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by Diana SIMEONOVA / Vessela SERGUEVA Agence France-Presse PERNIK, Bulgaria (AFP) – Forced to “live without water, in the 21st century, in a European Union country”: Bulgarian Yana Stoyanova is not bemoaning climate change, but the incompetence of the authorities which has left some 100,000 people with an acute water shortage. Accountant Stoyanova does not live in an isolated backwater, but around 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the capital Sofia. She is at the sharp […]
(Eagle News) — The decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore ordering the Philippine government to indemnify Manila Water for losses incurred due to a refusal to allow the concessionaire to implement rate increases was for breaches committed by officials of the previous administrations, not the present one. This is according to Manila Water, which issued a statement a day after President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to take to court the people behind the […]
(Eagle News) – Angat dam’s water level continued to go down below the 160-meter critical level with the level recorded at 158.75 meters as of Monday morning, July 15, according to PAGASA’s dam monitoring. The dam water level decreased by 40 centimeters compared to Sunday morning’s level at 159.15. There were not enough rains in Bulacan the past few days which contributed to the declining water level there. In contrast, the La Mesa dam’s […]
(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)–Customers of Manila Water in some areas in San Mateo, Rizal will experience water service interruptions every Tuesday and Friday night starting today, May 3. In an advisory, the water concessionaire said the service interruption, which will start at 10 p.m. and end at 8 a.m. the next day, was due to “supply management activities.” Below is a list of the affected areas: Ampid 1-General Luna, JF Diaz Ave. (side of Ampid 1 Barangay […]
(Eagle News)—The water level of Angat dam has breached the 180-meter required minimum level, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, the dam’s water level decreased to 179.97 meters as of 6 a.m. Manila Water and Maynilad source their water from Angat dam. In March, several customers of Manila Water in Metro Manila and nearby provinces experienced water shortage. Manila Water attributed the problem to the declining water levels at […]
(Eagle News)—The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System has imposed a sanction of more than P1 billion on Manila Water over the water shortage that grappled its customers in March. MWSS administrator Reynaldo Velasco said in a radio interview of the P1.134 billion sanction, P534 million represents a fine, and P600 million the fund for a new water source. Manila Water president and CEO Ferdinand dela Cruz said the company would comply with the MWSS decision, […]
(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)—President Rodrigo Duterte is mulling the creation of a Department of Water and a Department of Disaster Resilience. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, during Monday’s Cabinet meeting, a “roadmap was presented” which included these “immediate, medium and long-term interventions..” The interventions included making an intensive campaign for the conservation of water and energy, the dredging of waterways, replacing tunnels and aqueducts, installing water tank systems in all Department of Health hospitals and providing […]
(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) — 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, […]
