MANILA, Philippines — Rates charged by Maynilad Water Services Inc. will increase beginning October while those of Manila Water Co. Inc. will go down, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said on Friday.
The regulator approved a fourth-quarter foreign currency differential adjustment (FCDA) increase of P0.14 per cubic meter for West Zone concessionaire Maynilad and a P0.15/cubic meter reduction for Manila Water, which services the East Zone of the greater Manila area.
This means that Maynilad residential customers consuming 10 cubic meters of water or less per month will see their bills go up by P0.40 while those using 20 cubic meters and 30 cubic meters will have to pay an additional P1.53 and P3.13, respectively.
For Manila Water, residential customers consuming 10 cubic meters of water or less should see a P0.64-reduction in their monthly power bills for the last three months of 2025. The cuts will be P1.43 for those using 20 cubic meters and P2.91 for 30 cubic meters.
Low-income customers of both concessioners who are under the enhanced lifeline program will see no adjustment.
The FCDA, which is reviewed every quarter, allows the two concessionaires to recover losses or return the gains from exchange rate fluctuations affecting foreign currency-denominated loans used to fund service improvements.
Maynilad provides water and wastewater services to 17 cities and municipalities including most of Manila; parts of Quezon City, Makati and Parañaque; Caloocan, Pasay, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon — all in Metro Manila — and the cities of Cavite, Bacoor and Imus and the towns of Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario in Cavite.
Manila Water, meanwhile, services 24 cities and municipalities including Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasig, Pateros, San Juan, Taguig, Marikina, most of Quezon City, parts of Manila and Parañaque and the towns of Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Cardona, Jalajala, Morong, Pililia, Rodriguez, Tanay, Taytay, Teresa, San Mateo and Antipolo in Rizal province.
