PGMA directive to boost Maynilad preparations for El Nino
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo recently signed a memorandum directing the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to implement a 60-day suspension of all regulations, ordinances, or other issuances that would restrict or prohibit leak repairs done by the Metropolitan Waterworks and […]
Maynilad partners with USAID, Rotary International
Maynilad sealed its partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Rotary International for a comprehensive program to advance health and sanitation in communities near Pasig River in Paco and Sta. Ana, Manila and Baesa, Quezon City. The two international agencies, along with local barangay officials, also vowed to assist Maynilad in […]
Maynilad fixes leaks; intensifies repairs for El Niño
Maynilad is stepping up its leak repair activities as part of the company’s measures to avert water shortage due to El Niño. Last January 19, National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) Chairman Norberto Gonzales, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Administrator Jose Diosdado Allado, and Maynilad engineers conducted a joint inspection of the ongoing repair of […]
60 engineers complete Maynilad Cadet Program
After completing six months of rigorous training under the Maynilad Cadetship Program, 60 licensed engineers formally joined the ranks of Maynilad, the largest private water concessionaire in the country in terms of customer base. The new batch of Maynilad cadet engineers were carefully selected from thousands of applicants all over the country. They underwent intensive […]
LLDA grants Maynilad “Blue” Rating
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) recently granted Maynilad’s Dagat-Dagatan Sewage and Septage Treatment Plant (DDSSTP) a Certificate of Recognition for attaining a “BLUE” rating for its 2008 environmental performance by complying with the LLDA’s standards and regulatory requirements. This is the second consecutive year that Maynilad’s Dagat-Dagatan plant received the accolade. The certificate was […]
Maynilad holds free sewer service connection drive
Maynilad, the private water concessionaire for the West Zone of the Greater Manila Area, held a free sewer service connection drive in Paco Creek, Manila to promote the health and environmental benefits of being connected to a sewer line. The registration fair aimed to encourage around 2,153 households and 155 establishments in Paco to take […]
Maynilad to utilize state-of-the-art leak detection technology
Maynilad, the private water concessionaire for the West Zone of the Greater Manila Area, has engaged the services of Pressure Pipe Inspection Company (PPIC) to train Maynilad engineers in the use of Sahara® – a state-of-the-art technology that accurately detects leaks, pockets of trapped gas, and structural defects in water main lines. PPIC is a […]
Maynilad La Mesa Treatment plants now IMS-certified
Maynilad’s La Mesa Treatment Plants 1 and 2, which produce 2,460 million liters of potable water a day for the water concessionaire’s almost 7 million customers, are now Integrated Management Systems-(IMS) certified facilities. The IMS certification confirms that the two water treatment plants’ systems and procedures in Quality Management (ISO 9001:2000), Environment Management (ISO 14001:2004) […]
Maynilad joins arms with USAID, Indah Water Konsortium
Maynilad, the largest water concessionaire in the country in terms of customer base, recently forged an alliance with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) of Malaysia to promote the company’s sanitation program and facilitate the development of sewerage systems in various communities in the West Zone of […]
Quezon City public school benefits from Maynilad Lingkod Eskwela
Around 4,000 students from Lucas Pascual Elementary School in Baesa, Quezon City became the latest beneficiaries of Maynilad’s Lingkod Eskwela program – Maynilad’s socio-civic initiative wherein the water concessionaire installs a drinking and washing station on public schools and extends technical assistance to the school in fixing their internal plumbing system. The Lingkod Eskuwela program […]
