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00:00 Meanwhile, at this point, we will talk to Ms. Jennifer Rufo, the head of corporate communications in Manila
00:08 to give us more details on the water services or maintenance services here in Las Piñas and other locations in Manila.
00:20 Good morning to you, Jennifer. This is Maris. We are live on Unang Balita.
00:25 Hello. Good morning, Maris. Good morning to the viewers.
00:30 First of all, can we expect to extend the water service interruption that is happening in the areas surrounding Manila?
00:46 What is the schedule for this?
00:48 This activity, Maris, in Las Piñas, Manuyo 2, we did it because the DPWH needs to lay the drainage line.
00:58 We need to realign and move our pipe segment. We are doing it to lay the drainage line.
01:07 Actually, the good thing about this is that we finished it early.
01:11 We completed our decommissioning activity early this morning and like the customer earlier, we returned the service to the affected area.
01:20 So we are expecting that 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. the water will be released early.
01:29 Is this continuous or will we expect daily that you will be killing water in some areas?
01:39 This is just a one-time interruption, Maris. We finished it at 2 p.m. earlier.
01:47 It is continuous. There is no scheduled maintenance activity in that area.
01:53 But ma'am, you are doing this water maintenance activities regularly for the residents who are affected.
02:04 Why do you need to do this water interruption regularly?
02:10 That's right, Maris. Every week, we schedule our maintenance activities on our website and social media accounts.
02:19 Different areas are affected by these small maintenance activities.
02:24 And because it is scheduled, our customers have prior advice. So it is better for the consumers to be aware of the schedule in their area if there is one.
02:34 Is there a possibility that even if you are doing your maintenance activities weekly, it is not continuous?
02:47 It is possible, but typically, it is continuous. It is just a one-off chance if it is not continuous.
02:55 Ma'am, how is the supply of water from the dams?
03:05 Did it decrease because of the recent heat wave? Can you update us?
03:13 Well, for now, the allocation is still at 50 cubic meters per second for MWSS.
03:20 So it means that at this level, our service level is normal to our customers.
03:25 Although we are monitoring that because the water supply in the dams is decreasing,
03:30 the DNR mentioned that the allocation can be reduced by May 16.
03:38 So that is what we are preparing so that we will not be affected.
03:43 What is the assurance that we can give to the residents of Manila who are affected by regular water maintenance activities?
03:57 Do we have a supply that we can give them if the water in their area really stopped?
04:04 Although, like you mentioned, this is reduced in the off-peak hours.
04:09 But what assurance can we give to the residents?
04:12 Yes. Well, the good thing about this, Ms. Maris, because it is scheduled, so there is a prior notice of the customers,
04:19 so our advice is to be mindful of the schedules, always visit our website,
04:25 and register with our Manila Alerts so that they can get real-time advisories from Manila.
04:32 So that they are informed if there is a schedule in their area and they can prepare.
04:37 Thank you very much for the information you gave us and for your time,
04:44 Ma'am Jennifer Rufo, head of Corporate Communications of Manila. Good morning to you.
04:49 Thank you very much. Good morning.
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