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Metro Pacific Water improves supply to more than 3,500 SJDM households in two weeks, tackles former operator’s eight-year backlog
Metro Pacific Water (MPW), which operates in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan as Metro Pacific Bulacan Water (MPBW), has improved water supply for more than 3,500 households during its first
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UrduPoint
· Jun 21, 2026
SITE industrial zone coping with severe water shortage, Ghangra
SITE industrial zone coping with severe water shortage, Ghangra
TheJournal.ie
· Jun 25, 2026
Uisce Éireann expects to repair ‘major’ burst water main in Dublin city by 2am
Water supply has been impacted for customers in Camden St, Clanbrassil St, Harcourt St, and the South Circular Road.
Eyewitness News Bahamas
· Jul 8, 2026
Health Services Impacted by Weekend Power Outages
Health Services Impacted by Weekend Power Outages
Borneo Bulletin
· Jul 6, 2026
Water supply disruption expected
Water supply disruption expected
The Tribune
· Jul 6, 2026
Pakistan’s civic failures leave residents bracing for yet another monsoon crisis
Residents of Wah Model Town are facing severe urban flooding and overflowing sewage due to clogged drains and administrative neglect. Developed in the 1990s under the Wah Cantonment Board, infrastructure has failed to match its expansion. Residents regularly pay taxes but receive inadequate municipal services, worsening environmental and public health concerns.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 5, 2026
Helpers’ union calls for raising food allowance to HK$2,770, citing inflation
A union representing foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong has urged authorities to more than double their monthly food allowance to HK2,770 (US350), saying the current stipend averaging HK13.30 per meal is insufficient due to inflation. Representatives from the Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions (FADWU) met Labour Department officials on Sunday after staging a protest. Besides the food allowance, the groups demanded an increase in the monthly minimum wage to HK6,670 and contract...
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Related coverage for "Metro Pacific Water improves supply to more than 3,500 SJDM households in two weeks, tackles former operator’s eight-year backlog": UrduPoint — SITE industrial zone coping with severe water shortage, Ghangra. TheJournal.ie — Uisce Éireann expects to repair ‘major’ burst water main in Dublin city by 2am. Eyewitness News Bahamas — Health Services Impacted by Weekend Power Outages. Borneo Bulletin — Water supply disruption expected. The Tribune — Pakistan’s civic failures leave residents bracing for yet another monsoon crisis. South China Morning Post — Helpers’ union calls for raising food allowance to HK$2,770, citing inflation