MANILA, Philippines — Twenty villages in Quezon City will encounter temporary water service interruptions as Manila Water undertakes emergency leak repairs. ADVERTISEMENT“Due to an accidental breakage caused by a DPWH contractor, damaging our major pipeline at Elliptical Road corner Commonwealth Avenue (northbound) in Quezon City, Manila Water is currently undertaking emergency leak repairs which will result in temporary water service interruption,” the firm said in an advisory on Thursday. Here are the affected barangays:Ramon MagsaysayAliciaSanto CristoBagong Pag-asaOld Capitol SiteVasraProject 6CuliatNew EraBahay ToroTandang SoraPasong TamoCentralMalayaPinyahanSikatuna VillageSan VicenteTeachers Village EastTeachers Village WestU.P. VillageThe company said around 242,000 people in 44,056 households, commercial and business establishments will be affected by the water interruption. Meanwhile, Manila Water said some Quezon City areas could still experience water service interruptions due to “limited raw water supply.”The water concessionaire earlier drew flak from its customers after it implemented large-scale service interruptions last March.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 23, 2019 09:11 UTC