Aired (March 16, 2025): Ilang mga ilegal na koneksyon ng tubig sa Tondo, Maynila, inaksyunan ng Maynilad kasama ang #Resibo! Panoorin ang video.
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00:00In order for Edgar's complaint to be acted on, on March 11,
00:03a receipt was sent to Maindilat, which is a water service concessionaire in the area.
00:09When we showed the receipts of our complaints,
00:12they confirmed that they were not lines and pipes that were left in the community.
00:18In the past days, we have leak detected and we saw that there are areas where leaks can occur.
00:26There are identified manholes of drainage that we looked at for leaks.
00:32The next day, on March 12, Maindilat's officers searched the manhole
00:36where their water connection would come from.
00:39When they lifted the damaged cover of the manhole,
00:41they found that the connections of pipes and hoses underneath it were not counted.
00:46When we looked inside, we saw connections that were illegal,
00:51that were connected to our line.
00:54That's why on March 13, Maindilat was ready for an on-site operation.
01:03They also contacted the Philippine National Police for assistance in the area.
01:08When Maindilat received a call from the barangay,
01:14the group went to Edgar's place with the receipts.
01:24When they arrived at the area,
01:26a manhole was found in the group that was filled with trash and was opened.
01:32Four illegal connections to their main pipe were seen by Maindilat.
01:37This is how Maindilat's fanaticism began.
01:45So now, six pipes have been cut.
01:48We're expecting more, Pak Taylan.
01:51This is your main pipe, right?
01:53When it's exposed, we'll see it.
01:55Okay, we'll see it.
01:56Those black things are illegal connections?
01:58Yes, sir.
01:59So the pipes go straight to them?
02:01Yes.
02:02We're expecting 40 houses on this line.
02:0540 houses?
02:06They're not connected.
02:07Okay.
02:08Then, are they free or are they being paid?
02:11They're free.
02:12As you can see in our video,
02:15the illegal connection pipes are in the house itself.
02:21Take a look.
02:23How dirty it is.
02:24How dirty it is.
02:27So what they're saying is,
02:28there's a high possibility that it will also go into the pipe,
02:31directly to the houses that are using it.
02:33When our connection is substandard,
02:38it can go into the line of customers
02:42and if they're getting water from there,
02:45and they're drinking from there,
02:47it's possible that there will be water and air pollution.
02:50Yes, ma'am.
02:51They can use the water from the substandard connections.
02:56What are they doing?
02:58They're approaching our barangay to say goodbye.
03:03But there's no barangay here.
03:07I don't have a jurisdiction to allow it.
03:11There's no barangay here.
03:13I'm just a councilor.
03:14I'm just one of the workers.
03:16How will you work?
03:17That's why we can schedule it, sir.
03:20We need respect for the barangay.
03:24Because there's no barangay here,
03:26I tried to call him to ask for his money.
03:28Chairman Rodison Simbyong gave us his number.
03:33Let's call him so that he can personally receive the money
03:36for the operation in Manilat.
03:41It's ringing.
03:43It's a vicious answer.
03:45I'll text him first so that he knows that I'm the one calling him.
03:49The residents who are benefiting from illegal connections
03:52have not stopped coming to the barangay.
03:54They're about to run out of water.
03:56What can you say?
03:57Manilat is operating.
03:58The water line is being cut off.
03:59We feel sorry for them.
04:03As Manilat continues to leave the pipes and pipes,
04:06it seems that the residents of the barangay don't like what's happening.
04:09There's no permission.
04:11Sir, wait a minute.
04:13You're not allowed to come yet.
04:15I hope that they will be consulted first
04:17on what to do to remove the lines.
04:20Stop it.
04:21Because of this,
04:22Manilat and barangay officials agreed to talk to the barangay hall
04:25to cool their heads.
04:29When it's clear and understandable,
04:31Manilat continues to remove the illegal connections between the two manholes.
04:35I'm sorry.
04:36I was just surprised.
04:38That's right.
04:40Fix the pipes so that the water can flow better.
04:43Just like what I'm complaining about,
04:45there's a lot of water here.
04:46That's the right thing to do.