State-run Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said Friday it approved water rate adjustments for the fourth quarter of 2025, with Maynilad customers facing a slight increase, while Manila Water consumers will see a rollback.
The adjustments, effective Oct. 1, are based on the Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA). West zone customers of Maynilad will face an increase of P0.14 per cubic meter, while East Zone Manila Water customers will get a P0.15-per-cubic-meter reduction.
Maynilad consumers using 10 cubic meters (cu. m.) or less per month will see their bills rise by P0.40, from P181.60 to P182.00.
Customers consuming 20 cu. m. will pay P1.53 more, with their bill increasing from P682.72 to P684.25. Those using 30 cu. m. will see an additional P3.13 on their bill, which will rise from P1,394.81 to P1,397.94.
For Manila Water customers, a household using 10 cu. m. will save P0.64, with bills decreasing from P254.49 to P253.85.
Those consuming 20 cu. m. will pay P1.43 less, from P562.72 to P561.29, while 30 cu. m. users will see a P2.91 cut, from P1,147.21 to P1,144.29.
MWSS chief regulator Patrick Lester Ty said in a briefing Friday the FCDA is reviewed quarterly to account for the peso’s movement against foreign currencies, which impacts payments on foreign-denominated loans used to finance water and wastewater projects.
For the October to December period, Maynilad’s FCDA was set at -P0.19 per cu. m., equivalent to -0.36-percent of its average basic charge of P51.40. Manila Water’s was set at P0.38 per cu. m., or 0.80 percent of its P47.10 basic charge.
The MWSS Regulatory Office approved the concessionaires’ petitions on Sept. 4, 2025.
