THE METROPOLITAN Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has penalized Ayala-led Manila Water Co. Inc. more than P1 billion for the water shortage its consumers experienced in March, the first time the agency fined one of its two concessionaires.
Residents of Barangay Bagong Ilog in Pasig City line up to get water from a tanker during the water crisis that hit parts of Metro Manila in March. PHOTO BY RUY MARTINEZ