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The Philippines' water supply system dates back to 1946, after the country declared independence.Government agencies, local institutions, non-government organizations, and other corporations are primarily in charge of the operation and administration of water supply and sanitation in the country.
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System [1] (Tagalog: Pangasiwaan ng Tubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalakhang Maynila), [5] formerly known as the National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (NAWASA), is the government agency that is in charge of water privatization in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of Cavite and Rizal in the Philippines.
Maynilad Water Services, Inc., better known as Maynilad, is the water and wastewater services provider of cities and municipalities that form the West Zone of the Greater Manila Area in the Philippines. It is an agent and contractor of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). [1] Maynilad is one of two private water providers in ...
27 square kilometers (10 sq mi) The La Mesa Dam and Reservoir is an earth dam in Quezon City, Philippines. Its reservoir can hold up to 50.5 million cubic meters (1,780 million cubic feet), occupying an area of 27 square kilometers (10 sq mi). It is part of the Angat - Ipo -La Mesa water system, which supplies most of the water in Metro Manila.
The NWRB is an attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources responsible for ensuring the exploitation, utilization, development, conservation and protection of the country's water resource, consistent with the principles [3] of "Integrated Water Resource Management". The NWRB Board is composed of five cabinet ...
Manila Water Company, Inc. has the exclusive right to provide water and used water (wastewater) services [1] to over six million people in the East Zone of Metro Manila. [2] It is a subsidiary of Enrique Razon 's Trident Water Holdings Company, Inc., who acquired stakes from the country's oldest conglomerate, Ayala Corporation, in 2024. [3]
256,000 kW^ 1. Angat Dam (Tagalog: [aŋˈɡat]) is a concrete water reservoir embankment hydroelectric dam in the Philippines that supplies Metro Manila and nearby provinces with water. It was a part of the Angat- Ipo - La Mesa water system. The reservoir supplies about 90 percent of raw water requirements for Metro Manila through the ...
2019 crisis. On March 15, 2019, different sectors rallied in front of MWSS regarding the water shortage. On March 6, 2019, about ten thousand households across Metro Manila began to lose water supplies. [1] On March 11, the water level in La Mesa Dam reached 68.93 masl, below its critical level of 69 masl. [2]