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(Eagle News)–Senator Imee Marcos wants the owners of Manila Water and Maynilad to be sanctioned with the around 15 million customers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces experiencing what she said were continuous water crises. Marcos made the statement as several cities in Metro Manila face Manila Water rotational service interruptions due to what the concessionaire said were the declining water levels of the Angat Dam. “Di ba nasabon at binalaan na sila ni Pangulong […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Nearly a quarter of the world’s population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to “day zero” conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report released Tuesday. The World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas ranked water stress, drought risk and riverine flood risk using a peer-reviewed methodology. “Agriculture, industry, and municipalities are drinking up 80 percent of available surface and groundwater in an average […]
(Eagle News) – Because of the strong rains brought by storm Falcon the previous day, Angat dam’s water level today, Friday, June 19, as of 6 a.m. had gone up and is now above the 160-meter critical level. The water level is at 160.16 meters this morning. This meant that strong rains yesterday, Thursday (July 18), dumped almost two meters of rain, specifically 1.89 meters, to the daw. The water level in Angat dam […]
(Eagle News) – The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) advised the public to conserve water and to “hope for heavy rains” as the water level in Angat Dam continued to dip below the critical level of 160 meters as it registered a level of only 159.09 meters, resulting in a further decrease in the water allocation for Metro Manila and surrounding areas. “We again appeal to the public to conserve water and hope for […]
(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 […]
by Laurent ABADIE Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Standing in his garden in Kabul, Baz Mohammad Kochi oversees the drilling of a new well more than 100 meters deep after his first water reservoir dried up. He is not alone. A shortage of rain and snow, a booming population and wasteful consumption have drained the Afghan capital’s water basin and sparked a race to the bottom as households and businesses bore deeper and deeper […]
QUEZON CITY, May 29 — Environment Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje, called for a long term solution to water woes in the Philippines especially in Metro Manila. Paje who serves as Chairperson of the Cabinet Cluster on Climate Change said that alternative water sources for Metro Manila and other urban centers must be developed. “Small water impounding dams or SWIDs must be established in strategic locations in order to benefit from gravity flow to cater to […]
Other than the much-publicized power crisis, summer 2015 may also see a water crisis due to the El Niño phenomenon. Pertinent government agencies are on the top of the problem because such crisis may result in the rise of water utility charges. In particular, Sevillo David Jr., Director of the National Water Resources Board added that they are monitoring the water levels of Angat Dam, said dam supplying 90% of water in Metro Manila. Prior […]
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has allayed fears regarding a water crisis in 2015 as the rainy season will keep Angat Dam water supply enough.
Major dams in the country still have not attained their target water levels which may mean a water crisis next year due to the El Niño.
