Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte cited the importance of cleaning up esteros and creeks as Manila Water recently kicked off the Adopt-an-Estero program in the city as part of the tripartite agreement with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and two other local government units (LGUs), San Juan and Mandaluyong, to rehabilitate the San Juan River along with its tributaries.

Aiming to protect the police force and their communities against communicable diseases such as COVID-19 through water access, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), the Philippine National Police (PNP), PNP Officers’ Ladies Club (PNP OLC), Soroptimist International (SI) of Kaagapay, and Manila Water Foundation (MWF) joined hands to launch a hygiene campaign dubbed as Sabi ni ‘Nay Maghugas ng Kamay: Lingap Kapulisan in each of the 17 PNP Regional Offices across the country.

Manila Water Company, Inc. ranked third on LinkedIn's inaugural annual list of 2021 top 15 companies for professionals to grow their careers in the Philippines. Key trends from the country’s top companies list include prioritizing skills, resilience in essential services, and supporting the workforce through challenging times. Overall, these companies are ahead of the game in supporting their talent pool, with programs for flexible work arrangements and employee well-being, among others.

East Zone concessionaire Manila Water bagged the Best Sustainability Bond in the corporate category at the recently held “The Asset Triple A Sustainable Capital Markets Country & Regional Awards 2020” virtual ceremony. Manila Water Company’s $US 500 M sustainability bond is the company’s debut bond issuance in the international capital markets. The issuance is the single largest sustainability bond issued by a listed private water utility in Asia and the first ASEAN sustainability bond by a corporate issuer out of the Philippines.

Clark Development Corporation, together with Clark Water Corporation, has initiated efforts to upgrade its wastewater treatment processes to prepare the sewage treatment facility serving the Clark Freeport Zone to comply with the new more stringent standards of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Administrative Order (DAO) 2016-08 on Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR).