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14 environmental and water champions recognized

MANILA – Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad), in collaboration with the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), honored 14 water and environment champions on Tuesday during the virtually held World Water Day PH Awards 2022 (WWD.PH Awards), the culminating event of the country’s week-long World Water Day celebration.

For more than five years, the WWD.PH Awards have recognized champions for water and the environment – individuals, institutions, and programs that have made significant contributions to the country’s water and water-environment sustainability.

Each government agency and private company that participates in WWD.PH submits nominations, which are then screened and vetted by a multi-organization committee before being added to the list of awardees.

Maynilad’s Water Warrior Awardee for this year was the Paraaque City Environment and Natural Resource Office, which actively promoted proper wastewater management by enacting an ordinance establishing a septage management system in the city.

Coca-Cola Beverage Philippines received the NWRB’s Water Wise Award for its Reduce, Reuse, Replenish program, as did the Local Government of Pavia, Iloilo, and Pavia National School, which served as the NWRB’s Groundwater Management Plan’s pilot location.

The Huwarang Lingkod Tubig Award was presented to Puerto Princesa City Water District in Palawan, Bayawan Water District in Negros Oriental, and San Francisco Water District in Agusan del Sur by the Local Water Utilities Administration.

The National Irrigators Association named the Damayan Irrigators Association, Inc., the PPATTABA Irrigators Association, Inc., and the Silway 7 – Klinan 6 Communal Irrigators Association, Inc. as the Most Outstanding Irrigator’s Associations.

The Laguna Lake Development Authority also recognized efforts to protect the Laguna de Bay through the Kampeon ng Lawa Awards, which were presented to the local government of Morong, Rizal, the Muntinlupa City Lake Management Office’s paddle wheel project, and Rev. Msgr. Jerry Veluz Bitoon, Rector of San Pablo Cathedral in San Pablo City.

Metro Pacific Water’s Kampeon ng Kalikasan awardee Metro Iloilo Water District and Aboitiz InfraCapital’s Agos ng Kinabukasan awardee Metro Lipa Water District completed the list of honorees.

Underscoring this year’s World Water Day theme of ‘Groundwater – making the invisible visible,’ Maynilad CEO and President Ramoncito S. Fernandez stated: “With climate change threatening our surface water sources, sustainably managing our groundwater resources is critical.”

“We need to bring the invisible to light – by mainstreaming discussions about groundwater management and protection,” he added.

The event took place at San Juan City’s El Deposito Museum, which houses the country’s largest underground water reservoir. It detailed the history of the Carriedo Waterworks, which opened in 1882 and supplied potable water to the residents of Manila via the Marikina and Pasig Rivers. It could be considered the forerunner of Maynilad and Manila Water in modern times.

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