Water supply solutions must be a top priority

METRO Manila fortunately escaped much of the wrath of last weekend’s destructive Typhoon Ompong, but more than 800,000 customers of West Zone water concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. suffered some ill effects as taps went dry for most of the period between Saturday and Tuesday.

Residents across Maynilad’s entire concession area stretching from Bulacan in the north to Cavite in the south were affected by the water shortage.