Remote village in Dinagat gets desalination equipment – Philippines A solar-powered desalination equipment is now in use in a remote village in Dinagat town in the province of Dinagat Islands, the Department of Trade and Industry – Caraga (DTI-13) said Thursday. In a statement, the DTI-13 said the desalination equipment will address the problem of safe and potable water in Barangay Cab-ilan, one of the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Odette in December last year. Through the assistance of DTI-13, the desalination equipment was set up and launched on Wednesday in the village. Remote village in Dinagat gets desalination equipment – PhilippinesDME GmbH2022-02-11T10:41:04+01:00
Filinvest provides free potable water to Typhoon Odette victims in Cebu – Philippines Filinvest Land, through its Pusong Filinvest disaster relief program, distributed free potable water to families affected by TY Odette in Cebu. The distribution was done in coordination with the local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management offices of Lapu Lapu City, Talisay City, and Cebu City. The heavy rainfall and strong winds carried by Typhoon Odette brought severe devastation to Cebu cutting off access to water and power. (LINK). Filinvest provides free potable water to Typhoon Odette victims in Cebu – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-12-30T15:52:26+01:00
BARMM Gives 10 Water Desalination Machines To Sulu, Tawi-Tawi – Philippines The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government has provided 10 water desalination machines to the island provinces of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi to ensure the availability of potable water. Minister Naguib Sinarimbo of the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) – BARMM said here Tuesday the machines, costing PHP20 million each, have an output capacity of 22,000 liters of water per day and can operate for 8-10 hours. “Five desalination machines are allotted each for the two island provinces,” he told reporters in an interview. BARMM Gives 10 Water Desalination Machines To Sulu, Tawi-Tawi – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-09-01T12:44:19+02:00
3 Sulu island towns receive desalination machines – Philippines THE Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILF-Barmm) released three desalination machines worth P60 million on Saturday, August 28, to the Provincial Government of Sulu. Sulu Provincial Administrator Erwin Tan, who received the desalination machines on behalf of Governor Abdusakur Tan, said the equipment are intended for the island towns of Hadji Panglima Tahil, Pandami, and Pata. Each desalination machine has an output capacity of 22,000 liters of water per day and can operate for eight to 10 hours. Each […] 3 Sulu island towns receive desalination machines – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-08-31T16:27:25+02:00
3 Sulu island towns to get desalination machines – Philippines THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) is set to deliver the first three sets of desalination machines worth P20 million each to three island towns in the province of Sulu to address the crisis of drinking water in the three municipalities. The identified recipients of the desalination machines are the island municipalities of Pata, Pandami, and Hadji Panglima Tahil. Barmm Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim reiterated that the distribution of the desalination machine project is intended for waterless communities in island provinces that have no access to clean […] 3 Sulu island towns to get desalination machines – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-08-01T14:57:39+02:00
Filinvest utility arm lands 25-year Metro Cebu water supply deal – Philippines Gotianun-led Filinvest Development Corp.’s FDC Utilities Inc. (FDCUI) secured a 25-year bulk water supply deal with the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD). In a statement, FDCUI said its wholly-owned subsidiary, FDC Water Utilities Inc., was given a notice of award by the MCWD for its unsolicited proposal to put up desalination plants to supply potable water to Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Talisay City. FDCUI added that FDC Water Utilities obtained the deal following its success in the competitive challenge process as prescribed by the 2013 National Economic and […] Filinvest utility arm lands 25-year Metro Cebu water supply deal – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-07-10T15:07:37+02:00
MCWD eyes Mangasang Falls as water source – Philippines THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) is now searching for water sources aside from pursuing the construction of desalination plants in Metro Cebu. This hunt for water supply led MCWD chairman Jose Daluz III and directors Francisco “Frank” Malilong Jr., Miguelito Pato and Judelyn Mae Seno to visit Mangasang Falls in the mountain barangay of Tagbao, Cebu City on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Mangasang Falls could supply 200,000 cubic meters of water per day in the rainy season, and 2,000 cubic meters of water per day in the dry […] MCWD eyes Mangasang Falls as water source – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-06-25T10:53:00+02:00
MCWD guarantee: No water rate hike before 2024 – Philippines THERE will be no increase in water rates until consumers really feel the abundance of the water supplied to them by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD). The assurance came from MCWD as it begins to enter into water desalination projects with private companies. “Considering that desalination is expensive, that will have an effect on the price. We expect that there will be an increase, but our direction is we will not increase water rates if the consumers cannot feel there is enough water,” said MCWD’s acting corporate […] MCWD guarantee: No water rate hike before 2024 – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-06-12T16:20:39+02:00
MCWD to hike rates once supply is available – Philippines THE increase in water rates will only be imposed once the consumers feel water supply is available. This was what the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) assured its consumers as it enters into a water desalination project with FDC Utilities Inc., a subsidiary of Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC). John Neville Macabenta, MCWD’s acting corporate planning department manager, said the FDC targets to start the distribution of desalinated water by next year. MCWD to hike rates once supply is available – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-06-11T11:50:28+02:00
Desalination plant on Mavulis Island in Batanes goes online – Philippines A water desalination and purification system went online this week and will provide drinking water to soldiers manning Mavulis Island in the Batanes town of Itbayat, one of the country’s northernmost municipalities. Governor Marilou Cayco said she joined Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana when he ceremonially switched on the facility that would provide a steady and sustainable source of drinking water for the military troops stationed in Mavulis Island. Mavulis Island is manned by a Marine unit of the Naval Forces Northern Luzon and members of the Marine Informant Network […] Desalination plant on Mavulis Island in Batanes goes online – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-05-29T20:24:02+02:00