On 12 June 2022, as part of its celebration of Philippines Independence Day, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System – Corporate Office (MWSS-CO), headed by Administrator Leonor C. Cleofas, CESO IV, participated in the Inauguration and Opening of the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach and Heritage Cannon. The event was spearheaded and organized by the Department continue reading : MWSS-CO Participates in the Inauguration and Opening of the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach and Heritage Cannon

In tunneling projects across the world, it has been done for a long time to put a statue of Sta. Barbara at the entrance for protection of the tunnellers and miners.  MWSS has been doing this since 1996, when the Italian Contractor of the Umiray-Angat Transbasin Project (UATP) brought a statue of Sta. Barbara to continue reading : The Tunnel Outlet of the Kaliwa Dam Project is where the Sta. Barbara statue will be honored from now on

As MWSS’ representative at the recently concluded Bulacan Association of Water District (BAWD) meeting, Engr. Jun Escoto, Dept. Mgr., Field Operations and Management, and Project Manager Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project (BBWSP) assured that MWSS is on course over its commitments for water supply in the North Concession Area. Participation in BAWD meetings is an continue reading : Driving Water Supply Impact of the BBWSP to the Water Districts of Bulacan

Volunteers for the Balara Filtration Park (Park), led by MWSS Administrator Cleofas,  again had a chance to get to build bonds and pitch in to reverse years of neglect. Picnic Grove and Windmill were spruced up over the first two weekends.  On 28 May 2022 volunteers returned to clean, improve the areas inside the Children’s continue reading : Part 2 of the Balara Filtration Park weekend Clean-up at A. Gideon- Children’s Playground

The MWSS entered into a 25-year Usufruct Agreement on May 17, 2022, granting the City of San Juan the right to use its property on Santolan Road. The property is situated southwest of the city limits of Quezon City and San Juan, where several aqueducts pass through. The collaboration is a component of MWSS’s efforts continue reading : Making connections across resilience and sustainability with the City Government of San Juan

The Balara Filtration Plant Park was once a renowned Art Deco park, but it has since deteriorated. Prior attempts to transform the Park into a mixed-style destination, including a water ecotourism hub, an institutional zone, a mixed-use development, and an adventure hub, failed to attract private investment. MWSS Administrator Leonor Cleofas pet project is to continue reading : A Focus on the Balara Filtration Plant Park

The MWSS participated in the 5th Inter-Agency Infrastructure Flagship Project (IFP) Forum, which took place on April 27, 2022, at the Philippine International Convention Center. Complex water source projects take time to complete the inception, detailed design, and delivery phases before reaching the operational phase. The pandemic has brought new challenges, but MWSS has remained continue reading : MWSS’ Infrastructure Flagship Projects under the Build, Build, Build Program