Every February of the year, MWSS calls on its partner organizations to contribute to the Annual Million Tree Challenge (AMTC), a 5-year program to promote water security and protection of the environment. Then MWSS Administrator Reynaldo Velasco initiated the AMTC in response to President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s socio-economic development agenda, the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) continue reading : ANNUAL MILLION TREE CHALLENGE YEAR 5
Three (3) retirees were honored by their MWSS family on 22 February 2021 in a congratulatory luncheon at the MWSS Board Room. Recognition of retirees is usually held during the February commemoration of the MWSS anniversary. Though the 2020 MWSS anniversary celebration was cancelled in observance of the pandemic restrictions, the moment to thank Engr. continue reading : Recognition of MWSS’ 2019-2020 Retirees
The MWSS, together with the signatories to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed in September 2020, went back to San Juan City on 21 January 2021 to throw Mabuhay Balls in Maytunas Creek. The creek, one of the five (5) waterways that flows into the San Juan River, suffers from algal growth and stench due continue reading : The Challenge of Making San Juan River Cleaner
MWSS lives out its broader community stewardship role not just in the communities where it operates but also reaches out to disaster-stricken communities by helping calamity victims have access to clean water. The province of Virac, Catanduanes, has been declared in a state of calamity after having been worst hit by the back-to-back typhoons continue reading : MWSS’ PaTUBIG sa Catanduanes
Giving has always been a central part of the MWSS corporate culture and tradition. The specter of COVID-19 made it a bit daunting for MWSS to continue its Christmas gift-giving this year, as the activity is traditionally held in a community group setting. But, there is no better time to keep the tradition going, continue reading : MWSS’ Christmas Gift-giving Tradition Continues
The MWSS has advanced to the next step of the Certification Precondition (CP) process for the Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for the Kaliwa Dam Project, after the MOA negotiations with the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) of Quezon Province (conducted from October 13-15, 2020); and the IPs of Rizal Province (conducted from November 3-5, continue reading : FPIC process for the Kaliwa Dam Project: 3 years on and still going
With the forecast of La Nina until February 2021, we wish to provide context to the issues particularly salient in Typhoon Cyclone Ulysses (TCU) flooding in Marikina, Rizal, and Bulacan. As part of the Integrated Warning Systems for the Angat and Ipo Dams, a Flood Forecasting and Warning System (FFWS) was established in 2007 WITH continue reading : PRESS RELEASE: MWSS’ Clarification on the Release of Water from Dams