Maynilad customers in some areas had water shortage
In places such as Caloocan, Navotas, and Malabon… water is plenty during rainy seasons and you could see it on the street. But today, there seemed to be a problem and its the opposite. Almost all of the Maynilad customers doesn’t have water in their homes. As of today, most of them only depend on water rations from the company.
One of my friend is living in those affected areas and he said they were lucky since the truck that distributes water ration stopped in front of their house and they were able to get a considerable amount of water. But the rest were angry and pleaded on the truck driver to come back and provide them water.
According to GMA News TV, the reasons for the disruption was due to the low water level in the Angat Dam. In an official statement from the company, they said that they “will implement rotating water schedules in eleven cities in Metro Manila and the nearby province of Cavite until July 23 due to a 30-percent cut in the water supply it has been receiving from the Angat Dam.”
Here is a video clip of ABS-CBN News with regards to the water shortage problem:
Maynilad Water Services Inc. is the water and wastewater services provider for the 17 cities and municipalities that comprise the West Zone of the greater Metro Manila area specifically Caloocan, Las Piñas, Malabon, Manila, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Pasay, Parañaque, Valenzuela, parts of Quezon City, a part of Makati, Cavite City, and the municipalities of Rosario, Imus, Noveleta, Bacoor, and Kawit in Cavite.
Maynilad went through a change of ownership on January 24, 2007, with the consortium of DMCI Holdings, Inc. (DMCI) and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) winning 84% of the water company’s shares in a public bidding.
For the latest updates on the water level situation, visit Maynilad Water Philippines.
