WawaJVCo inaugurates first phase of bulk water supply project

L-R: Prime Infra President and CEO Guillaume Lucci, MWSS Chairman Atty. Elpidio Vega and Administrator Leonor Cleofas, Prime Infra Chairman Enrique Razon Jr., SLRB Chairman Oscar Violago and President and CEO AJ Violago, Antipolo Rep. Romeo Acop, Antipolo Vice Mayor Josefina Gatlabayan, Rizal Vice Governor Reynaldo San Juan Jr. and Calawis Barangay Captain Allan Abonyo.

WawaJVCo turns over check of royalty fees to the Dumagat Remontado indigenous people. L-R: WawaJVCo President Melvin John Tan, NCIP Calabarzon Regional Director Carlos Buasen Jr., Rapu Ernesto Doroteo, Rapu Modesto Sta. Ana, Rapu Francisco Doroteo, Rizal Vice Governor Reynaldo San Juan Jr., and NCIP Tanay Service Center Head Eddielito Sumangil.

Dumagat Remontado indigenous people of Antipolo City, Rizal perform “Masampat A Adow” or “Magandang Araw sa Inyong Lahat,” a traditional song for community gatherings and celebrations.

MWSS Chairman Atty. Elpidio Vega deliver a message during the inauguration of the Tayabasan Weir.

Phase 1 of the Wawa Bulk Water Supply Project will deliver the initial 80MLD to MWSS and Manila Water.

Prime Infra-led WawaJVCo on Tuesday, December 6, inaugurated Phase 1 of the Wawa Bulk Water Supply Project designed to deliver an initial 80 million liters per day of raw water.

Prime Infra Chairman Enrique Razon Jr. and President and CEO Guillaume Lucci led the inauguration, along with WawaJVCo President Melvin John Tan, San Lorenzo Ruiz Builders and Developers Group Inc. (SLRB) Chairman Oscar Violago and President and CEO AJ Violago, Rizal Vice Governor Reynaldo San Juan Jr., and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) led by Chairman Atty. Elpidio Vega.

Also present were Antipolo second district congressman Romeo Acop, Antipolo Vice Mayor Josefina Gatlabayan, and representatives from Manila Water Company, Inc. (MWC) led by President and CEO Jocot de Dios, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led by Calabarzon Regional Executive Director Nilo Tamoria, and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) led by Calabarzon Regional Director Dr. Carlos Buasen Jr.

Phase 1 of the Wawa Bulk Water Supply Project is the Tayabasan Weir located in Antipolo City.

Phase 2 or the Upper Wawa Dam is ongoing construction and targeted to completed by 2025. Once Phase 2 is completed, WawaJVCo will be able to supply at least 518 MLD per day of raw water.

The Wawa Bulk Water Supply Project is being developed by WawaJVCo, a joint venture of Prime Infra and San Lorenzo Ruiz Builders and Developers Group, Inc.

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