Editing Metro Manila (section)

===Electricity and water===
{{Further|Water privatization in Metro Manila}}
[[File:Metro Manila Water Zones.svg|thumb|upright|Water zones for Metro Manila and the surrounding areas. [[Maynilad Water Services]] operates in the red areas while [[Manila Water]] operates in the blue areas.]]

[[Meralco]] is the sole electric distributor of Metro Manila. It generates its power from the [[National Power Corporation]] and other independent power producers in [[Luzon]]. The [[Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System]] (MWSS) was responsible for the supply and delivery of potable water and the sewerage system in Metro Manila. It was [[Water privatization in Metro Manila|privatized in 1997]] and the region and its immediate surrounding areas were split into the east and west concession. The winning corporations provide the same function of MWSS.

The [[Maynilad Water Services]] took over the west zone, which is composed of [[Manila]] (excluding the southeastern part of the city), [[Caloocan]], [[Las Piñas]], [[Malabon]], [[Muntinlupa]], [[Navotas]], [[Parañaque]], [[Pasay]] and [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]]. It also operates in some parts of [[Makati]] and [[Quezon City]]. [[Manila Water]] operates on the east zone, comprising the cities of [[Mandaluyong]], [[Marikina]], [[Pasig]], [[Pateros]], [[San Juan, Metro Manila|San Juan]] and [[Taguig]]. It also operates in large areas of Makati and Quezon City and the southeastern part of Manila, which was excluded from the west zone.

For garbage hauling, the region spent ₱4.221&nbsp;billion ($93.855&nbsp;million) in 2013. Quezon City spent the most at ₱994.59&nbsp;million ($22.115&nbsp;million) while Pateros, the region's only municipality, spent the least money on garbage at ₱9.478&nbsp;million ($210,747).<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 6, 2014 |title=Metro Manila spent P4.2B to get rid of 2013 garbage |work=Rappler |url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/71151-garbage-hauling-expenses-metro-manila |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222221547/http://www.rappler.com/nation/71151-garbage-hauling-expenses-metro-manila |archive-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref>