As part of Manila Water’s COVID-19 response, it is set to begin operations of its first-ever molecular laboratory to capture the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. The facility is designed to detect and quantify the virus in wastewater using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines, which are capable in amplifying small segments of DNA or RNA to an amount large enough to be studied in detail. Data to be generated in this molecular lab can help communities formulate actions in mitigating COVID-19 in its early stages of emergence or re-emergence as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) can detect the virus even before people show symptoms.

East Zone concessionaire Manila Water is reinforcing its commitment to promote environmental conservation as it leads the celebration of the Philippine Arbor Day today June 24, Friday by conducting simultaneous tree planting activities in Metro Manila and various provincial locations served by its business units.

East Zone concessionaire Manila Water continues to augment the clean-up and rehabilitation of San Juan River and its tributaries, as its way of reinforcing the Adopt-an-Estero Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which the company signed together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government units (LGUs) of Quezon City, San Juan City, and Mandaluyong City.

Manila Water Company reported that its social flagship program, Tubig Para sa Barangay (TPSB), has now reached nearly two million people from marginalized communities across the east zone of Metro Manila. Aiming to provide sustainable water to the urban poor, TPSB completed more than 800 projects which resulted in supplying clean, potable water to 1.8 million Filipinos living in some of the poorest communities in the east zone area.

As in-person classes resume, the need to ensure the health and safety of learners and teachers is more crucial now than ever. Through its collaboration project #SafeWASH in Schools, Manila Water Foundation and P&G’s Safeguard Philippines aim to strengthen efforts to promote a safe and conducive learning environment. This entails the construction of 10-faucet, foot-pedal-operated hygiene facilities, distribution of hygiene supplies, provision of info-education materials, and conduct of hygiene education sessions.