MANILA — Most of Metro Manila and its nearby provinces will have enough water supply until the end of the current dry season, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said Tuesday.

Metro Manila and some of its surrounding provinces get the bulk of their water needs from Angat Dam.

"Sufficient 'yung ating tubig this summer hanggang matapos 'yung summer," MWSS acting deputy administrator Patrick Dizon said.

He said Angat Dam's water level as of Tuesday morning was at 207.4 meters. 

This is 13 meters higher compared to the 194-meter level of Angat Dam during the same period last year, he told TeleRadyo Serbisyo.

Angat Dam's normal-high water level is at 212 meters, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.

This year's dry season started late last month and is expected to end in May.

REPAIRS, ADDITIONAL WATER SOURCES

Meanwhile, Dizon advised households to stock reserve water for upcoming repairs this Holy Week. 

The repairs will typically run from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m., he said.

Construction of additional water sources in Laguna and Rizal is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

"'Yung ating 90 percent na dependency sa Angat Dam ay ine-expect natin na bababa na ito at magiging 86 to 75 percent by end of December this year," he said.