Manila Water
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The Manila Water Company, Inc. is a public utility company in the Philippines
. Manila Water, as it is more commonly known, is the East Concessionaire of MWSS (Metropolitan Water Works and Sewerage System) during its privatization on August 1, 1997, with its counterpart Maynilad Water Services, Inc. as the West Concessionaire. Manila Water is a subsidiary of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corporation
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Manila Water today serves over 6 million customers in its concession area:
In 2009, its 25-year concession agreement with the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System was extended by another 15 years.
In 2004, Manila Water created a Sustainable Development Cluster, an internal committee to oversee the company's sustainable development agenda. In 2005, it became the first Philippine company to publish a Sustainability Report following Global Reporting Initiative
guidelines. Other subsidiaries of Ayala Corporation
would soon follow its example to make public their commitments to measure, report, and improve performance on sustainability indicators on economic, environment, and labor practices.
and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) signed an agreement for the development of a P11-billion bulk water supply project. It was reported that Ayala-owned Manila Water would implement the project. MWSS and Manila Water would provide a financial package of an infrastructure
grant, a P10-million development assistance and a P10-million royalty fee to the towns of Norzagaray and Doña Remedios Trinidad, which would host the water supply project.
In 2009, Manila Water acquired ownership of the company that supplies water to key growth areas in Laguna, south of Manila
. Through its wholly owned subsidiary AAA Water Corp (AWC), Manila Water gained a 70% stake in Laguna AAA Water Corp, a joint venture between the provincial government of Laguna and AWC. The joint venture company serves the needs of the city of Sta. Rosa and municipalities of Biñan and Cabuyao, where several international businesses including Nestle, Ford, and Coca-Cola, and major industrial parks, are located.
A year later, Manila Water and the Philippine Tourism Authority, a government agency, formed a joint venture called Boracay
Island Water Co., Inc. With an initial capitalization of Philippine Pesos 300 million (approximately US Dollars 6.5 million) and a 25-year concession agreement, the company has been tasked to develop, operate, and manage the water and sewerage system of the Philippines' most popular tourist spot.
The company has also expanded operations elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region, with management contracts and/or investments in Vietnam
; India
; and Australia
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Manila Water, as it is more commonly known, is the East Concessionaire of MWSS (Metropolitan Water Works and Sewerage System) during its privatization on August 1, 1997, with its counterpart Maynilad Water Services, Inc. as the West Concessionaire. Manila Water is a subsidiary of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corporation
Ayala Corporation
Ayala Corporation is a holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by the Spanish and German Ayala, Roxas, and Zobel families during colonial rule, it is the country's oldest and largest conglomerate...
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Service Areas
- Part of Quezon CityQuezon CityQuezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
- Makati
- Taguig
- PaterosPateros, Metro ManilaThe Municipality of Pateros is a First-class municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines. This small town is famous for its duck-raising industry and especially for producing balut, a Filipino delicacy that is boiled duck egg...
- Marikina
- PasigPasig CityThe City of Pasig is one of the city municipalities of Metro Manila in the Philippines and was the former capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of this grouping of cities designated as the National Capital Region...
- San JuanSan Juan, Metro ManilaThe City of San Juan or simply San Juan is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. Before the creation of Metro Manila, it was part of Rizal Province. Currently the smallest city in the region and the country in terms of area, San Juan is one of the smallest among the cities and municipalities...
- Mandaluyong
- Southeast Part of ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
- Rizal province
In 2009, its 25-year concession agreement with the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System was extended by another 15 years.
Service Improvements
Since Manila Water took over the East Concession Area in 1997, the company has reduced water system losses from 67 percent to only 11 percent in 2010, and expanded 24-hour water availability from only 26 percent to 99 percent of its service coverage area. The company has reportedly spent a total of Philippine Pesos 40 billion (approximately US Dollars 85 million) to improve the water and wastewater infrastructure of its concession area over the last 13 years.Social Responsibility
As soon as it took over its concession area, Manila Water developed a program to provide potable water at affordable rates to urban poor communities. Called "Tubig Para Sa Barangay" (Water for the Community, or sometimes, Water for the Poor), the program now benefits 1.6 million residents. Over the years, it also developed complementing programs for water supply and sanitation in public schools, public markets, city jails, hospitals, and orphanages. It also has an educational program called "Lakbayan" or "Water Trail" to brief stakeholders on the water supply chain.In 2004, Manila Water created a Sustainable Development Cluster, an internal committee to oversee the company's sustainable development agenda. In 2005, it became the first Philippine company to publish a Sustainability Report following Global Reporting Initiative
Global Reporting Initiative
The Global Reporting Initiative produces one of the world's most prevalent standards for sustainability reporting - also known as ecological footprint reporting, Environmental Social Governance reporting, Triple Bottom Line reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility reporting...
guidelines. Other subsidiaries of Ayala Corporation
Ayala Corporation
Ayala Corporation is a holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by the Spanish and German Ayala, Roxas, and Zobel families during colonial rule, it is the country's oldest and largest conglomerate...
would soon follow its example to make public their commitments to measure, report, and improve performance on sustainability indicators on economic, environment, and labor practices.
Expansion
On December 12, 2007, BulacanBulacan
Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro...
and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) signed an agreement for the development of a P11-billion bulk water supply project. It was reported that Ayala-owned Manila Water would implement the project. MWSS and Manila Water would provide a financial package of an infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
grant, a P10-million development assistance and a P10-million royalty fee to the towns of Norzagaray and Doña Remedios Trinidad, which would host the water supply project.
In 2009, Manila Water acquired ownership of the company that supplies water to key growth areas in Laguna, south of Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. Through its wholly owned subsidiary AAA Water Corp (AWC), Manila Water gained a 70% stake in Laguna AAA Water Corp, a joint venture between the provincial government of Laguna and AWC. The joint venture company serves the needs of the city of Sta. Rosa and municipalities of Biñan and Cabuyao, where several international businesses including Nestle, Ford, and Coca-Cola, and major industrial parks, are located.
A year later, Manila Water and the Philippine Tourism Authority, a government agency, formed a joint venture called Boracay
Boracay
Boracay is an island of the Philippines located approximately south of Manila and 2 km off the northwest tip of Panay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Boracay Island and its beaches have received awards numerous times. Boracay was awarded in the "Travelers' Choice...
Island Water Co., Inc. With an initial capitalization of Philippine Pesos 300 million (approximately US Dollars 6.5 million) and a 25-year concession agreement, the company has been tasked to develop, operate, and manage the water and sewerage system of the Philippines' most popular tourist spot.
The company has also expanded operations elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region, with management contracts and/or investments in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
; India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
; and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...