As El Niño is expected to affect the whole of the Philippines and bring less rains until next year, Manila Water, through its operating subsidiary Manila Water Philippine Ventures, bares its plans to ensure continuity of water supply in its service areas outside Metro Manila.

The effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano has placed the community under Alert Level 3, affecting almost 6,000 families or more than 20,000 individuals. Water, food supply and hygiene products are crucial in evacuation centers around the affected municipalities of Albay.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), Emory University – Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene and Manila Water have started the implementation of full-scale Wastewater-based Epidemiology (WBE) for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Metro Manila, under ADB’s Accelerating Sanitation for All in Asia and the Pacific program.

Over 40 students from Balara Elementary School and San Vicente Elementary School joined Manila Water’s Arbor Day boot camp at the Orosa Open Grounds in the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) complex in Balara, Quezon City, on 30 June 2023. Dubbed as “Punong Puno ng Pag-asa: Arbor Day Bootcamp for Kids,” the bootcamp featured activities geared towards gaining a deeper appreciation of the environment especially in the protection of the watersheds.

Clogging in the toilet during heavy rains could be a sign of an overflowing septic tank. To avoid this inconvenience and protect public health, Manila Water continues to roll out its siphoning trucks and reminding its customers to avail of July’s desludging service at no additional cost.