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Maynilad allots P1.8 billion for replacement of old, leaky pipes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 05:20 PM

Maynilad will invest P1.8 billion for pipe replacement projects in the West Zone concession area, the company said over the weekend.    Read more »

ALAMIN: Paano makakaiwas sa 'WILD' diseases ngayong tag-ulan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 03:45 PM

Ayon kay Dr. Eric Tayag, dapat bantayan ngayong tag-ulan ang 'WILD' diseases. Read more »

DENR: 80 show-cause orders issued vs resorts, establishments encroaching Marikina Watershed

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 08:02 PM

Those who received the show-cause orders included piggeries, resorts, retreat centers, houses, swimming pool owners, gamefowl farms, among others. Sixteen people, meanwhile, have been arrested.   Read more »

Sea snot threatens to choke Sea of Marmara

Mehmet Caliksan, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 05:33 PM

In an aerial view, ‘sea snot’ or marine mucilage, a thick slimy layer of organic matter, is seen spreading through the Sea of Marmara, posing a threat to marine life and the fishing industry, in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday. Read more »

Philippine Army holds water search and rescue training

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 03:19 PM

Members of the 525th Engineer combat battalion 51st engineering brigade of the Philippine Army conduct a refresher training for water search and rescue operation at the Marikina Riverbanks on Wednesday.  Read more »

Antas ng polusyon sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Manila Bay susukatin ng DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 08:18 PM

Ininspeksyon ang mga barko at iba pang sasakyang dagat na nakadaong sa Manila Bay na nagtatapon ng maruming tubig na nagiging sanhi ng polusyon. Read more »

Polusyon ng mga barko sa Manila Bay, ininspeksyon ng DENR at Coast Guard

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 03:51 PM

Aminado ang kapitan ng isang barko na itinatapon na lang nila sa dagat ang kanilang mga dumi dahil ito na ang kanilang matagal nang nakasanayan.   Read more »

Enrique Razon replaces Fernando Zobel as Manila Water's top honcho

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 02:16 PM

Billionaire Enrique Razon Jr was named as Manila Water's director, chairman of the board, president, CEO, and chairman and member of the executive committee following his firm's acquisition of the majority of voting interest in the concessionaire, the company said Monday.  Read more »

Maynilad energizes P100-million solar farm in La Mesa compound

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 02:39 PM

Maynilad Water Services Inc on Wednesday said it has installed a solar power farm inside the La Mesa compound in Quezon City as part of its sustainability commitments.   Read more »

House OKs Manila Water, Maynilad franchise bills on 2nd reading sans debate again

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 01:10 AM

MANILA - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on 2nd reading the franchise bills of Maynilad Water and Manila Water without debate. Read more »

Tumatagas na pipeline ng Maynilad sa QC, inirereklamo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 09:18 AM

MAYNILA - Ilang buwan nang perwisyo para sa mga residente at motoristang dumadaan sa Barangay N.S. Amoranta sa Quezon City ang binungkal na kalsada ng tumatagas na pipeline ng Maynilad. Read more »

House in discord as panel OKs new franchises of Manila Water, Maynilad in 1 day

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 10:49 PM

MANILA - The House committee on legislative franchises on Monday approved the bills granting congressional franchises to water concessionaires Maynilad and Manila Water on the first day of committee deliberations. Read more »

ABISO: Water interruption sa Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Bacoor, Imus sa Mayo 25

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 09:23 PM

Tatagal ang water interruption mula Martes alas-12 ng tanghali hanggang Miyerkoles alas-6 ng umaga. Read more »

Water supply sa NCR sapat kahit mainit ang panahon, ayon sa water resources board

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 09:01 PM

Dahil mainit pa rin ang panahon, ipinapayo ni National Water Resources Board executive director Sevillo David Jr. na magtipid ng tubig.  Read more »

Groups call for vigilance on reported illegal activities in Marikina Watershed

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 08:04 PM

Groups and conservationists on Thursday urged the public to be vigilant on reported illegal activities in the Rizal watershed, which a government official had asked to be investigated by the country's anti-illegal logging task force. Read more »

Probe sought over reported resort construction, illegal activities in Marikina Watershed

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 08:31 PM

Interior Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said he "already requested" the task force, led by the DENR to investigate the reports submitted by the Masungi Georeserve Foundation.  Read more »

Meralco tuloy ang pagputol ng kuryente sa susunod na linggo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 09:54 PM

Itutuloy na umano ng Meralco ang pamumutol ng kuryente sa susunod na linggo sa mga kostumer na hindi makakabayad.   Read more »

DENR office checking Marikina Watershed over reported resort construction, illegal clearings

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 11:27 PM

MANILA— The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in Rizal dispatched a team on Tuesday to check on reported encroachments in the protected Upper Marikina Watershed, including apparent construction and expansion of resort facilities, its acting officer told ABS-CBN News.  Read more »

Pantawid ng Pag-ibig: Higit 1,000 water containers hatid sa 2 lugar sa Quezon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 08:14 PM

Bilang tulong sa mga taga-Burdeos at Polilio Island, sinadya ng ABS-CBN ang lugar, dala ang 1,000 water container na magagamit ng mga residente. Read more »

Hong Kong robber caught using water pistol in HK$200 million hold-up

South China Morning Post
Posted at May 11 08:11 AM

Staff members could tell the weapon was a toy, the source said, because it was a transparent blue and made of plastic. Read more »