Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
Pangasiwaan ng Tubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalakhang Maynila
MWSS

MWSS Headquarters
Agency overview
FormedJune 19, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-06-19)[1]
Preceding agencies
  • Carriedo Water System (1882)
  • Manila Water Supply System (1908)
  • Metropolitan Water District (1919)
  • National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (1955)
TypeRegulatory agency
HeadquartersKatipunan Avenue, Balara, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Annual budget₱5.69 billion (2022)[2]
Agency executive
Parent departmentOffice of the President (Philippines)
Websitemwss.gov.ph Edit this at Wikidata

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.[6][7] It split the water concession into an east and a west concession with Manila Water being awarded one contract and Maynilad Water Services being awarded the other.

  1. ^ a b Republic Act No. 6234 (June 19, 1971), AN ACT CREATING THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND DISSOLVING THE NATIONAL WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, The LAWPhil Project, retrieved October 31, 2023
  2. ^ "Corporate Operating Budget Fiscal Year 2022" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Romero, Maria (February 1, 2023). "MWSS: Kaliwa Dam operational by 2027". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Iñares, Antonio (October 24, 2023). "Manila Water inks MOA with MWSS, Maynilad on watershed management, protection". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  5. ^ Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino (PDF) (2013 ed.). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. 2013. p. 41. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4.
  6. ^ Dumol, Mark (2000). The Manila Water Concession: A Key Government Official's Diary of the World's Largest Water Privatization. United States of America: The World Bank. ISBN 0-8213-4711-X.
  7. ^ Presidential Decree No. 1406 (June 7, 1978), FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT 6243, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," AS AMENDED, Official Gazette of the Philippines, retrieved October 31, 2023