Maynilad, the private water concessionaire for the West Zone of the Greater Manila Area, recently won an Anvil Award of Excellence for its “Samahang Tubig Maynilad†program, which aims to transform divided neighborhoods into an empowered community so that residents in the area can have access to safe, reliable, and affordable water that will improve … Read more
With summer drawing closer and its raw water supply allocation scheduled to be reduced further in the coming months, Maynilad is urging all Local Government Units (LGU) in the Greater Manila Area to pass ordinances advocating responsible water use in their respective areas. The West Zone concessionaire is appealing to LGUs to institute appropriate … Read more
Maynilad recently started its intensified repair of leaking pipes along Quirino Highway, Novaliches, Quezon City, as part of the company’s efforts to counter a possible water crisis when El Niño worsens in the coming months. The ongoing repair activities in Quirino Highway involve the replacement of leaking service pipes tapped to the 200-mm primary line … Read more
Maynilad is stepping up its operations and fast tracking key projects to manage the effects of El Nino on its concession area’s water supply. A week after President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued a directive suspending for 60 days all regulations restricting leak repair operations in Metro Manila, Maynilad increased its teams of deployed engineers and … Read more
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) and Smart Telecommunications Inc. (Smart) recently launched an infoboard service called Text Tubig to enhance the information dissemination initiatives of the water company. Text Tubig is a web-based SMS facility that has different modules to address the information needs of Maynilad customers. Through this technology, Maynilad can upload, manage and … Read more
Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) officials, led by General Manager Edgardo C. Manda, recently visited Maynilad’s Putatan Water Treatment Plant for a familiarization tour of the state-of-the-art facility. According to Maynilad president Rogelio L. Singson, the Putatan Plant will not only bring clean, reliable, and affordable water to their customers in the South, it will … Read more
In preparation for the long dry season, Maynilad is undertaking a massive leak repair program to lessen the effects of reduced rainfall on Metro Manila’s water supply. Maynilad earlier received a memorandum from President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo directing the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the … Read more
The management of Maynilad Water Services, Inc. and the officers of the Maynilad Water Supervisors Association (MWSA) have successfully negotiated the unresolved provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement 2009-2010, which covers the company’s 240 supervisors. Appearing today (February 5) before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB), the two parties reached a mutually beneficial arrangement … Read more
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo recently signed a memorandum directing the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to implement a 60-day suspension of all regulations, ordinances, or other issuances that would restrict or prohibit leak repairs done by the Metropolitan Waterworks and … Read more