Consumers to keep water connections despite inability to pay bills

Customers of Metro Manila’s two water distributors will continue to enjoy uninterrupted service this October despite their inability to settle their bills for the period.

This was announced by Diosdado Allado, administrator of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) on Friday.

Manila Water Co. Inc. (MWCI) and Maynilad Water Services Inc. (MWSI) “have agreed to the initiative of the MWSS to implement a disconnection moratorium for [customers’] October water bill," Allado said in a text message.

Manila Water has even given its customers “the option to pay for their October billing for a maximum term of 12 months," he added.

The option “is to be applied to 79 barangays representing the areas hardest hit by storm Ondoy," he said.

Large parts of Metro Manila remain under water after the storm brought forth record amounts of rainfall to the city.

Manila Water serves the city’s east zone – which include Marikina and Pasig, among the most flooded locations – while Maynilad Water’s area covers the west zone, including Manila and Alabang.