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Daily water interruptions to affect 1.2-M households - Manila Water

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/03/14/20190313-interruption-water-shortage-gc-2382.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Various containers are already used by residents to stock water as people continue to experience shortage in Mandaluyong on March 13, 2019.<em> George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Ayala-led Manila Water on Thursday said a total of 1.2 million households will now be affected by water service interruptions starting today, March 14. </p><p>Jeric Sevilla Jr., Manila Water corporate communications head, said the water interruptions will no longer affect just 52,000 households in the concessionaire&#x27;s East Zone. </p><p>&quot;Sa scheme na ipapatupad natin simula ngayon araw, lahat ay apektado na. Lahat ngayon ng customers natin kumbaga magshe-share nung burden na &#x27;yun para matubigan naman ang lahat at certain times of the day,&quot; Jeric Sevilla Jr., Manila Water corporate communications head, told radio DZMM. </p><p>(Under the scheme we are implementing today, everyone is affected. All our customers will share the burden so that everyone will have water at certain times of the day.) </p><p>The company earlier said consumers on the eastern part of Metro Manila may experience 6 to 20 hours of service interruption daily until the rainy season sets in. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/13/19/daily-water-interruption-for-6-to-20-hrs-may-persist-in-next-3-months-manila-water">Daily water interruption for 6 to 20 hrs may persist in next 3 months: Manila Water</a></li></ul><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/manilawater/posts/1926818697429471" data-width="auto"> </div><p>It said delays in its infrastructure projects caused the shortage that was worsened by the prevailing mild El Niño.</p><p>Sevilla denied the company is planning to increase charges amid the water shortage.&quot;Para sa taong ito, walang nakaprogramang pagtaas ng singgil doon sa basic charge,&quot; he said. </p><p>(For this year, there is no programmed increase in the basic charge.) </p><p>Instead, the company will implement a downward adjustment or reduction of charges this April. <br/> <br/>&quot;Itong April, dahil sa tinatawag nating foreign currency differential adjustment, medyo maganda performcance ng piso natin, meron tayong reduction na ipapatupad beginning April,&quot; he said. </p><p>An official of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System has said the water shortage that is bringing misery to tens of thousands in the Philippine capital is the &quot;fault&quot; of government, which for years, has failed to build a new water source to meet demand from a growing population.</p><p>MWSS chief regulator Patrick Ty said plans to build new dams were set back due to opposition from various groups. </p><p>&quot;They&#x27;re saying it&#x27;s our fault. Yes, its our fault. It&#x27;s everyone&#x27;s fault because we have been delaying all these projects. Right now, we can&#x27;t rely on Angat. It&#x27;s just one source. We need an alternative water source and we need it yesterday,&quot; Ty told ANC&#x27;s Headstart.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s the fault of the government because it is the responsibility of the government to source all this water. I would just like to make it clear that we are doing something about it,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/14/19/mwss-water-shortage-governments-fault-solutions-underway">MWSS: Water shortage government&#x27;s &#x27;fault,&#x27; solutions underway</a></li></ul><p>The MWSS is looking at sourcing up to 50 mld from deep wells as an immediate solution even if it could lead to future problems, he said.</p><p>Maynilad also offered to share 50 mld of its allocation to Manila Water, he said.</p>

<p>MANILA - Ayala-led Manila Water on Thursday said a total of 1.2 million households will now be affected by water service interruptions starting today, March 14. </p>

MANILA - Ayala-led Manila Water on Thursday said a total of 1.2 million households will now be affected by water service interruptions starting today, March 14.