00:00Manila Water and Maynilad will implement an additional payment from January of next year that could reach more than P100 per bill of consumers.
00:12This is what Clayzell Pardilla reported.
00:16Just to pay for water and electricity, it's hard for Jessa to afford it.
00:21That's why she's discarding it this Christmas.
00:23Before, it was P100 to P200. Maybe now, it's just P50.
00:29For your child, you're going to discard it for Christmas Eve.
00:33Jessa's hard-earned money will have a place next year.
00:38Effectively, in January 2025, the additional payment for water and electricity will be implemented.
00:44Metropolitan Water Works and Sewerage System Regulatory Office has already approved a P5.95 tariff adjustment for Manila Water in the first quarter of 2025.
00:57This means that the bill of consumers will increase from P24 to P111, using 10 to 30 cubic meters per month.
01:07The increase in Manila's sewage bill will be P7.32.
01:12This means that the increase will be P11 to P155, using 10 to 30 cubic meters per month.
01:22According to MWSS, capital expenditure has increased in order to improve their services.
01:31The expansion of sewage coverage is also included in the fund's allocation.
01:35It will clean up a lot of water from industries and households before it goes out to the rivers,
01:41where the concessionaires get the water that is under treatment and supplied to their customers.
01:49They spent P32 billion for Manila Water and P47 billion for Manila.
01:57They spent it to ensure that there will be no water crisis or severe water interruptions in their concession areas.
02:09That's what we will ensure.
02:10If you can't afford the holiday expenses, they will increase the bill.
02:19You can save money because you can't stop the sewage.
02:24If there's a problem, you can stop it and use it for the sewage when you go to the CR.
02:29The four-piece or the most difficult family to register for the Enhanced Lifeline Program of two concessionaires is being urged to get a discount.
02:40We created a program, this is the Enhanced Lifeline Program, and we increased the benefit from 10 cubic meters to 20 cubic meters.
02:49They just need to register.
02:51They will not only get a 10-peso discount, but they will also get a discount of up to P300.
03:06Kalay Zalfordilia for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
