The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) assures no imminent water supply issues for the entire 2025 as the country transitions to hot dry season.

MWSS Acting Deputy Administrator Patrick James Dizon said because of shearline and amihan, our dams have stored enough water. The target elevation of reservoirs was also hit by the end of 2024, so we won’t experience water shortage…. not only this summer but until the end of 2025, we are not expecting water shortage.

Dizon said that during the dry months —March to May— the demand for water usually increases to around 10% to 15% as people use water to cool down amid the extreme heat.

He cited the current water level at Angat Dam —which supplies about 90% of Metro Manila’s and its nearby provinces’ water requirement— which stands at 212.88 meters.

Likewise, the MWSS official assured the consuming public that “‘di magkakaroon ng taas singil this summer (there’ll be no increase in water rates this summer).”

Nonetheless, Dizon urged the public to be wise and conserve water for the entire year, not only during the hot dry months.