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Manila Water-Tubig Pilipinas consortium bags water supply deal in San Jose, Nueva Ecija

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 02:28 PM

A consortium of Manila Water Philippine Ventures and Tubig Pilipinas Group bagged a water supply and sanitation project in San Jose, Nueva Ecija to provide for the water requirements in the area. Read more »

Israeli firm in Gaza extracts drinking water from air

Guillaume Lavallee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 01:07 PM

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - The densely populated Gaza Strip has long lacked sufficient drinking water, but a new project helps ease the shortage with a solar-powered process to extract potable water straight from the air.   Read more »

1 dead, 32 hospitalized due to diarrhea in Davao Occidental town

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 04:10 PM

One was killed while 32 others were brought to the hospital due to diarrhea in Jose Abad Santos town, Davao Occidental, its mayor said Sunday. Read more »

Bakit may problema sa patubig ang hometown ni PBB housemate Jie-Ann

Chat Ansagay, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 06:41 PM

Pinuntahan ng ABS-CBN News ang Malapatan, Sarangani, ang hometown ni Jie-Ann Armero.  Read more »

Magat Dam releases water as weather disturbances inundate northern Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 01:07 PM

The operator of Magat Dam on Sunday opened 4 gates as water reached near critical level due to persistent rains brought by three weather disturbances, PAGASA said. Read more »

Health center water crisis increasing virus risk: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 09:53 AM

One in four health centers worldwide lacks access to water, putting around 1.8 billion people at increased risk of contracting the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Monday.   Read more »

#WalangTubig: Some areas of QC, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Bulacan from Dec. 5 to 7

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 01:44 PM

Maynilad Water Services Inc announced it would implement rotational water service interruption in some areas of Metro Manila and Bulacan starting Saturday, it said in a social media post. Read more »

Manila Water, partners ink deal to manage, operate Saudi Arabia water utility

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 11:49 AM

Manila Water and its international partners inked a 7-year deal to "manage, operate and maintain" the water and wastewater facilities of Saudi Arabia's North West Cluster, the company told the stock exchange on Friday. Read more »

Electricity bills, other charges now payable in ShopeePay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 04:54 AM

MANILA - Power users can now pay their electricity bills through Shopee's mobile wallet, ShopeePay. Read more »

Consumers to see lower water rates in January 2021 on foreign currency adjustment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 05:31 PM

Maynilad and Manila Water customers will experience cheaper water rates by Jan. 1 next year. Read more »

Imbestigasyon sa pagkawala ng tubig sa mga lugar na sinalanta ng ‘Ulysses,’ gumugulong na

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 05:28 PM

Nagsimula na ang imbestigasyon ng Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) sa mga reklamo sa Maynilad Water Services kasunod ng pagkawala ng suplay ng tubig sa ilang lugar na sinalanta ng bagyong Ulysses noong Nobyembre.   Read more »

Maynilad, Manila Water may bawas-singil sa tubig simula Enero 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 10:39 AM

May bawas-singil sa tubig ang Maynilad at Manila Water simula Enero 1, 2021. P0.14 kada cubic meter ang tapyas ng Manila Water at P0.05 kada cubic meter ang sa Maynilad. Read more »

#WalangTubig: Ilang barangay sa Antipolo, Disyembre 2-3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 04:36 PM

Nag-abiso ang Manila Water na makararanas ng service interruption ang kanilang mga kostumer sa 6 na barangay sa Antipolo simula Disyembre 2 hanggang Disyembre 3. Read more »

Vivant sees 'total' business recovery in 2022, eyes investing up to P3-B in Cebu project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 12:46 PM

Power firm Vivant Corp. said on Tuesday it expects total business recovery by 2022 as the effects of the pandemic is seen to stretch until the third to fourth quarter of next year. Read more »

PH's Roxanne Baeyens 'beyond grateful' to be new Miss Earth Water titleholder

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 11:12 AM

Roxanne Baeyens, who represented the Philippines in the recently concluded Miss Earth 2020 pageant, took to social media to express that she is beyond grateful to be given this year’s Miss Earth Water crown.  Read more »

USA named Miss Earth 2020; Philippines wins Miss Earth Water

Shiela Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 02:21 PM

Lindsey Coffey, 28, from the USA was in tears after being named Miss Earth 2020 in a virtual coronation ceremony held Sunday morning, Manila time.   Read more »

Magat Dam releases water; North Luzon residents warned of flooding

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Updated as of Nov 28 06:30 PM

The operators of Magat Dam on Saturday warned residents near Magat River and those residing in northern Luzon of the possible flooding, as the dam released water to prevent overspilling. Read more »

Legarda urges gov't: Focus on COVID-19, mainstream disaster resilience

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 01:53 PM

The proposed departments of water and disaster resilience are relevant but not urgent as government must focus on the pandemic after a series of typhoons inundated Luzon, a lawmaker said Thursday. Read more »

Illegal activities in watersheds may have caused flooding in Marikina, not dams — senators

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 07:47 PM

The continuous land-grabbing, exploitation, and illegal logging in watersheds could have been the reasons behind the massive flooding in Marikina during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, not the water from dams, senators said Wednesday. Read more »

Senators seek creation of water agency after record floods

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 02:09 PM

Senators on Wednesday urged government to form a separate department to manage water resources following Typhoon Ulysses' historic floods that inundated large swaths of Luzon. Read more »