WESTERMAN: Sespene says due to a combination of Metro Manila's rapidly increasing population and the anticipation of an El Nino, a climate pattern that could cause less rain to fall, a water crisis is impending, and there could be a severe shortage by 2027. SESPENE: We still maintain our earlier announcement that there is still enough water supply for Metro Manila this summer season. Just to be clear, there is no water crisis right now. WESTERMAN: That's supervising engineer Delfin Sespene. So NPR visited Manila's Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewage System, a government body, and got an interesting answer.ĭELFIN SESPENE: The water supply remained normal, providing 24/7. WESTERMAN: All of that sounds really scary, right? But when asking around for places to go and experience this shortage in water, my producer and I came up dry. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #3: Around a million Maynilad customers will suffer from extended hours of water service interruptions. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #2: Authorities are addressing the looming threat as millions of Filipinos still suffer from the lack of water supply. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #1: President Bongbong Marcos says there has long been a water crisis in the country. Reporter Ashley Westerman looked into it.ĪSHLEY WESTERMAN, BYLINE: If you consume any media at all here in Manila, you know there is an issue with the water. But if you listen to any news about it, you would think the crisis is already happening. How does a city on an island run out of water? Well, officials in the Manila capital region of the Philippines, home to over 13 million people, have been warning of an impending water crisis for years.
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