COMPLETED PROJECT. The Metro Pacific Iloilo Water says it has already completed retrofitting the Carpenter’s Bridge that links Mandurriao and Molo districts. The water concessionaire said it earmarked P1 billion worth of service upgrade projects in 2025. (PNA file photo)

ILOILO CITY – Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) is setting the stage for major infrastructure and service upgrades, announcing a P1 billion investment in 2025.

This move follows the successful completion of P235 million worth of projects this year.

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“We have invested more for this year. We will be investing more for the next year. Imagine P1 billion worth of projects for the next year,” MPIW Engineering Department head Jerry Guillergan said in a media interview on Friday.

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A major initiative for 2025 includes the establishment of a central monitoring system to enable real-time tracking of water resources, pressure, and distribution. This system will allow MPIW to identify areas with supply issues, ensuring balanced and efficient distribution of water.

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“We will know which area has a low supply and which area has oversupply so we can equal water distribution,” he added.

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Service expansion plans for 2025 will cover Pavia and the districts of Molo, Mandurriao, and Jaro in Iloilo City.

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This includes Phase 2 of hydraulic system pipe replacements in Jaro and additional upgrades in Molo, such as the installation of a desalination primary line.

Meanwhile, service improvements will address acute gastroenteritis concerns in densely populated areas like Barangay Sinikway, Rizal St., Bo. Obrero, and Mansaya in Lapuz, where water access is currently limited.

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“The area is densely populated, and their comfort rooms are not good. We will improve the water services because they have no source of water,” he added.

In the meantime, Guillergan said the P235 million completed projects were still on service expansion, service improvement as well as non-water revenue reduction.

Already completed are the three service expansion projects, two asset replacement projects, Sahara leak detection activity, and retrofitting of the Carpenter’s Bridge.

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