Testing the Waters: SUBICWATER Conducts System Trials with Morong Water Treatment Plant in Preparation for Dry Months

Testing the Waters: SUBICWATER Conducts System Trials with Morong Water Treatment Plant in Preparation for Dry Months

Last January 13, 2021, SUBICWATER received its first drop of water from the Morong Water Treatment Plant, with the commissioning of its facility in Morong, Bataan. During this initial entry of the Morong Bulk Water Supply, SUBICWATER is ensuring that all standards meet the requirements of the DOH, and Philippine National Standard for Drinking Water. […]

Looking Out for Legionnaire’s Disease

Looking Out for Legionnaire’s Disease

While the entire nation focuses on addressing the impacts of COVID-19, health experts have also warned of another potential health threat, especially for shuttered establishments like factories, hotels and malls- Legionnaire’s Disease. A severe, and sometimes lethal, form of pneumonia, Legionnaire’s Disease may be traced to buildings that have not seen any use for prolonged […]

Mayor Rolen Paulino, Jr. Visits SUBICWATER Facilities

Mayor Rolen Paulino, Jr. Visits SUBICWATER Facilities

Last October 1, 2019, Mayor Rolen Paulino, Jr. graced the main office of SUBICWATER to observe and learn about the day-to-day operations of the company, as well as to meet the people managing the water and wastewater utilities of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone and Olongapo City. The visit began with a lunch at the […]

SUBICWATER Exploring Innovations with Technological Institute of the Philippines

SUBICWATER Exploring Innovations with Technological Institute of the Philippines

On September 25, 2019, members of the top management team of SUBICWATER, along with select department managers, participated in an open discussion with the Technopreneurship and Collaborative Applied Research Faculty of the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP). The goal of the meeting was to identify pertinent issues and explore potential solutions that may be […]

SUBICWATER Participates in OCDRRMO Earthquake Drill

SUBICWATER Participates in OCDRRMO Earthquake Drill

As part of SUBICWATER’s continuous efforts to ensure the preparedness and safety of its customers and employees, the company participated in the Olongapo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office’s (OCDRRMO) earthquake drill on August 29, 2019. After the drill, an overall evaluation was done by the OCDRRMO to assess the readiness and processes of […]

US Navy at Binictican Water Treatment Plant

US Navy at Binictican Water Treatment Plant

Late in June, SUBICWATER opened its doors to welcome visitors from the US Navy, who participated in a tour of the Binictican Water Treatment Plant (BWTP). Representatives from various departments of their team were briefed on the entire water treatment process of the plant, including the transportation of the water from the raw water source […]

SUBICWATER: Saving our Watersheds One Forest at a Time

SUBICWATER: Saving our Watersheds One Forest at a Time

During the month of August, SUBICWATER, in partnership with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Ecology Center and members of select Indigenous People (IP) communities, worked hand-in-hand to conserve the forests in Olongapo City and the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. On August 2, volunteers braved the torrential rains to climb Mt. Sta. Rita to reach […]

SUBICWATER Supports KapaligiRUN Activity of BSP-Olongapo Chapter

SUBICWATER Supports KapaligiRUN Activity of BSP-Olongapo Chapter

Last July 27, 2019, SUBICWATER was invited to participate in the kapaligiRUN event of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines James L. Gordon Council, Olongapo City. As support, SUBICWATER provided drinking water and pandesal for the 600 girl and boy scouts who joined the clean-up/ fun-run activity. A drinking and pandesal station was stationed at […]

SUBICWATER Introduces Water Philosophy Program to Employees

SUBICWATER Introduces Water Philosophy Program to Employees

From June to July, the management of SUBICWATER implemented the water philosophy program which aimed to create a common and fundamental understanding of water among all employees of SUBICWATER. Additionally, it was designed to form a unified stand in the delivery of the organization’s vision and mission. Under the curriculum of the program, 19 topics […]

SUBICWATER Supports SBFCC Rainbow Bubble Run

SUBICWATER Supports SBFCC Rainbow Bubble Run

In May 2019, SUBICWATER provided 20 water jugs to the Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce (SBFCC) in support of its first ever Rainbow Bubble Run. The event, which was held on May 19, 2019 gathered participants from Olongapo City and the Subic Bay Freeport to join the fun activity held at the Meat Plus […]

SUBICWATER Commissions NCT-STP in Lower Cubi Area

SUBICWATER Commissions NCT-STP in Lower Cubi Area

On April 26, 2019, SUBICWATER officially commissioned its new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at the New Container Terminal (NCT) inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ). With the new facility, wastewater from the locators in the Lower Cubi Area will be able to undergo the proper treatment process, before it is released into the sea. […]

Customers urged to store water

Customers urged to store water

  Our dear customers must always store water in clean and covered containers now that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has put Luzon on a red alert status. Should Olongapo City or Subic Bay Freeport be affected by rotating power interruptions, SUBICWATER will run its facilities on generator sets only. As a […]

Water supply enough for Olongapo, Subic Freeport— SUBICWATER

Water supply enough for Olongapo, Subic Freeport— SUBICWATER

The water and sewerage utility company serving Olongapo City and Subic Bay Freeport has assured its customers that water supply will be adequate throughout summer, even as parts of Metro Manila this early were already forced to undergo rotating service interruptions due to supply shortage. Officials of the private firm Subic Water and Sewerage Co., […]

SUBICWATER educates communities on organic farming

SUBICWATER educates communities on organic farming

Food shortage, climate change, and higher prices of goods. Challenges that are faced by every person on a day-to-day basis. But as with any problem, there is always a solution. In line with SUBICWATER’s drive to create innovative means to address pressing concerns for its stakeholders, the company created an Organic Farming Program that aims […]

SUBICWATER Turns Over Water Dispensers to 17 Barangays of Olongapo City

SUBICWATER Turns Over Water Dispensers to 17 Barangays of Olongapo City

As a means of promoting proper hydration throughout Olongapo City, SUBICWATER implemented an initiative to provide each of the seventeen barangays in Olongapo City with their own water dispensers. As early as December 2018, SUBICWATER turned over hot/ cold water dispensers to the chairpersons of each village. By the first quarter of 2019, all 17 […]

9 Families in electricity-less village receive solar kits

9 Families in electricity-less village receive solar kits

Kids of the beneficiaries getting a taste of clean, potable water for the first time! The collective efforts of SUBICWATER, Xylem Watermark, and Planet Water Foundation has made life brighter for nine indigenous families in the far-flung village of Mampueng in Old Cabalan. The ‘Aqua Home’ is a solar kit composed of solar panels that […]

Mga Magnanakaw ng Metro, Tiklo sa Old Cabalan!

Mga Magnanakaw ng Metro, Tiklo sa Old Cabalan!

Mga Magnanakaw ng Metro, Tiklo sa Old Cabalan! Good news sa mga nanakawan ng kuntador ng tubig. Tatlong kalalakihan ang naaktuhan na nagnanakaw ng metro ng tubig kaninang madaling-araw sa Barangay Old Cabalan. Sila ay nadakip at agad na dinala ng Old Cabalan BPAT sa Police Station-4 sa kalapit na barangay ng New Cabalan, kasama […]

SUBICWATER expands payment options through ECPay

SUBICWATER expands payment options through ECPay

9,000 PAYMENT CENTERS NATIONWIDE: SUBICWATER customers now have access to ECPay-accredited establishments after a memorandum of agreement was signed between the two firms on September 3 in Quezon City. In photo are (L-R front row) ECPay General Manager Ma. Patricia Dela Fuente- Pascual, ECPay President Jude Aguilar, SUBICWATER CEO Benjamin Antonio III, and SUBICWATER Head […]

GIVE BLOOD, SAVE LIVES

GIVE BLOOD, SAVE LIVES

GIVE BLOOD, SAVE LIVES: SUBICWATER was able to raise 26 units of 450-ml blood bags during the blood drive held at the its main office in Subic Bay Freeport on Wednesday. The company’s annual blood drive is being held in coordination with the Philippine National Red Cross- Olongapo City Chapter.

Subic Bay International Film Festival

Subic Bay International Film Festival

SUBICWATER CEO Benjamin “Bubong” Antonio III presents the “Best in Music” award to Cia Hermosa-Jorge, director of the film entry “Old Skool”, during the awards night of the first Subic Bay International Film Festival held on June 24. Antonio sat on the jury that evaluated the six film entries this year: “Bhoy Intsik” by Joel […]

HONEST WORKER

HONEST WORKER

HONEST WORKER: SUBICWATER contractor Emil Garcia (right) turns over the wallet he found this morning to an admin staff of SUBICWATER. The wallet, which was found lying near the NSD compound in Subic Bay Freeport, contains a considerable amount of money, an ATM card, company ID, and other personal effects of one Jaylor Eliot, who […]

SUBICWATER adds micro-filtration facility in New Cabalan well

SUBICWATER adds micro-filtration facility in New Cabalan well

  SUCCESS: After a series of trial runs, SUBICWATER CEO Benjamin “Bubong” Antonio III (left) and Water Supply Operations Head Jaime Garcia (center) finally open the New Cabalan Deep Well valves to bring an additional 400,000 liters of treated ground water to this barangay daily. Water from this facility previously has a significant concentration of […]

300 residents is Nagbaculao benefit from service expansion

300 residents is Nagbaculao benefit from service expansion

  NAGBACULAO SEASIDE SERVICE EXPANSION: Barangay Kalaklan Chairman Willie Umali and SUBICWATER CEO Benjamin “Bubong” Antonio III lead the ceremonial opening of water valve for the seaside community in Nagbaculao, Barangay Kalaklan. Around 300 residents will benefit from this service expansion project of SUBICWATER.

SUBICWATER conducts test run on new micro-filtration facility

SUBICWATER conducts test run on new micro-filtration facility

MICRO-FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR NEW CABALAN WELL: Officials of SUBICWATER inspect the filtration facilty added to the deep well in the Lopez Jaena area of Barangay New Cabalan. The filters are meant to improve the quality of water being drawn from the said well. The New Cabalan Deep Well will be recommissioned within 24-hours to supply […]

Olongapeños on the Losing End (Editorial)

Olongapeños on the Losing End (Editorial)

  History has showed great civilizations disappearing when their water sources vanished. Olongapo City would suffer the same fate if we fail to address the growing number of informal settlers encroaching into our few remaining watershed areas. Case in point is SUBICWATER’s so-called Old Dam in Barangay Gordon Heights, up in the mountains where the […]

SUBICWATER leads feeding program at OCABIS

SUBICWATER leads feeding program at OCABIS

Around 75 pupils from the Old Cabalan Integrated School (OCABIS) received a nutritious breakfast prepared by personnel of Subic Water and Sewerage Co., Inc. (SUBICWATER), who was tasked to lead the January 15 installment of the 90-day supplemental feeding program. The three-month program aims to restore to normal the nutritional status of undernourished pupils, and […]

SUBICWATER: Naglilingkod, anumang agos ng buhay

SUBICWATER: Naglilingkod, anumang agos ng buhay

DEKADA ’90— hindi maitatanggi na isa ito sa mga pinakamapanghamong yugto sa kasaysayan ng Olongapo at Subic Bay Freeport. Kalagitnaan ng taong 1991 nang magtamo ng matinding pinsala ang siyudad matapos na pumutok ang bulkang Pinatubo. Ang sitwasyon ay lumala pa noong 1992, noong ganap nang napaalis ng gobyerno ang mga Amerikano mula sa Subic […]

SUBICWATER completes P34.6M worth of projects in Q1

SUBICWATER completes P34.6M worth of projects in Q1

SUBICWATER’s capital expenditures (Capex) on physical projects amounted to P34.62 million for the first three months of this year. This was brought by the completion of 27 projects and partial completion of 18 others. So far, total Capex spending for the last three fiscal years starting April 2014 has reached P501.8 million.   Pipe Network […]

Sibul Booster Station Completed

Sibul Booster Station Completed

The recently-completed Sibul Booster Station will improve water services to the highest points in Barangay East Bajac-bajac, a village that shares borders with that of Subic Bay Freeport. This facility will draw water from the three Saluysoy Tanks which sit on one side of the ridge separating the village from the fenced-in former US naval […]

New Pump and Motor for Mabayuan Tank

New Pump and Motor for Mabayuan Tank

The two-million liter modular tank inside the Mabayuan Water Treatment Plant (MWTP) compound was upgraded with another set of pump and motor which will provide water supply to Barangay Gordon Heights in case of plant shutdowns.

SUBICWATER holds public consultation for Iram water supply project

SUBICWATER holds public consultation for Iram water supply project

  About two years ago, SUBICWATER’s geo-resistivity surveys identified a possible ground water source in the Iram Resettlement Area in Barangay New Cabalan. A test drilling immediately followed, but results were unsatisfactory: water yield was way below the minimum requirement to make the operation of a pump station viable. At around the same time, the […]

Restaurant owners urged to clean grease traps regularly

Restaurant owners urged to clean grease traps regularly

In Subic Bay Freeport, those in the food service industry are required to have grease traps, which are plumbing devices designed to intercept animal fats and vegetable oils from the kitchen before they enter a wastewater disposal system. Grease solidifies under normal temperature. Other solid particles such as hair, food scraps, and dirt get trapped […]

SUBICWATER welcomes new CEO

SUBICWATER welcomes new CEO

A seasoned management expert on enterprise risk management, systems auditing, business processes re-engineering, and information technology is SUBICWATER’s new chief executive officer. He is no other than Benjamin “Bubong” Antonio III, who served as Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s (SBMA) representative to the SUBICWATER Board for three years up to 2016, being an SBMA Board member […]

Kalayaan sewage treatment plant upgraded

Kalayaan sewage treatment plant upgraded

SUBICWATER has effectively raised the treatment capacity of its sewage treatment plant in Kalayaan, Subic Bay Freeport by 40% after adopting a superior treatment system. From 900 cubic meters per day capacity, the facility can now treat 1,500 cubic meters of wastewater after it was upgraded to employ the Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR) technology. This […]

SUBICWATER to construct booster station in Gordon Heights

SUBICWATER to construct booster station in Gordon Heights

About 100 households in Upper de Guzman Street in Gordon Heights will benefit from SUBICWATER’s construction of a booster station towards the end of the year. The particular area, called Cell-1, lies horizontally above streets Woodhouse and Pacheco. Due to the area’s high elevation, water supply can only reach those households located before the community’s […]

Take advantage of SUBICWATER’s promo on new connections

Take advantage of SUBICWATER’s promo on new connections

If you are applying for a new water connection and SUBICWATER has a pipeline project in your area, good news!  You can avail of the company’s discount on installation costs. Under SUBICWATER’s promo,  applicants will pay for the meter cost and security deposit only, which are at P1,520 and P2,000 respectively. A 50% down payment […]

Nagbaculao Pumping Station

Nagbaculao Pumping Station

  24/7 SUPPLY: The Nagbaculao Tank and Pumping Station, located in Subic Bay Freeport, serves two seaside barangays that benefited from SUBICWATER’s recent expansion projects. Water from the Binictican Water Treatment Plant (BWTP) is being stored and pumped to the communities along the Kalaklan Ridge, as well as to the Rizal Street Extension of Barangay […]

SUBICWATER develops water source for New Cabalan

SUBICWATER develops water source for New Cabalan

Did you know that treated water has to travel through nine kilometers of pipeline before it can reach residents in New Cabalan? That is because the hilly barangay gets its supply from the Binictican Water Treatment Plant (BWTP) in the Freeport. Along the stretch of pipeline that connects the two areas are a number of […]

SUBICWATER rolls out new InfoTxt Hotline

SUBICWATER rolls out new InfoTxt Hotline

The company will soon deactivate its two old SMS hotlines in favor of one easy-to-remember mobile number: 0929-1111-444. “This is our new, 24/7 InfoTxt Hotline. If you need help with any water-related concern, text HELP to this number so you can receive the complete list of keywords and features that our text hotline offers,” said […]

Sewerage System to get 3 New Pumps

Sewerage System to get 3 New Pumps

  SUBICWATER’s engineering group is set to replace two pumps in the Central Business District Sewage Treatment Plant (CBD-STP) and another at LS 1813 (lift station) this August. According to the engineering group, it is more cost-effective to completely replace pumps that have reached the end of their productive lifespan than have them repaired or […]

Olongapo gets P54.3-M water system upgrade

Olongapo gets P54.3-M water system upgrade

SHOWER OF BLESSINGS: A resident of Nagbaculao, Barangay Kalaklan gets sprayed with water as Olongapo City Mayor Rolen C. Paulino (leftmost) leads the inauguration rites of Subic Water and Sewerage Co., Inc.’s (SUBICWATER) recently-completed water supply expansion project— one of the three projects worth P54.3 that were activated on Monday. SUBICWATER Chairman Herbert Consunji (fourth from […]