Metro Manila’s water shortage

“Never in my six decades on this planet have I ever had to queue for a miserable pail of water,” says one resident of Mandaluyong, among the tens of thousands affected by the ongoing water supply crisis in parts of Metro Manila and neighboring Rizal province.

The water shortage came with very little warning, not enough for residents in the East Zone concession, which is handled by the Ayala-led Manila Water Co., to make adequate preparations.