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Why privatization and PPPs work

"Decades of this experience should have taught us valuable lessons."   Perhaps for those who have experienced it, memories of the 1990s water crisis flashed back...

No reason for water trouble

"Solutions are right in front of us."     In a briefing last March, the Committee on Public Accounts sought the commitment of our water concessionaires regarding...

Water crisis

A man had to fetch water from a deep well in Valenzuela City as water crisis looms after the water level in Angat Dam...

MWSS also at fault

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewarage System was right in slapping Manila Water Co. Inc. with a P1.1-billion fine for the company's failure to provide...

MWSS penalizes Manila Water with P1.1 billion for supply cuts

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System on Wednesday slapped the Manila Water Co. Inc. with a P534-million fine and another P600 million to fund...

Senators urge gov’t to adopt climate resiliency measures

Amid the prevailing water crisis in some parts of the country, Senator Loren Legarda said authorities must take necessary measures to adapt to climate...

The least it could do

When they receive their bill in April, customers of Manila Water will find that they will not be charged for their first 10 cubic...

Palace seeks two water agencies

he Duterte administration has proposed the creation of two separate water agencies to solve water crisis in Metro Manila and nearby provinces: one will...

Water crisis

A group from Philippine Movement for Climate Justice and activists from different government agencies call on the administration to quickly solve the water problem...

Transparency deters cartel-like behavior

"There are obvious lessons here."   At the approach of the summer months, many Filipinos are understandably on edge. Residents of Metro Manila continue to reel...

Buoyancy

There was a time when Metro Manila was told repeatedly to make every drop of water count. That catchword has come under sharp focus in...

Artificial water crisis?

"The stress is just too much."   Today is the third day that my family has been waterless. Per Manila Water’s schedules, my area should have...

The privatization of MWSS

"On the origins of this water crisis"   Part 1 It was the Ramos administration that pushed for the privatization of the country’s water system. To realize...

A crisis of mismanagement

"We can live without electricity for weeks, even months, but not without water."   The current water shortage crisis in Metro Manila is now the  subject...
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