Maynilad have chosen the easy lazy way.
In theory, this should be no problem. It would be more convenient I suppose. In theory, that is. But in practice, this creates a lot of headaches for the individual residents.
Why are my delinquent neighbors suddenly my problem? I pay my water bills on time. Why am I being made to suffer, Maynilad? And oh, that leak a good 50 meters away from my water meter is my problem now too? Aren't these problems supposed to be your problems, Maynilad? I pay for the water that I consume, that should be the end of it. But no, because my Homeowners' Association owes, I am made to suffer "water rationing", and on top of that, now this 92 Php surcharge.
And because Maynilad is a public utility company with NO COMPETITION, like the rest of us poor citizens, I have no choice but to take it on the chin, grin and bear it.
Third-world problems, because Maynilad profits from your misery.
I think that policy you are referring to is the "bulk-selling" scheme. Ilang taon na kaming pinapapahirapan ng sistemang ito. Imagine nakikabit lang Maynilad sa existing pipeline namin tapos ibebenta ng mahal sa Homewonwers' Assocation na papatungan pa ng sobra. Tapos ilang oras lang ang tubig. Sa lahat ng wholesale, itong bulk sale ang presyong black market. Tapos pag di pa maayos palakad ng HOA, patay na -- pati "utang" kunno ipapasa pa!
ReplyDeleteSana kumilos na kongreso na siyang nagbigay ng franchise ng Maynilad para ipatigil na itong nilking cow na "bulk-selling:.
Ang masakit nun, nagiging temptation pa para sa mga leaders ng homeowner's association ang scheme na ito. Why can't I just pay directly to Maynilad? WHY?!
DeletePara kaming ginisa sa sariling mantika dito sa North Olympus. Konti na lang kulang katumbas na ng presyo ng diesel. Pati VAT super extended sa taas. Ididirect connection na kami, pero pilit kaming pinagbabayad ng P4500 bilang "share" sa utang daw ng aming HOA, na hanggang ngayon hindi maipaliwanag sa amin. Masahol pa sa hidden chargs. Bukod pa dyan yong tunay na application fees na P7000 more or less.
ReplyDeleteSarili naming pipline, at lupa...ginamit ng Maynilad para bentahan ng mahal na tubig. Pati non revenue water o system loss babayarin namin.
Kaya dapat ipatigil na ng gobyerno yang pahamak na bulk sellong. Dehado talaga dito mga consumer. Tubong lugaw ang Maynilad at may lugaw din syempre mga bulok na opisyal ng mga HOA.
Pwede naman pala direct conncetion bakit idadaan pa sa bulk selling? Yan ang malaking tanong..
Malapit na ang elections. Write the gist of your situation onto a piece of paper and get as many people in your area to sign it. Send a copy to your congressman and mayor. Make this an election issue. Maynilad is a public utility company. That means it is subject to government regulation/intervention. Sobrang inefficient/madaya talaga ang Maynilad ngayon.
DeleteDudes, don't blame the water utilities for this scheme. Blame our countries law especially the subdivision act that states that roads, drainages and utilities (including water) inside the subdivision are under the accountability of the developer. Of course may standards naman sana but the problem has always been in the implementation side, sloppy work from the contractors and no one seems to be regulating its implementation kaya in the end ang talonan is the homeowners an naniwala sa magandang marketing plan but would end up na sasalo sa system losses ng nilatag na tubo ng contractor ng developer. Ang mas malala pa nga is that the water lines ay mostly nilalatag katabi ng drainage or worse sa loob mismo ng drainage which is a big risk. Now, sobrang redundant naman ata na after naglatag ang developer ng lines ay maglalatag ulit ang private utilities na ang cost ay babawiin din sa tariff. Parang lugi yong mga hindi nakatira sa subdivision na sila ang magsusubsidize for such expenses. Obviously, somehow and somewhere ay may malaking problema in between pero I don't think its fair to blame it on Maynilad all together. By the way, I don't work for Maynilad rather I work for the other utility owned by Ayala kaya alam ko ang mga ganitong bagay. And am not saying Maynilad is perfect, obviously daming palpak ng Maynilad at sobrang layo pa nila samin in terms of service among others (syempre biased ako hehe).
ReplyDeleteThanks for this clarification. Apparently, there is need for some sort of legislation on this matter. My Homeowners' Association is quick to blame Maynilad (obviously, they are not going to say they are at fault), but then again, who knows who really is at fault? But whoever it is, there is no question that the end consumer is the one suffering. And it does matter to the end consumer who is at fault. We don't care. What we want is a solution. And WATER being a basic NEED, government intervention and control should be enforced! Just take a look at Paranaque, umabot ng deka-dekada walang tubig dahil sa mga water supplier mafia. Hanggang ganito ang water supply sa Metro Manila, THIRD WORLD tayo.
Deletehindi ba talaga puede i-oppose ang meter banking project ng maynilad? sabi nila ang hindi papayag hindi bibigyan ng tubig. kahit may account, kukunin daw nila ang metro at irerefund na lang sa accountholder ang ibinayad.
ReplyDeletenagfile na kami ng petition sa chairman namin re meter banking project ng maynilad na pinayagan niya without informing us kaya lang ganun din ang sabi niya, mawawalan daw kami ng tubig pag hindi kami pumayag. afterwards, nagfile kami ng petition sa maynilad sabi iinform na lang daw kami. 2 wks hindi gumawa ang contractor ng maynilad iniwang nakatiwangwang ang mga hinukay kaya nagkaroon ng mga kitikiti ang ipong tubig. may mga nagcomplain sa maynilad kaya the following day tinuloy na nila ang pipe laying at ang sabi meter banking pa rin ang plano. what should we do? nagsubmit na rin kami ng letter sa mayor's office asking for intervention kaya lang tuwing ipa-follow up hindi pa raw nakita ni mayor dahil busy sa pag-iikot (election is coming soon). wala na ba talaga kaming magagawa para sa tapat lang ng bahay namin ilalagay ng maynilad ang mga metro namin? Pls help.
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