This March, Maynilad started using the Sahara® mobile leak detection system to strengthen its ongoing leak repair drive and lessen the adverse effects of El Niño on its water supply. Maynilad is the first Asian water utility company to use this equipment for reducing Non Revenue Water (NRW). The state-of-the-art mobile leak detection system will … Read more
Maynilad, the private water concessionaire for the West Zone, has pledged to support the ongoing construction of the UP Centennial Dormitory in the University of the Philippines in Diliman. The water company hopes to raise P2 million in donations for the construction of the P43M dormitory which will be finished by March and will be … Read more
Maynilad recently launched its Greenhouse Gases and Air Emissions Inventory Development Project, in partnership with the Philippine Business for the Environment (PBE) and the Clean Air Initiatives for Asian Cities or CAI Asia. The project will enable Maynilad to measure its carbon footprint using greenhouses gases international protocol standards and calculation tools. By establishing its … Read more
Maynilad recently renewed its twinning arrangement for Sewage Design and Promotion with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) of Malaysia. The arrangement will enable Maynilad to further enhance its capability to design and operate combined sewer collection and treatment systems, particularly those that would benefit indigent communities … Read more
Beginning April 1 until the end of June, the water tariff for Maynilad customers will be slightly reduced due to the appreciation of the Philippine peso against foreign currencies. In a Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Board Resolution dated March 10, 2010, Maynilad was granted a Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA) of P0.10/cu.m. (average), … Read more
By May this year, over 22,760 households in Muntinlupa City will benefit from improved water supply from Maynilad, as the company rushes to complete a P1.7 billion pipelaying project that will complement its state-of-the-art water treatment plant in Putatan, Muntinlupa. The pipelaying project involves the laying of 9.4 kilometers of primary lines and 63km of … Read more
Maynilad’s Dagat-Dagatan Sewage and Septage Treatment Plant (DDSSTP) — the first Integrated Management System-certified facility of its kind in the Asia Pacific Region – passed its recertification for Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2008) and Environment Management System (ISO 14001:2004) last March 1 and 2. The Dagat-Dagatan facility is the first sewage and septage plant in … Read more
For the second straight year, Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) sponsored DZMM’s Takbo Para sa Kalikasan, one of the biggest and most successful running events in the country. The event, which is on its 11th year, was held last February 28 at the Quirino Grandstand in the City of Manila. Part of Maynilad’s commitment is … Read more
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad has resolved 6,113 leaks since the beginning of this year. The resolution figure is a 193% increase compared to the same period last year when the water company recorded 2,089 resolved leak cases. The dramatic jump is attributable to the January 26 memorandum issued by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo suspending … Read more
Complementing its efforts to mitigate the effects of El Niño on its concession area’s water supply, Maynilad is readying its P470-million Villamor pumping station and reservoir in Pasay City to soon serve its customers in Parañaque and Muntinlupa. The nearly-complete Villamor facility in Villamor Air Base is part of the water company’s strategic program to … Read more