West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) cleaned a total of 96,594 septic tanks from around 175,045 households in 2016—a 53% increase from 2015. This enabled the company to collect and treat over 168,047 cubic meters (cu.m.) of septage, in line with its goal of protecting the environment.
This January, Maynilad will offer septic tank cleaning services to its residential and semi-business customers in select parts of Manila, Makati, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay, Valenzuela, Quezon City, and Cavite at no extra cost.
Maynilad customers residing at Barangays 417-425 in Sampaloc, Manila; Brgys. 150-165, 174-177, 183, 184, 192-194, 197 and 198 in Pasay; Bangkal, Palanan, Pio del Pilar, and San Antonio in Makati; Lawang Bato in Valenzuela; and Bagbag, Fairview, Greater Lagro, North Fairview, Pasong Putik, San Bartolome and Sta. Lucia in Quezon City may avail of this cleaning service, which normally costs around ₱3,000 per truck.
Customers in the south may also avail of this service, particularly those from: Alabang, Cupang, Poblacion, Putatan and Tunasan in Muntinlupa; BF Homes, Don Bosco, Merville and Sun Valley in Parañaque; and Brgys. 3, 6-8, 10, 13, 16, 18, 19, 23, 26, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40-42, 44-59, 61, 62, 62-A and 62-B in Cavite City.
Maynilad President and CEO Ramoncito S. Fernandez emphasized that Maynilad’s sanitation program is part of the effort to protect community health and the environment. “We ask our customers to avail of this service, as it helps to lessen pollution loading into our river systems.”
Maynilad customers interested in availing of the company’s septic tank cleaning service may call the Maynilad Hotline 1626 to determine the requirements and procedures. Additional information are also available in the company’s website, www.mayniladwater.com.ph, and social media accounts (Twitter: @maynilad, Facebook: MayniladWater).
Maynilad is the largest private water concessionaire in the Philippines in terms of customer base. It is the agent and contractor of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for the West Zone of the Greater Manila Area, which is composed of the cities of Manila (certain portions), Quezon City (certain portions), Makati (west of South Super Highway), Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and, Malabon, all in Metro Manila; the cities of Cavite, Bacoor and Imus, and the towns of Kawit, Noveleta, and Rosario, all in Cavite Province.