’s radio dzbb, Dittie Galang, the water concessionaire’s corporate communications manager, said the resignation of Dino Carpio, who has served the company for 22 years, was effective today, April 16. “Tinanggap ng board of directors ang kaniyang resignation pero magtratrabaho pa rin siya until the end of the month,” Galang said. Galang said the board had assigned Abelardo Basilio as Carpio’s […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 13, slammed the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System anew for not preparing for El Niño. “MWSS. Anak ka ng p***, [every year] may El Niño. Bakit hindi ninyo napaghandaan?” Duterte said two days before he was slated to release his decision on whether or not to axe the water regulator’s officials and terminate contracts of water concessionaires. This was in light of the water shortage that gripped several […]
(Eagle News)–The Ayala brothers of the Ayala Group of Companies on Wednesday, March 27, said they took responsibility for their “own shortcomings in the company” Manila Water that have contributed, among “a multitude of factors,” to the water shortage. In a Facebook post, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, chair of the Ayala group and vice chair of Manila Water; and Fernando Zobel de Ayala, chair of the water concessionaire, said they “recognize and understand the […]
10 cubic meters of water consumed by Manila Water customers will not be billed (Eagle News)—-Manila Water is slated to implement a “one-time bill waiver” for selected customers to compensate for the water shortage that gripped several areas in Metro Manila and Rizal. According to Manila Water president Ferdinand Dela Cruz, customers in barangays which experienced no water service for at least seven days—whether continuous or broken—within the period of March 6 to 31 will […]
(Eagle News) – A militant group asked the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to suspend or cancel Manila Water Company’s recently approved rate hike, as well as to suspend its basic water charges, because of the severe water interruptions that its customers continue to experience. In a petition filed on Monday, March 25, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) said that Manila Water had “not been truthful to the public on the real situation of the […]
(Eagle News) — Manila Water announced on Tuesday, March 19, that its customers will “now have longer hours of water availability daily as compared to last week.” The water concessionaire made the announcement a day after its president and CEO, Ferdinand dela Cruz attended a House panel hearing on the water crisis. During the hearing, he apologized to Manila Water’s 1.6 million customers in Metro Manila and Rizal for the severe water interruptions that had […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to meet with officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System on Tuesday, March 19. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the meeting to discuss the response of the water regulator to the water shortage in recent days was scheduled at 6:30 p.m. It was unclear if officials from the Manila Water Co., whose customers were affected by the shortage, would be present in the meeting. On Friday, […]
(Eagle News)—-Customers of Manila Water who were affected by the recent water shortage may expect “adjustments” in their water bills. Ferdinand dela Cruz, president and chief executive officer of Manila Water, told the Senate panel on public services on Tuesday, March 19, he has “already given instructions to my team to explore ways to provide some relief in the water bills of your affected constituents during the period of service interruptions.” The panel is probing the water shortage that […]
(Eagle News)–The chief executive officer of Manila Water Company Inc. on Monday, March 18, dodged questions on whether or not the concessionaire’s customers affected by the water shortage would receive a refund. “Your honor, there’s no discussion yet on that one because our focus po is on the restoration of the service,” Ferdinand Dela Cruz told Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate. When pressed again by Zarate, Dela Cruz said the firm would just “follow […]
