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  2. Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System - Wikipedia

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    The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System [1] (Tagalog: Pangasiwaan ng Tubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalakhang Maynila), [5] formerly known as the National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (NAWASA), is the government agency that is in charge of water privatization in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of Cavite and Rizal in the Philippines.

  3. San Juan, Metro Manila - Wikipedia

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    San Juan, officially the City of San Juan (Filipino: Lungsod ng San Juan), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 126,347 people. [4] It is geographically located in Metro Manila's approximate center and is also the country's smallest city in terms of ...

  4. BTTC Centre - Wikipedia

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    BTTC Centre is managed by real estate services firm CBRE Philippines. [6] Completed in December 2012, this building has maintenance systems and recycles water with its built-in sewerage treatment plant, installed with double-glazed glass to provide abundant entry of light and also cut approximately around 70% of the heat from outside, keeping the building cool at all times.

  5. List of city and municipality nicknames in the Philippines

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    San Juan: n/a: Metro Manila: Tiangge Capital of the Philippines The city is known for its tiangge or flea markets. The Greenhills Shopping Center is a major host of tiangge. [78] San Mateo: Isabela: Cagayan Valley: Munggo Capital of the Philippines [79] Santo Tomas: Pampanga: Central Luzon: Coffin Capital of Central Luzon

  6. El Deposito - Wikipedia

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    El Depósito (lit: The Deposit) is an old underground water reservoir in the city of San Juan in Metro Manila, Philippines.It was built by the Spanish authorities in 1882 [1] with a capacity of 15 million gallons to provide the residents of Manila and its surrounding areas with adequate water supply. [2]

  7. Administrative divisions of Metro Manila - Wikipedia

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    Metro Manila, the capital region of the Philippines, is a large metropolitan area that has several levels of subdivisions. Administratively, the region is divided into seventeen primary local government units with their own separate elected mayors and councils who are coordinated by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, a national government agency headed by a chairperson directly ...

  8. Department of Public Works and Highways - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Public Works and Highways (Filipino: Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan), abbreviated as DPWH, is the executive department of the Philippine government solely vested with the mandate to “be the State's engineering and construction arm” and, as such, “tasked to carry out the policy” of the State to “maintain an engineering and construction arm and ...

  9. Water supply and sanitation in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Agricultural water management in the Philippines is primarily focused on irrigation. The country has 3.126 million hectares of irrigable land, 50% (1.567 million hectares) of which already has irrigation facilities. 50% of irrigated areas are developed and operated by the government through the National Irrigation System (NIS). 36% is developed by the government and operated by irrigators ...