Manila Water Foundation, the social development arm of the Manila Water enterprise, celebrates 18 years of animating the mission of bringing WASH for all communities. Since 2005, Manila Water Foundation has been championing water access, sanitation, and hygiene or WASH through multi-sectoral and public-private collaboration.

East Zone concessionaire Manila Water recently inaugurated one of its flagship projects that seeks to boost water security and service reliability for its more than 7.4 million customers in eastern Metro Manila and Rizal Province. This major water project augurs well with the government’s “Build Better More” program, which prioritizes the build of infrastructure as a key engine for growth and economic development.

The P181-billion Service Improvement Plan of East Zone concessionaire Manila Water anchored on the four pillars of sustainability perfectly aligns with the thrust of government to build more infrastructure that are climate resilient, support conservation and reduce risks brought about by disasters.

Manila Water held the ceremonial commissioning of the Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 (NBAQ4) in Quezon City. The new aqueduct, which will convey up to 1,000 million liters of water per day (MLD), will pave the way for the inspection, assessment, and subsequent rehabilitation of three other existing aqueducts, which have been operating since 1929, 1956, and 1968, respectively, to help ensure continuous water supply for more than 7 million customers in the East Zone.

To help rehabilitate and protect natural waterways and provide its increasing customer base with the best sanitation and sewerage services, Manila Water is investing in the P37.3-billion Three-River System Wastewater Masterplan. The masterplan involves massive construction of wastewater treatment facilities and sewer network across the Marikina River, San Juan River, Pasig River, and Laguna Lake systems that comply with regulatory and environmental standards.