Manila Water

As the QC Government redevelops the 27-hectare national park, the East Zone Concessionaire is upgrading the park’s water network by providing additional 54 MSAs (meter service assemblies) in its facilities and recreational areas to boost business and visitor activities. Completion and energization of the new waterline is expected by August this year. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gx4XMcA4

As part of its commitment to sustainable and resilient operations, Clark Water has installed new solar power infrastructure across its facilities. Recently, Clark Water led the ribbon cutting ceremony of its new solar power facility in Pumping Station 1, with Clark Development Corporation President and CEO Atty. Agnes VST Devanadera and other CDC officials. Clark Water first ventured in sustainable power in 2019, with the installation of a 23-kilowatt solar panel in its wastewater treatment plant, resulting in significant cost savings of approximately Php 0.5 million since inception. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gM3J8VZC

Manila Water aims to expand its services to more than 700,000 additional Taguig customers with the construction of the P577 million Long-Term East 3 (LTE 3) Ruhale-Bambang Felix Line pipelaying project. Upon its completion in the first quarter of 2025, it will become part of the massive LTE3 Distribution Network System connected to new water sources namely the East Bay Water Treatment Plant, and Wawa-Calawis Water Supply System, as well as other long-term sources such as the Kaliwa Dam. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/g4kwXdRw

Laguna Water, a Manila Water operating subsidiary providing water, wastewater, and environmental services in several municipalities in Laguna, has successfully remitted P75-M to the Provincial Government of Laguna (PGL), covering concession fees for 2023. This milestone reflects the Laguna Water’s commitment in fulfilling its service obligations to its customers and to the PGL through environmental stewardship, sustainable sanitation, and community development, and further solidifies the partnership between Manila Water Philippine Ventures and the PGL. Laguna Governor Ramil Hernandez acknowledges the Company’s role in uplifting Lagunenses’ lives through the provision of reliable water services. Fifty percent (50%) of the concession fees benefits local government units of cities and municipalities serviced by Laguna Water. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gztNn9JG

To meet the increasing water demand in the province of Rizal, Manila Water is carrying out the construction of the P450-million Antipolo Transmission Line, which will be a vital component in delivering water services to the province. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/g3Rs9V5R

Clark Water, a subsidiary of Manila Water Philippine Ventures and the sole water and wastewater service provider of the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ), has been recently recognized as one of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Luzon’s Environmental Champions. Manila Water Philippine Ventures’ Regional Operations Group Director for Luzon May Quinto and Clark Water General Manager Lyn Zamora received the award in an event organized by DENR-Central Luzon titled “Environmental Summit: Celebrating the Excellence and Partnership of Environmental Champions,” also in line with the celebration of this year’s Philippine Environment Month. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gQA2NiQu

Manila Water Company, in partnership with the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and the Quezon City Government, formally opens the first phase of La Mesa Ecopark on June 29. The La Mesa Ecopark will now be under the management and stewardship of Manila Water led by Manila Water Foundation. A highlight in the reopening ceremony is the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement among the major institutional partners for the rehabilitation, operations, maintenance and administration of the La Mesa Ecopark, and the unveiling of the Phase 2 and Phase 3 development plans. The improvement of the La Mesa Ecopark is set to be completed in 2025. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/g26QdVjC

In celebration of this year’s Arbor Day, Manila Water and its partners gathered for the Year 3 of the Company’s annual Arbor Day event “Punong-puno ng Pag-asa” to celebrate how planting of trees supports generations of life on Earth. Dubbed as “Punong-puno ng Pag-asa: Generations of Hope”, Manila Water invited forty-five (45) public school students from Batino Elementary School in Quezon City to take part in discussions and activities on the role of trees in maintaining balance in the environment and the responsible use of water, led by Manila Water’s Water Sources Operations Department and Advocacy and Research Department. The students also partnered with their Katubig Kuyas and Ates for a terrarium creation workshop led by Froilan Garcia of Terraplantae. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gn8xAz5V

Manila Water makes it to the list of Fortune’s inaugural Southeast Asia 500! For the first time, Fortune released its list of Top 500 companies in the Southeast Asia, wherein Manila Water lands in the 435th spot. According to Fortune, The Fortune Southeast Asia 500 debuts right as global business is starting to pay closer attention to the region. Southeast Asian economies are benefiting from supply chain diversification as rapid domestic development builds the next wave of global middle-class consumers and the new ranking reflects the rise and fall of energy markets, multinational supply chains, and tourism in some of the world’s most dynamic economies. In the methodology used in finding out the Top 500 Southeast Asian companies, companies are ranked by total revenues for their latest available respective fiscal years ended on, or before, Dec. 31, 2023. Figures are as reported, and comparisons are with the prior year’s figures for that year. On the said list, thirty-eight (38) Filipino companies have been included, with Manila Water as the only water utility company in the Philippines making the cut. Fortune is an American global business publication focusing on American and international businesses and industries, economics, and technology. It is also known for its extensive business research and insights on revenue and marketing trends, including the annual release of the “Fortune 500” list covering companies in the USA, Europe, China and globally. To see the list: https://lnkd.in/gtXZ7z3n #ManilaWater #FortuneSoutheastAsia500 #FortuneSEA500

To increase its network efficiency while supporting government efforts in improving mobility, Manila Water is replacing an old 500-millimeter (mm) water mainline along EDSA Guadalupe Southbound in preparation for the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) EDSA Greenways Project. Old mainlines running along the EDSA Guadalupe Southbound Lane at the corner of JP Rizal Street are being upgraded to a more robust 600-mm steel pipe. The project, called the Steel Pipe Replacement Greenways Project Package 1, utilizes a newer and sturdier steel pipe spanning 332.3 linear meters, which will be connected seamlessly to the existing 500-mm steel pipe in the same area. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gWGjPtpA