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Limited water supply caused by Taal delays reopening of Tagaytay businesses

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 12:51 AM

Most of the city’s 2,295 commercial establishments have been relying on water deliveries since the volcano’s restiveness downed power and water lines. Read more »

Think Tank: Asia vulnerable in event of severe oil supply disruption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 06:07 PM

The Economist Intelligence Unit's Lead Energy Analyst, Peter Kiernan, believes Asia will be severely affected if an oil supply disruption happens due to the tensions in the Middle East. Read more »

Duterte threatens to expose those behind 'onerous' water contracts

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 07:59 AM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte threatened on Thursday to expose those behind the supposedly onerous water concession contracts of the government with Maynilad and Manila Water. Read more »

Duterte hints at getting Roque to handle water concession case

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 08:42 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte hinted Thursday at getting the services of his former spokesperson, lawyer Harry Roque to handle the government’s case against the Philippine capital’s water distributors.   Read more »

Supply ng tubig, kuryente problema pa rin sa Tagaytay bunsod ng Taal eruption

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 07:18 AM

Problema pa rin sa Tagaytay ngayon ang pagkukunan ng supply ng tubig at ang kawalan ng kuryente. Read more »

Southern Luzon grapples with lack of power, water supply amid Taal Volcano's restiveness

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 02:32 AM

Areas within southern Luzon are grappling with a lack of power and potable water as Taal Volcano's ashfall disrupts basic utilities. Read more »

Nearly 150,000 residents left without power after Taal Volcano erupts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 02:22 AM

Nearly 150,000 residents in the province of Batangas and nearby areas were left in the dark as the ashfall from Taal Volcano affected power lines. Read more »

NFA: Rice supply sufficient in volcano-affected areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 09:51 PM

NFA Administrator Judy Carol Dansal said the agency's operation centers will be open 24 hours a day to serve local governments and relief agencies.  Read more »

Bank lending, money supply expand in November

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 07:11 PM

Bank lending and the amount of money circulating in the country's financial system both expanded in November, the Bangko Sentral said on Wednesday citing preliminary data. Read more »

UAE energy minister sees no immediate risk to oil flow through Strait of Hormuz

Rania El Gamal and Dahlia Nehme, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 04:44 PM

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates' energy minister said on Wednesday he saw no immediate risk to oil passing through the vital gateway of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran attacked bases housing US forces in Iraq.   Read more »

Duterte accuses Ayalas, Pangilinan of 'syndicated estafa' over water contracts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 06:37 PM

In a speech before quake victims in Digos City, President Duterte renewed his attack on the two utility firms and their owners.  Read more »

'Rotational water interruption magpapatuloy sa tag-init'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 08:45 PM

Magpapatuloy pa rin ang rotational water interruption pagdating ng tag-init sa 2020, ayon sa National Water Resources Board.  Read more »

Foreign investments may be affected by water concession review: Fitch unit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 03:40 PM

Investors will be concerned over the possibility of similar instances of government intervention, which would create uncertainty for their business operations, Fitch Solutions said. Read more »

MWSS says steep hike in water rates won't be allowed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 12:07 AM

Not all hope is lost for Manila Water and Maynilad as the capital's water regulator clarifies it has not yet fully cancelled the contract extensions of the concessionaires. Read more »

Banks 'suspend' loans to Maynilad due to concession woes, parent says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 11:50 AM

The concessions of Maynilad and Manila Water Co will expire in 2022 after the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System took back its earlier decision to extend the contracts.   Read more »

Palace reminds Maynilad, Manila Water: Duterte won't compromise on water

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 03:29 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte cannot be swayed into a compromise on the government's supposedly onerous water concession contracts with Maynilad and Manila Water, Malacañang said Friday following the concessionaires' threat to double water rates. Read more »

OPINYON: Ang dapat mabatid: Ayala at tubig

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Dec 12 09:50 PM

Sino pa sa mundo ang mag-nanais tumaya ng kapital sa ating bansa kung ang pamahalaan mismo ang nag-takwil sa kabanalan ng kontrata. Read more »

Manila Water, Maynilad nagbabala ng taas-singil sa tubig

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 12:37 AM

Ito ay dahil sa pagbawi ng gobyerno sa pagpapalawig ng kanilang concession agreement. Read more »

Consumer group pushes for audit of Maynilad, Manila Water

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 12:04 AM

A local consumer group pushes for the crafting of a new water concession agreement, even after distributors Manila Water and Maynilad dropped their multibillion-peso claims against the government.  Read more »

Guevarra: MWSS’ revocation of extension of concession based on President’s directive, DOJ’s advice

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 10:34 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday justified the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System’s decision to revoke the extension of the concession agreements with Maynilad and Manila Water. Read more »