{"id":206155,"date":"2019-03-11T05:26:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T09:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=206155"},"modified":"2019-03-11T05:26:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T09:26:05","slug":"palace-wants-timely-water-service-interruption-notices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/03\/11\/palace-wants-timely-water-service-interruption-notices\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace wants \u2018timely\u2019 water service interruption notices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Secretary Salvador Panelo holds a press briefing for the Malaca\u00f1ang Press Corps (MPC) on Monday, November 26, 2018, at the New Executive Building (NEB) in Malaca\u00f1ang. (Photo<\/a>: Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday said that there is a need to improve the issuance of announcements and notices on water service interruptions.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after Metro Manila residents affected by the water service interruption complained about not being able to store water supply beforehand.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will improve on that, on the information and notices to the people so that they will be prepared,\u201d Panelo said in a Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

Water concessionaire Manila Water earlier apologized for the unexpected water service interruption which affected some 50,000 households in Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig and Angono, Antipolo, Binangonan, Rodriguez, Taytay, Jalajala and San Mateo in Rizal.<\/p>\n

Panelo, meanwhile, expressed concern that water service interruptions were inconveniencing the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cSiyempre<\/em>\u00a0(Of course), we\u2019re always concerned with respect to any problem affecting the welfare of the people,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo said that Palace will look into the possibility that there has been a \u201clack of preparation\u201d on the part of Manila Water.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will look into that. I have to ask the President (Rodrigo R. Duterte),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo said the Palace will also encourage Manila Water to incorporate cloud seeding — a form of weather modification that involves combining chemical agents with existing clouds to increase the chance of rain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a possibility. In fact,\u00a0iyon ang naiisip ko kung bakit hindi gumagawa ng<\/em>\u00a0cloud seeding.\u00a0Di ba<\/em>\u00a0usually\u00a0ganyan ang ginagawa noon?<\/em>\u00a0(In fact, that\u2019s what I\u2019m thinking, why not use cloud seeding. We usually did that before),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

However, Manila Water earlier said initial evaluation showed that there is no possible source of clouds to start the process.<\/p>\n

Manila Water, which holds the exclusive right to provide water and used water services to Metro Manila, said that the water service interruption was due to low supply in the two major reservoirs namely Angat Dam and La Mesa Dam.<\/p>\n

The concessionaire said water service interruptions may persist until the rains come and the water levels in these dams return to suitable levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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