Four electric vehicles (EVs) are now joining Manila Water’s fleet. The acquisition of EVs is part of the company’s big push towards its Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) and sustainability goals. Joining Manila Water’s fleet are two BYD (Build Your Dream) Dolphin hatchbacks and two DongFeng EV Rich 6 pickup trucks. Manila Water's pilot EV fleet was delivered in July 2023 by Movem Electric, Inc., a subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) that focuses on the development of electric transport solutions.

The Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-CALABARZON recently recognized Manila Water Non-East Zone operating unit Manila Water Philippine Ventures (MWPV) for its active support to the agency’s initiatives in implementing the Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

As part of its 26th anniversary celebration this August, Manila Water, through its social development arm Manila Water Foundation, launched Project Drink 72 where the Company will provide refrigerated drinking fountains (RDFs) to seventy-two (72) public schools in Quezon City. Project Drink 72 is part of MWF’s flagship program Lingap Eskwela, an infrastructure development program which provides stand-alone water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in learning institutions in support of the WASH in Schools program of the Department of Education. Lingap Eskwela provides RDFs, hand and oral hygiene info-education materials and education sessions, ensuring students, teachers and staff have access to sufficient and reliable drinking water.

The ‘Light Up to WASHup! Beaming Forces for Good in the Ipo Watershed’ project of Manila Water Foundation (MWF) and One Meralco Foundation (OMF) has been recently recognized as the Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility Collaboration Project in the CSR Guild Awards 2023 of the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF).

Manila Water renews the call to its customers to avail of desludging services for the month of August to help protect our waterways. To support this call, the company continues to field its siphoning trucks and coordinates with barangay offices to encourage communities to avail of this service at no additional cost.