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Alvin Elchico

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<div><br/></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>— Water distributors Manila Water and Maynilad are raising rates starting January 1 next year. </p><p>In a press conference, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) chief regulator Patrick Ty said due to the increase, Manila Water consumers who consume 10 cu. m. of water will have their water bills go up by P29.86 per month.</p><p>Those who use about 20 cu.m. will have their bills go up by P66.25 monthly, while those who consume 30 cu.m. will have their rate climb by P135.22 monthly. </p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2000390092003963254&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=d9892cfd41b0c91bcd31284758c80c9d439ae10e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:506px;height:285px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2000390092003963254"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Those on Manila Water&#x27;s enhanced lifeline program will have their rates go up by P4.24 monthly for those who use 10 cu.m. per month, while those consuming 20 cu.m. of water will have costs go up by P12.90 per month.</p><p>Meanwhile, Maynilad customers will see their water bills go up by an average of P1.85 per cubic meter for sewered lines and P2.15 per cubic meter for unsewered lines.</p><p>Ty said the rate hike is part of the price increase that has been staggered since 2023.</p><div> </div><p>.</p>

<p>Water distributors Manila Water and Maynilad are raising rates starting January 1 next year.</p>

Water distributors Manila Water and Maynilad are raising rates starting January 1 next year.

Manila Water, Maynilad raise rates effective January 1

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Manila Water, Maynilad raise rates effective January 1

Benise Balaoing,

Alvin Elchico,

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Published Dec 15, 2025 11:18 AM PHT

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Updated Dec 15, 2025 01:27 PM PHT

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