East Zone concessionaire Manila Water continues to expand its customer base, with 8,247 new domestic and non-domestic water connections recorded for the 1st quarter of 2023, which is already 40% of its new water service connection target for the whole of 2023. Of the 8,247 new water service connections, 8,052 connections are residential and 195 are commercial and industrial water connections. This increases Manila Water’s overall water service connections to 1,154,787, which translates to a total of 7,613,672 customers in the East Zone of Metro Manila and Rizal Province being provided with 24/7 water supply and quality sanitation services. Manila Water ended 2022 with 7,460,705 customers served.

Manila Water Foundation recently led a round of collaboration activities to deliver water access, sanitation and hygiene or WASH projects in several provinces in the Philippines, with the help of Manila Water Non-East Zone subsidiaries and other partners in the private sector.

Months before the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) declared the start of the rainy season this month, Manila Water has already carried out measures to ensure its facilities are able to continue operating even with heavy rains, flooding and power outages that come with the monsoon season.

Aside from implementing measures to ensure 24/7 clean water service to its customers, Manila Water is embarking on a massive sewer project to improve sanitation and promote a cleaner environment for Metro Manila communities.

As part of its service obligation and advocacy of making sanitation services easily accessible to communities, East Zone concessionaire Manila Water will bring its desludging caravan to 46 barangays in Metro Manila and Rizal Province in June.