Maynilad to provide free water supply to quarantine facility in Parañaque

MAYNILAD WATER Services, Inc. will provide free water supply to a coronavirus quarantine facility that will be set up at the Bagong Nayon Pilipino in Parañaque City. The free service will be until October, according to the company. The facility, which can house more than 500 mild and asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, is the fifth quarantine facility to receive free supply from the water provider. The others are at the World Trade Center, Philippine International Convention Center, Cultural Center of the Philippines Sunken Parking, and Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. “We are happy for the opportunity to help out in this way. Having a continuous water supply is essential for the daily operation of COVID-19 quarantine and testing centers,” Maynilad President and Chief Executive Officer Ramoncito S. Fernandez said. Maynilad said it also provided free water supply to the mega-swabbing centers of the Department of Health in Manila and SM MOA Arena in Pasay City. Metro Pacific Investments Corp., which has a majority stake in Maynilad, is one of three Philippine units of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd., the others being Philex Mining Corp. and PLDT, Inc. Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., has interest in BusinessWorld through the Philippine Star Group, which it controls. — Revin Mikhael D. Ochave