West zone Maynilad Water Services Inc. on Wednesday said it has already connected another urban poor community in Cavite to its network, thus providing water access to some 2,000 residents.
Residents of Aplaya Village, Noveleta, Cavite finally received piped-in supply of potable water from Maynilad through the water company’s Pag-asa sa Patubig Partnership (P3) with Filipino social business group, Tubig Pag-asa.
Under P3, waterless urban poor communities are connected to Maynilad’s water distribution system through bulk water scheme with public faucets or submeters.
“Some blighted communities are prevented from getting water access due to right-of-way conflicts and permitting issues, and this often leads to the practice of connecting illegally to the network. Our P3 program enables us to address that problem while reinforcing our commitment to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of water access and sanitation for all,” president and chief executive officer Ramoncito Fernandez said.
Before Maynilad connected this P3 beneficiary community in Aplaya Village, the residents relied on water “syndicates” that sold overpriced water.