Water level in Angat Dam rises again by more than a meter

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:23:30 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — There’s good news to open the second half of the year, as the water level in Angat Dam went up again, this time by more than a meter, due to the almost continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon.

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Angat Dam level up slightly, but no reason yet to rejoice

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:26:06 +0000

Angat Dam level up slightly, but no reason yet to rejoice

MANILA, Philippines — Following weeks of consistent decrease, the water level in Angat Dam slightly went up on Sunday, all thanks to the heavy monsoon rains in the past few days.

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Stiffer fines sought for firms over Metro Manila water shortage

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:32:27 +0000

Stiffer fines sought for firms over Metro Manila water shortage

Harsher penalties must be imposed on the water concessionaires because the shortage in Metro Manila

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Sixth day without water in parts of Metro Manila

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:06:31 +0000

Sixth day without water in parts of Metro Manila

Residents in parts of Metro Manila marked their sixth consecutive day without water on Tuesday, with most of them locked in a waiting game with water-bearing trucks that may or may not arrive. The streets of Pasig and Mandaluyong — the hardest-hit cities in the metropolis — were teeming with long lines of people carrying […]

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Consumer demand for water bigger than supply since 2016

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:03:41 +0000

Manila Water Co. Inc. on Tuesday said that the prevailing water shortage was due to the yearly hike in consumer demand despite the fact that its allocation of raw water from Angat Dam had remained the same. Geodino Carpio, Manila Water chief operating officer, told reporters that while the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) had […]

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La Mesa Dam water crisis will worsen

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 21:01:02 +0000

If you are a Manila Water Co. Inc. customer who lives in the farthest and highest area of its distribution network, brace yourself for a very serious water shortage in the coming days.

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La Mesa Dam water breaks critical level

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 23:26:38 +0000

La Mesa Dam water breaks critical level

Water rationing in Metro Manila and parts of Rizal province looms as the water level at La Mesa Dam continues to drop with the onset of El Niño, a dry spell triggered by periodic warming in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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