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The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System [1] (Tagalog: Pangasiwaan ng Tubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalakhang Maynila), [5] formerly known as the National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (NAWASA), is the government agency that is in charge of water privatization in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of Cavite and Rizal in the Philippines.
The Philippines is assigned an international dialing code of +63 by ITU-T. Telephone numbers are fixed at eight digits for area code 02 , and seven digits for area codes from 03X to 09X , with area codes fixed at one, two, or three digits (a six-digit system was used until the mid-1990s; four to five digits were used in the countryside).
Maynilad is one of two private water providers in Metro Manila, the other being Manila Water. Incorporated in 1997, Maynilad currently serves over 9 million people [ 2 ] in the cities of Caloocan , Las Piñas , Malabon , Muntinlupa , Navotas , Parañaque , Pasay , and Valenzuela ; along with most of the City of Manila and portions of Quezon ...
Cebu Water is an investment agreement between the Provincial Government of Cebu (PGC), and Manila Water Consortium where of 51 percent is owned by the consortium The agreement calls for the development and operation of a water supply system that will supply 35 million liter of water per day to target cities and municipalities in the central and northern portions Cebu.
Victory Liner – it is a bus conglomerate and one of the largest bus company in the Philippines and the largest in terms of fleet size excluding their subsidiaries. It offers daily trips from Metro Manila to the different provinces in Northern Luzon (Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Ilocos Region, Baguio and Tabuk).
The objectives were to (i) reduce the pollution of waterways in Metro Manila and its surrounding bays, (ii) reduce the health risks caused by human exposure to sewage in Metro Manila, and (iii) establish a gradual low-cost improvement of sewerage services in Metro Manila. From 1997 to 2005, the number of people with sewer connections increased ...
By virtue of Executive Order No. 226, 117 became the official national emergency telephone number of the Philippines on July 14, 2003. [7] The ₱1.4 billion project was completed on August 2, 2003, with the opening of a new 117 call center in Quezon City, serving the entire Metro Manila area. [2]
Petron Corporation is the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines, [4] supplying more than a third of the country's oil requirements. It operates a refinery in Limay, Bataan with a rated capacity of 180,000 barrels per day (29,000 m 3 /d).