Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
Pangasiwaan ng Tubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalakhang Maynila

MWSS Headquarters
Agency overview
FormedJune 19, 1971 (1971-06-19)
Preceding agencies
  • Carriedo Water System (1882)
  • Manila Water Supply System (1908)
  • Metropolitan Water District (1919)
  • National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (1955)
TypeRegulatory agency
HeadquartersKatipunan Avenue, Balara, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Annual budget₱5.69 billion (2022)
Agency executive
Parent departmentOffice of the President of the Philippines
Websitemwss.gov.ph

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS; Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Tubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalakhang Maynila), formerly known as the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA), is a government agency responsible for overseeing water privatization in Metro Manila and the nearby provinces of Cavite and Rizal, in the Philippines.

The agency divided the water concession into two zones: the East Zone, awarded to Manila Water, and the West Zone, awarded to Maynilad Water Services.

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