Metro Pacific Water Inc. (MPW) is set to invest ₱23 billion over the next five years as it moves to modernize its water infrastructure and broaden its operations in the Philippines and other Southeast Asian markets.
In a statement, the water investment unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) said the planned capital spending will support the modernization of water networks, development of raw water sources, pipeline rehabilitation, efforts to reduce non-revenue water, and installation of modular treatment facilities.
MPW said the investment program is intended to improve the reliability and stability of its systems across its regional operations as the company works to expand its market coverage.
The company currently provides water services to about 221,000 households in Iloilo, Dumaguete, and San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. It also operates bulk water infrastructure in the Philippines through ventures including Metro Iloilo Bulk Water Supply Corporation and Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water Inc.
Outside the country, MPW supplies industrial areas in Nghe An province in Vietnam through its subsidiaries Tuan Loc Water Resources and Phu Ninh Water.
Metro Pacific Water President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Pangilinan said the planned investment is aimed at preparing the company’s utilities for long-term demand while supporting economic resilience.
“When we started Metro Pacific Water 15 years ago, our goal was to help build a more water-secure future for the communities we serve,” Pangilinan said.
“That mission has only become more urgent today. Water security is economic security, and this ₱23-billion investment is our commitment to building the infrastructure the next generation will depend on,” he added.
MPW’s combined water production capacity increased to 798 million liters per day in 2026, up 20% from 667 million liters per day recorded in 2025. The company attributed the improvement to asset rehabilitation and optimization of existing facilities.
In areas experiencing water shortages, MPW has introduced modular treatment solutions, including brackish water and seawater reverse osmosis systems. These technologies are intended to provide additional supply while larger, long-term water projects are being developed.
Several domestic operations have also recorded improvements. In Iloilo, available daily water supply reached 80 million liters per day, with a 66.5-million-liter desalination facility under construction and the 86-million-liter Jalaur Water Treatment Project also progressing.
Dumaguete City’s water production increased to 48.2 million liters per day, while MPW’s Cagayan de Oro operations continued to produce 80 million liters daily. Its existing infrastructure has the capacity to deliver as much as 100 million liters per day.
In Bulacan, Metro Pacific Water took over interim operations of the San Jose del Monte water system through Metro Pacific Bulacan Water in 2026. The move was intended to stabilize the network, which had been affected by delayed maintenance.
Within three months of taking over operations, MPW teams repaired more than 600 pipeline leaks and restored Water Treatment Plant 2 to its designed output of 30 million liters per day.
Meanwhile, Metro Pacific Water Solutions, one of the group’s units, has completed more than 700 sewage treatment plant projects nationwide, strengthening its presence in both municipal and industrial wastewater management.
Pangilinan said the company will also draw on its experience operating across Southeast Asia as it develops and deploys scalable water technologies in response to growing demand for dependable utility infrastructure.