Manila Water Co. chief operating officer Geodino Carpio has resigned from his post, according to the agency’s communication manager bared on Tuesday.
Dittie Galang, Manila Water’s communications planning and tactical development manager, told Dobol B sa News TV, beamed nationwide, that they had sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission that his resignation had been accepted.
Meanwhile, West Zone Maynilad Water Services Inc. on Tuesday advised customers to store water safely for the Holy Week water interruption.
The concessionaire said the water supply interruption would be caused by its network enhancement activities to ensure that all facilities were in good working condition.
The activities include facility maintenance works, pipe decommissioning, pipe interconnections, and valve replacements at various points of its water network, as well as some leak detection and repairs.
Maynilad usually conducts maintenance works during the Holy Week, when fewer customers are expected to be home, thus lessening the impact of service interruptions on water consumers.
Such would cause five-hour to 30-hour water service interruptions in some parts in the cities of Manila, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Quezon, Parañaque, Pasay and Las Piñas in Metro Manila, and Bacoor in Cavite from Holy Tuesday (April 16) to Black Saturday (April 20).
To ensure that affected customers have enough safe water during the scheduled interruption, Maynilad told customers to store water in containers that have covers.
Galang said the Manila Water’s Board of Directors already assigned an officer-in-charge, Abelardo Basilio, following Carpio’s resignation.
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Manila Water said the company has already accepted Carpio’s resignation as COO for operations.
“The resignation of Mr. Carpio and the appointment of Mr. Basilio will take effect at the close of business hours today,” it said.
The water concessionaire said Basilio would serve as acting COO for Manila Water operations concurrently with his current roles as group director for Strategic Asset Management and Data Protection Officer.
“Mr. Basilio has been with the company for 22 years. He was previously our director of Technical Services Group, Group Director of East Zone Business Operations and OIC Head of Corporate Regulatory Affairs Group,” the company said.
A series of water interruptions affected at least 1.2 million households in some areas in Metro Manila as well as in Rizal province last month.