MANILA - Manila Water Company (Manila Water) has planted and nurtured over 1.4 million trees across the country as of December 2022 under its watershed protection and management program to help fight climate change. Among the tree species planted under the water firm's tree planting activities are narra, mahogany, yakal, kamagong, ipil, sandalwood, maguilomboy, agohoy and fruit-bearing trees that can also provide source of food and livelihood to the residents of watershed areas such as langka, rambutan, guyabano, santol, cacao and coffee trees. It has also planted fishpole bamboos in Laguna province. "We also move to protect life on land through watershed protection and management programs. The company's watershed management can help improve biodiversity and contribute to carbon sequestration that can mitigate the effects of climate change," Manila Water president and chief executive officer Jocot de Dios said in a statement on Wednesday. Since the launch of its water
MANILA - The Manila Water Company (Manila Water), through its partnership with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), is actively taking measures to prevent damage to property and loss of lives due to fire incidents, especially during summer months. The water firm has checked and maintained its 3,368 fire hydrants strategically placed in the East Zone of Metro Manila and parts of Rizal province. "Fire hydrants are very crucial in preventing further damage to property, injuries and even loss of lives. That's why we make it a point that these hydrants are serviced annually before the summer months," Manila Water corporate communications affairs group director Jeric Sevilla said in a statement on Monday. "We would also like to remind our customers and LGUs (local government units) to make sure that the hydrants are unobstructed so our firefighters can access them quickly during emergencies," Sevilla added. The Quezon City Service Area (SA) has been allocated 916 fire
MANILA - The Manila Water Company's (Manila Water) social flagship program, Tubig Para sa Barangay (TPSB), continues to provide service improvements to 1.8 million Filipinos in marginalized communities in the East Zone of Metro Manila. "By connecting them to our waterlines, these households are assured of clean and potable water which contribute to better community health. Illegal water connections are prone to breakages which lead to contamination and cause gastrointestinal diseases to the residents," Manila Water corporate communications affairs group director Jeric Sevilla said in statement on Friday. "TPSB also lessens the company's system losses or non-revenue water by connecting these households properly and legally," he said. The TPSB, which aims to provide sustainable water to low-income households, racked up a total of 899 projects since its launch in 1998. In 2022, the program completed 29 projects with 826 new water connections which are now provi
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