‘Pila balde’ hits Tondo

Residents queue for free water rations distributed by the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Barangay 105, Tondo, Manila, on Sunday, 8 June 2025. The emergency supply was deployed after a sudden service interruption caused by a contractor accidentally damaging a 2.2-meter Maynilad trunkline during excavation for the Pritil Market Project. About 350,000 customers in Manila, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, and parts of Cavite remain affected as repair work continues.

John Carlo Magallon

Residents queue for free water rations distributed by the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Barangay 105, Tondo, Manila, on Sunday, 8 June 2025. The emergency supply was deployed after a sudden service interruption caused by a contractor accidentally damaging a 2.2-meter Maynilad trunkline during excavation for the Pritil Market Project. About 350,000 customers in Manila, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, and parts of Cavite remain affected as repair work continues.

John Carlo Magallon

Residents queue for free water rations distributed by the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Barangay 105, Tondo, Manila, on Sunday, 8 June 2025. The emergency supply was deployed after a sudden service interruption caused by a contractor accidentally damaging a 2.2-meter Maynilad trunkline during excavation for the Pritil Market Project. About 350,000 customers in Manila, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, and parts of Cavite remain affected as repair work continues.

John Carlo Magallon

Residents queue for free water rations distributed by the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Barangay 105, Tondo, Manila, on Sunday, 8 June 2025. The emergency supply was deployed after a sudden service interruption caused by a contractor accidentally damaging a 2.2-meter Maynilad trunkline during excavation for the Pritil Market Project. About 350,000 customers in Manila, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, and parts of Cavite remain affected as repair work continues.

John Carlo Magallon

Residents queue for free water rations distributed by the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Barangay 105, Tondo, Manila, on Sunday, 8 June 2025. The emergency supply was deployed after a sudden service interruption caused by a contractor accidentally damaging a 2.2-meter Maynilad trunkline during excavation for the Pritil Market Project. About 350,000 customers in Manila, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, and parts of Cavite remain affected as repair work continues.

John Carlo Magallon