Metro Pacific Water (MPW) has taken over the water distribution system in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, as an interim operator to address a water supply crisis affecting over 250,000 residents.

The city of San Jose del Monte in Bulacan province has declared a state of calamity as over 40,000 households grapple with a severe water crisis.

Metro Pacific Water, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, has taken over as the interim operator of the San Jose del Monte, Bulacan water district, replacing PrimeWater.

PrimeWater lost its court temporary restraining order bids in Bulacan and Las Piñas, following the San Jose del Monte city government's takeover of its local water district in May due to widespread water service interruptions.