Metro water rates up next month

MANILA, Philippines — Water rates will go up next month as the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) approved its concessionaires’ implementation of an increase in their foreign currency differential adjustment (FCDA) to recover foreign exchange losses incurred in the previous months.

MWSS approved Maynilad Water Services Inc.’s FCDA for the fourth quarter equivalent to P0.11 per cu.m., while that of Manila Water Co. Inc.’s is an increase of P0.24 per cu.m. of its basic charge.

Adjusted rates for both Maynilad and Manila Water will be effective Oct. 13.

Maynilad residential customers consuming an average of 10 cu.m. or less every month will have to pay an additional P0.34 per month while those consuming 20 cu.m. will have a P1.27 increase in their water bills.

Those using more than 30 cu.m. will experience an increase of P2.60 per month.

Manila Water Co. customers who consume up to 10 cu.m. per month will have an increase of P1.22 while those consuming an average of 20 cu.m. will have an adjustment of P2.72.

Customers using 30 cu.m. will be affected by an upward adjustment of as much as P5.55 per month.

Customers classified as semi-business will also see higher adjustments in their bills as those consuming 10 cu.m. or less will increase P0.34 for Maynilad and P1.22 for Manila Water. 

Semi-business customers using 20 cu.m will see bills rising P1.75 and P3.72 for Maynilad and Manila Water, respectively.

Those using 30 cu.m. will see their bills increasing P3.20 for Maynilad and P6.80 for Manila Water.