Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
{{Short description|Government agency in the Philippines}}
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{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
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| nativename = Pangasiwaan ng Tubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalakhang Maynila
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| logo = Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS , NAWASA).svg
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| picture = MWSS_Building_2.jpg
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| picture_caption = MWSS Headquarters
| formed = {{start date and age|1971|06|19}}
| preceding1 = Carriedo Water System (1882)
| preceding2 = Manila Water Supply System (1908)
| preceding3 = Metropolitan Water District (1919)
| preceding4 = National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (1955)
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| headquarters = Katipunan Avenue, Balara, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
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| budget = {{Philippine peso|5.69|link=yes}} billion (2022){{Cite web |title=Corporate Operating Budget Fiscal Year 2022 |url=https://mwss.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/COB-2022-DBM-Approval.pdf |access-date=October 31, 2023 |publisher=Department of Budget and Management}}
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| chief1_name = Elpidio J. Vega {{small|(chairman)}}{{Cite news |last=Romero, Maria |date=February 1, 2023 |title=MWSS: Kaliwa Dam operational by 2027 |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2023/02/01/mwss-kaliwa-dam-operational-by-2027 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202203424/https://tribune.net.ph/2023/02/01/mwss-kaliwa-dam-operational-by-2027 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |publisher=Daily Tribune}}{{Cite news |last=Iñares, Antonio |date=October 24, 2023 |title=Manila Water inks MOA with MWSS, Maynilad on watershed management, protection |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1850375/manila-water-inks-moa-with-mwss-maynilad-on-watershed-management-protection |access-date=October 31, 2023 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}
| agency_type = Regulatory agency
| parent_department = Office of the President of the Philippines
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The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System{{cite PH act|url=https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1971/ra_6234_1971.html|chamber=RA|number=6234|title=AN ACT CREATING THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND DISSOLVING THE NATIONAL WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES|date=June 19, 1971|publisher=The LAWPhil Project|accessdate=October 31, 2023}} (MWSS; {{langx|fil|Pangasiwaan ng Tubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalakhang Maynila}}),{{Cite book |url=http://kwf.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Mga-ng-Pangalan-Tanggapan-sa-Filipino2.pdf |title=Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino |publisher=Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |year=2013 |isbn=978-971-0197-22-4 |edition=2013 |page=41}} formerly known as the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA), is a government agency responsible for overseeing water privatization in Metro Manila and the nearby provinces of Cavite and Rizal, in the Philippines.{{Cite book |last=Dumol |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZMbnRIR3xgC |title=The Manila Water Concession: A Key Government Official's Diary of the World's Largest Water Privatization |publisher=The World Bank |year=2000 |isbn=0-8213-4711-X |location=United States of America}}{{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1978/06/07/presidential-decree-no-1406-s-1978|title=FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT 6243, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," AS AMENDED|chamber=PD|number=1406|year=1978|publisher=Official Gazette of the Philippines|date=June 7, 1978|accessdate=October 31, 2023}}
The agency divided the water concession into two zones: the East Zone, awarded to Manila Water, and the West Zone, awarded to Maynilad Water Services.
History
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The first water system in the Philippines was initiated by the Spanish Philanthropist, Francisco Carriedo y Peredo.{{cite web|url=http://withonespast.com/2014/01/07/don-francisco-carriedo-and-manilas-first-water-system/|title = Don Francisco Carriedo and Manila's First Water System|website=With One's Past|date=January 7, 2014|access-date=October 31, 2023}} Carriedo donated funds to be used in Manila; however, it was never realized until a century later, when the Spanish Franciscan friar Felix Huerta tracked down the funds donated by Carriedo, and instigated the development of the Carriedo Water System.{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/ulatfilipino/303736/sino-si-felix-huerta-at-bakit-ipinangalan-sa-kanya-ang-isang-kalye-sa-sta-cruz-area/story/a|title=Sino si Felix Huerta at bakit ipinangalan sa kanya ang isang kalye sa Sta Cruz area?|author=Jimenez, FR|date=April 13, 2013|language=Filipino|website=GMA News Online|access-date=October 31, 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/120423/the-carriedo-water-system|title=The Carriedo water system|author=Ocampo, Ambeth R.|date=March 29, 2019|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|accessdate=October 31, 2023}} The construction of the water system delivered 16 million liters of water per day to 300,000 people. By 1909, the capacity of the system was increased to 92 million liters per day by the addition of pumping facilities and the construction of Wawa Dam.
With its expansion of responsibilities, the institution changed its name several times from the Carriedo Water System, to the Manila Water Supply System in 1908, to the Metropolitan Water District in 1919, to the National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (NAWASA; Pangasiwaan ng Pambansang Tubig at Alkantarilya), and finally, to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) in 1971.
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office
The MWSS Regulatory Office (RO) was created in August 1997 by virtue of the Concession Agreements signed between the MWSS and the two concessionaires, Manila Water Company, Inc.{{cite web|url=https://ppp.worldbank.org/public-private-partnership/sites/ppp.worldbank.org/files/documents/ManilaWater_ConcessionAgreement_EN.pdf|title=Concession Agreement (Service Area East) between Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System and Manila Water Company, Inc|date=1997-02-21|publisher=World Bank|accessdate=2023-10-31}} for the East Zone and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. for the West Zone.
RO functions as a collegial body composed of five members headed by the Director or Chief Regulator who has over-all responsibility for the operation of the office. Other members are the Regulators for Technical Regulation, Customer Service Regulation, Financial Regulation and Administration and Legal Affairs.
Any action or decision by the RO on substantive matters affecting the Concession Agreement requires at least a majority vote of three members. The Chief Regulator chairs the meeting of the Regulatory Office and has the final approval over the hiring and dismissal of all professional staff of the RO. He also acts as the principal spokesperson of the office.
RO is mandated to monitor the Concession Agreement. Among its many functions, RO reviews, monitor and enforces rates and service standards; arranges and reports regular independent audits of the performance of the Concessionaires; and monitors the infrastructure assets. However, RO's functions may change over time for effective regulation of water and sewerage services.
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Private concessionaires
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External links
{{Commons category|Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System}}
- [http://mwss.gov.ph/ MWSS Official Website]
- [http://ro.mwss.gov.ph/ MWSS-RO Official Website]
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Category:1971 establishments in the Philippines
Category:Government in Metro Manila
Category:Government-owned and controlled corporations of the Philippines