Lawmakers ask Duterte to fire MWSS execs

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:25:24 +0000

Lawmakers ask Duterte to fire MWSS execs

Lawmakers are demanding the ouster of top officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), a regulatory agency, for their failure to prevent the water shortage in large parts of Metro Manila.

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Palace: Duterte can still stop Kaliwa Dam — if there’s fraud

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:27:01 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte could stop the construction of the China-funded Kaliwa Dam project in Tanay, Rizal — but only if it would be found that fraud was involved in entering the deal.

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LOOK: Manila Water bares reduced hours of water service interruption

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:52:19 +0000

Customers of Manila Water Co. will experience reduced hours of water service interruption in some areas in Metro Manila and Rizal province.

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BREAKING: Duterte seeks help from Singapore, Israel on Metro Manila water woes

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:48:08 +0000

BREAKING: Duterte seeks help from Singapore, Israel on Metro Manila water woes

President Duterte has sought advice from Singapore and Israel on sound water management after water shortage hit parts of Metro Manila, etc.

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Duterte to meet with MWSS execs in Palace over water shortage 

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 07:06:37 +0000

Duterte to meet with MWSS execs in Palace over water shortage 

President Duterte would be meeting with officials of the MWSS in Malacañang following the water shortage that hit some parts of Metro Manila.

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Senate opens probe on Metro Manila water shortage

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:25:04 +0000

Senate opens probe on Metro Manila water shortage

The Senate opened its own investigation on the water shortage affecting thousands of people in parts of Metro Manila and Rizal province.

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Water in Angat Dam enough for farms until May – NIA

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:16:57 +0000

Water in Angat Dam enough for farms until May – NIA

BULAKAN, Bulacan — Water collected at Angat Dam is sufficient for irrigating farmlands in Bulacan and Pampanga provinces and for supplying potable water for Metro Manila residents, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).

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Mandaluyong residents optimistic but wary

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:02:17 +0000

Mandaluyong residents optimistic but wary

Mandaluyong residents and business owners appeared cautiously optimistic on Monday as water was gradually restored to most parts of the city, allowing them to ease back into their daily routines that had been upended by last week’s water shortage.

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