Jose F. Mabanta
MWSS Administrator
2000-2001

Civil Engineer Jose Mabanta earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Santo Tomas, his master’s degree in engineering from Yale University in the United States and a management degree from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). Besides this, Mabanta is also an active lay leader for the Holy Family Church.

Mabanta’s tenure is marked by the competion of the Umiray-Angat Transbasin project, which was built without disturbing the forest cover of the Umiray river watershed, which is now the major source of water for Metro Manila.

He also oversaw the completion of the technical study for the Laiban Dam for Manila Water Supply Project II. This ongoing project is meant to alleviate any water woes in the future. This new dam will straddle the boundaries of the provinces of Rizal and Quezon. The Laiban dam will source its water from the Kaliwa and Kanan rivers.

Orlando Hondrade
MWSS Administrator
2002-2006

Hondrade earned his Bachelo’r’s degree in Civil Engineering from FEATI University in 1975. Prior to his appointment as MWSS administrator in November 2001, Hondrade served as deputy administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) from August to November 2001.

He was also the president of the Philippine Waterworks Association (PWWA), the most prestigious umbrella organization of private and public entities involved in Philippine water supply development.

Lorenzo H. Jamora
MWSS Administrator
2006-present

Before taking the helm of the MWSS, Jamora served as the administrator of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) and a member of the Task Force on Water Resource Management of the Office of the President. He has also served as vice chairman of the Metro Iloilo Water District.

It is now in Jamora’s hands that the ongoing projects and plans for future MWSS projects for additional water supplies and infrastructure have been placed.

Jamora’s task is one of continuity, one in which the MWSS must create new water sources, prudently manage the agency’s resources and optimize its real estate assets.