Maynilad Water Services Inc. has sealed two agreements with the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to turn NIA’s excess water resources into public drinking‑water supply, strengthening water security across Cavite.
In a joint statement released Sunday, the three parties said the agreements cover four water sources capable of delivering a combined 39.1 million liters of water every day once treated. Maynilad explained that once the supporting infrastructure is finished and activated, this new supply will serve roughly 176,000 residents through nearly 30,000 service connections in Bacoor and Imus, Cavite.
The partnership forms part of Maynilad and its government partners’ push to make the most out of available water, diversify supply sources, and build long‑term resilience against El Niño and other climate‑driven water shortages, directly protecting consumers from sudden water‑supply disruptions.
Separately, Maynilad has also ramped up its water‑reuse efforts by launching the Pasay NEW WATER Facility last week, adding another local source of safe drinking water for Metro Manila. Situated along Clemente Jose Street in Pasay City, the plant turns treated wastewater from the Pasay Water Reclamation Facility into potable water using multiple stages of advanced purification.
Maynilad confirmed that the NEW WATER produced meets Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water and can be fed straight into the company’s distribution network. The facility currently generates 4 million liters daily, with a full design capacity of 12 million liters per day, which the operator aims to hit before year‑end. At full operation, the Pasay plant will be Asia’s largest direct potable reuse facility, supplying communities including Malibay and Maricaban in Pasay City and benefiting around 84,700 people.
This project builds on Maynilad’s pioneering direct‑potable‑reuse system in Parañaque, which started operating in 2022 as Asia’s first implementation of the technology. By recycling treated wastewater back into usable drinking water, the NEW WATER program follows circular‑economy principles and cuts dependence on traditional water sources.
As the Philippines’ largest private water concessionaire by customer base, Maynilad serves major cities across Metro Manila including Manila, Quezon City, Makati, Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas, and Malabon, alongside Cavite communities Bacoor, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta, and Rosario.
