Agapay Tubig
Collaborations in times of disaster
In times of disaster, collaborations are best. In 2019, devastating earthquakes shook the country and tested the bayanihan culture of the Filipino people.
On April 22, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Luzon devastated homes, livelihood and displaced thousands of families from their communities. The worst-hit were the towns of Porac and Floridablanca in the Province of Pampanga. To bring aid to quake victims, Manila Water Foundation (MWF), in collaboration with Ayala Foundation, Apl.de.Ap Foundation, and Project Malasakit by Kara David, brought five-gallon water bottles to the 12 hardest-hit villages in Porac who were severely affected and were in much need of clean and potable water for drinking, cooking, and other hygiene-related activities.
Around 700 Aeta families from severely affected barangays immediately lined-up as soon as they saw the truck unload the 5-gallon water bottles. Residents even shouted, “At last, we can drink water!”
In Floridablanca, MWF reached out to families who were also badly hit by the quake. Collaborating with Ayala Foundation, Apl.de.Ap Foundation and the Pampanga Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), Manila Water Foundation gave water to six hundred (600) families from Barangay Nabuclod who have lost their homes and who have no nearby water source.
In the southern part of the Philippines, consecutive quakes occurred in October 2019 that triggered landslides in North Cotabato and Davao del Sur. Severely affected residents lost their homes, and many sustained injuries and lost their sources of livelihood. Drinking water was a scarce resource among the families in evacuation centers. Groups of villagers from Makilala, North Cotabato held up signs along the road in a plea for rice and water.
Responding to the call of the villagers, the Foundation reached out to evacuation sites in the Makilala town, specifically Makilala Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Camp Bulatukan, and New Cebu Elementary School on November 4. MWF, in collaboration with the Philippine Army, brought five-gallon bottles of potable water to around 1,000 families at the evacuation centers. Volunteers from Tagum Water and Estate Water, subsidiaries of Manila Water Philippine Ventures (MWPV), extended a helping hand during the relief operations. On November 7, the Foundation also deployed five-gallon bottles of potable water to more families in North Cotabato and Davao del Sur. Through the assistance of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), 1,000 bottles were deployed for affected families in Kidapawan City and Tulunan, North Cotabato while an additional 300 bottles were transported by the Philippine Coast Guard for Magsaysay, Davao del Sur.
Helping communities who sustain the business
Manila Water serves the East Zone in Metro Manila. Taking care of its customers is also one of its business goals as it reaches out to them in times of need. Manila Water Foundation’s Agapay Tubig program reached out to San Buena Compound in Cainta Rizal when a fire razed homes affecting 600 families on February 3. Left homeless or with houses severely damaged, the residents from Barangay Santo Domingo evacuated to covered courts in nearby subdivisions for refuge. To help ease their situation, the Foundation deployed 600 units of five-gallon bottled water to the affected residents which can sustain all the affected families with potable water for a few days to a week.
MWF worked with Manila Water’s Pasig Business Area, the Municipal Government of Cainta Rizal : Office of Mayor Kit Nieto and General Services Department in extending assistance to the affected families.
In Mandaluyong, one of Manila Water’s service area also suffered from a residential fire on November 29 that left 5,148 individuals homeless at Blocks 39 & 40 in Barangay Addition Hills. Manila Water Foundation (MWF) donated 1,300 units of five-gallon bottled water to the affected families. The Foundation worked with Manila Water Makati - Mandaluyong Business Area, JCI Mandaluyong, JCI Quezon City Capitol, Healthy Family Purified Water and Barangay Addition Hills in extending assistance to the beneficiaries.



Agapay Partners and Allies
In pursuit to conduct a concerted effort in times of disaster and calamities, Manila Water Foundation led a simultaneous Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing event with various partners on July 30 in time for the National Disaster Resilience Month. MWF inked agreements with its partners from government, private sector, and NGOs under its disaster response program Agapay with the purpose of consolidating efforts for effective delivery of services and relief specially in times of disaster.
Institutions whose mission is to bring relief to disaster-stricken communities took part at the MOA signing as Agapay Partners and Allies--the Office of Civil Defense, Health Emergency Management Bureau of the Department of Health, ABS-CBN Foundation, GMA Kapuso Foundation, Rise Against Hunger Philippines, Philippine Disaster Relief Foundation, Shared Aid Fund for Emergency Response, YesPinoy Foundation, Healthy Family, Manila Water- Sagip Buhay, and Plan International.
The partnerships formed will be beneficial most especially to vulnerable communities which are prone to disasters and calamities.
In 2019 alone, the Foundation was able to deploy a total of 11,370 units of five-gallon bottled water, providing relief to 56,850 individuals who were affected by residential fires, a drought, and earthquakes.
PROGRAM STRIDES
No. |
Disaster |
Location |
Beneficiaries |
Qty. (5-gallon Bottled Water) |
Partner |
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1 |
Residential Fire |
Obando, Bulacan |
750 residents |
150 |
Obando Water Company OVP Angat Buhay |
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2 |
Cainta, Rizal |
3,000 residents |
600 |
Cainta LGU |
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3 |
Orion, Bataan |
2,500 residents |
500 |
Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary |
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4 |
El Niño Phenomenon |
Kidapawan, North Cotabato |
10,000 residents |
2,000 |
GMA Kapuso Foundation |
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5 |
Earthquake |
Porac, Pampanga |
12,000 residents |
2,400 |
MWPV North Luzon RBD Clark Water Corporation Operation Blessings Foundation |
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6 |
Porac, Pampanga Floridablanca, Pampanga |
5,000 residents |
1,000 |
Ayala Foundation, Inc. Apl.de.Ap Foundation Project Malasakit PDRF, PAF, PA |
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8 |
Water Relief |
Bamban, Tarlac |
500 residents |
100 |
Ayala Foundation, Inc. Apl.de.Ap Foundation |
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9 |
Earthquake |
Itbayat, Batanes |
1,500 residents |
300 |
OVP Angat Buhay |
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10 |
Residential Fire |
Navotas City |
5,000 residents |
1,000 |
OVP Angat Buhay |
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11 |
Earthquake |
Tulunan, North Cotabato Makilala, North Cotabato |
10,100 residents |
2,020 |
OVP Angat Buhay PDRF, EW Mindanao RBA |
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12 |
Residential Fire |
Mandaluyong City |
6,500 residents |
1,300 |
JCI QC Capitol, JCI Mandaluyong |
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Total |
56,850 residents |
11,370 |
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NO. | DATE/S | DEPLOYMENT | DISASTER | LOCATION | NO. OF BENEFICIARIES |
1 | October 8, 2014 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Mario | Pampanga | 2,000 families |
4 | August - December 2016 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Habagat | San Fernando, Pampanga | 700 families |
5 | August - December 2016 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Habagat | Balanga, Bataan | 1000 families |
6 | August - December 2016 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Habagat | Dinalupihan, Bataan | 1500 families |
7 | August - December 2016 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles and solar bags | Typhoon Habagat | Calasiao, Pangasinan | 1500 families |
8 | August - December 2016 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Habagat | Lingayen, Pangasinan | 2000 families |
9 | August - December 2016 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Habagat | Dagupan, Pangasinan | 1000 families |
10 | August - December 2016 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Habagat | Pulilan, Bulacan | 1000 families |
11 | August - December 2016 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Habagat | Masantol, Pampanga | 1000 families |
12 | August - December 2016 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Habagat | Itbayad, Batanes | 500 families |
13 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Karen | Dingalan Aurora, Cabanatuan Nueva Ecija | 3000 families | |
14 | Solar Bags | Typhoon Karen | Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija | 80 families | |
15 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Karen | Ilagan, Isabela | 2000 families | |
16 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Lawin | Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija | 45 families | |
17 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Nina | Lucena City, Quezon | 1000 families | |
18 | December 27, 2016 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Typhoon Nina | Naga City, Camarines Sur | 1000 families |
19 | January 21, 2017 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Camarines Sur | 2000 families | |
21 | April 10, 2017 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Agusan Response | Batangas | 600 families |
22 | April 15, 2017 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Batangas | 1000 families | |
23 | June 14, 2017 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Lanao Del Sur - Marawi | 1000 families | |
24 | June 19, 2017 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Lanao Del Sur - Marawi | 1000 families | |
25 | July 6, 2017 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Lanao Del Sur - Marawi | 4800 families | |
26 | July 18, 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Lanao Del Sur - Marawi | 250 families | |
27 | August 4, 2017 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Lanao Del Sur – Marawi | 7200 families | |
28 | November 19, 2017 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Lanao Del Sur – Marawi | 300 families | |
29 | December 9, 2017 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Lanao Del Sur – Marawi | 2000 families | |
30 | December 19, 2017 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles | Tacloban City | 1000 families | |
31 | August 21, 2017 | Solar bags which were used to provide potable water | Basilan Bombin | Maluso, Basilan | 2,075 families |
32 | 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (2,000 units) | Mayon Volcano Eruption | Guinobatan, Albay | 10,000 residents |
33 | 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (600 units) | Mayon Volcano Eruption | Camalig, Albay; Legazpi City, Albay | 3,000 residents |
34 | 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (429 units) | Mayon Volcano Eruption | Camalig, Albay; Guinobatan, Albay; Ligao City, Albay | 2,145 residents |
35 | 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (100 units) | Mayon Volcano Eruption | Legazpi City, Albay | 500 residents |
36 | 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (1,380 units) | Mayon Volcano Eruption | Camalig, Albay; Daraga, Albay | 6,900 residents |
37 | 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (527 units) | Mayon Volcano Eruption | Legazpi City, Albay | 2,635 residents |
38 | 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (394 units) | Mayon Volcano Eruption | Guinobatan, Albay; Legazpi City, Albay | 1,970 residents |
39 | 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (270 units) | Malabon Fire | Catmon, Malabon City | 1,350 residents |
40 | 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (600 units) | Tropical Depression Josie | Calasiao, Pangasinan | 3,000 residents |
41 | 2018 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (641 units) | Tropical Depression Josie | Dinalupihan, Bataan | 3,205 residents |
42 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (150 units) | Residential Fire | Obando, Bulacan | 750 residents |
43 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (600 units) | Residential Fire | Cainta, Rizal | 3,000 residents |
44 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (500 units) | Residential Fire | Orion, Bataan | 2,500 residents |
45 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (2,000 units) | El Niño Phenomenon | Kidapawan, North Cotabato | 10,000 residents |
46 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (2,400 units) | Earthquake | Porac, Pampanga | 12,000 residents |
47 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (1,000 units) | Earthquake |
Porac, Pampanga Floridablanca, Pampanga |
5,000 residents |
48 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (100 units) | Water Relief | Bamban, Tarlac | 500 residents |
49 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (300 units) | Earthquake | Itbayat, Batanes | 1,500 residents |
50 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (1,000 units) | Residential Fire | Navotas City | 5,000 residents |
51 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (2,020 units) | Earthquake |
Tulunan, North Cotabato Makilala, North Cotabato |
10,100 residents |
52 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (2,020) | Earthquake | Makilala, North Cotabato | 10,100 residents |
53 | 2019 | 5-gallon drinking water bottles (1,300 units) | Residential Fire | Mandaluyong City | 6,500 residents |