Utilities
Filipino invents 'automated tubig machine'
MANILA, Philippines – Although he was not able to finish a college degree, Ted Vargado said nothing was able to stop him from inventing things which he believes will make life easier for Filipinos.
PSALM seeks fresh rate hike
(UPDATE) As if the current petitions are not enough to hurt the pockets of consumers, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has filed another petition seeking to raise power rates by P0.1059 per kilowatt-hour in Luzon and P0.1157 in Visayas.
Next to watch out for: Price hike for water
MANILA, Philippines - Besides transport fares and oil products, the price of water in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces will be next to rise with the “unjustified and unconscionable” adjustments expected to reach P3 per cubic meter, a legislator disclosed on Tuesday.
Senior citizens to get 5% discount on water, electricity bills
MANILA, Philippines - Senior citizens will start enjoying a 5% discount on their electricity and water bills this January.
Oversized bonuses in GOCCs facing Senate probe
Binubusisi ng Senado ang mga naglalakihang bonus ng mga opisyal ng mga government owned and controlled corporations. Pati milyon-milyong kinikita ng mga kumpanyang ito na hindi nai-reremit sa gobyerno, iniimbestigahan na. Magbabandila si Henry Omaga Diaz. Bandila, Martes, Agosto 31, 2010
Drilon: 25 months of bonus in MWSS obscene
MANILA, Philippines - After being singled out by President Benigno Aquino III in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) took the hot seat on Tuesday’s continuation of the Senate probe into the alleged excessive salaries and benefits of executives of government-owned and –controlled corporations (GOCC) and government financial institutions (GFI).
Dirty water, latest problem of Metro folk
Laguna Lake water in your glass? Possible, says Maynilad
Bahagyang tumaas ang water level sa Angat Dam ngayong araw, bagama’t nasa kritikal na level pa rin ito. Nakahinga na rin ang mga residente ng ilang barangay na nawalan ng tubig. Sa gitna naman ng water shortage, ipinakita ng Maynilad ang teknolohiyang ginagamit nila para malinis at mapakinabangan ang maduming tubig ng Laguna de Bay. Nagpa-Patrol, Niña Corpuz. TV Patrol, Biyernes, Hulyo 23, 2010