Manila, Dec. 20 -- Water services in Barangay Tumana, Marikina City were finally restored on Saturday after Mayor Maan Teodoro settled PHP15 million in initial payment to Manila Water.

Mayor Teodoro, alongside Marikina 1st District Rep. Marcy Teodoro and members of the City Council, went to the Manila Water office in Tumana to hand over the cheque.

"Ngayong araw ay nagbayad tayo ng PHP15 million sa Manila Water bilang initial payment upang agarang ma-reconnect ang water services ng nasa 3,000 residents ng Barangay Tumana (Today, we paid PHP15 million to Manila Water for the immediate reconnection of water services to about 3,000 residents of Barangay Tumana)," Teodoro said in a statement.

After paying, Teodoro and the council members a...