Dumaguete water firm defers rate hike
WATER RATE HIKE. People line up to fetch water from a tanker in this Feb. 8, 2022 photo while a pumping station in Barangay Bajumpandan, Dumaguete City, was being fixed. The Dumaguete City Water District has postponed a water rate hike due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Typhoon Odette onslaught, and rising fuel prices. (Photo courtesy of Metro Dumaguete Water) DUMAGUETE CITY - A scheduled water rates adjustment that will be effective here next month has been put on hold. Kate Young, spokesperson of Metro Dumaguete Water (MDW), told the Philippine News Agency on Monday that the Dumaguete City Water ...