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Cebu Water Tariff (MCWD) — tiered residential rate

The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) residential tariff: the minimum charge for the first 10 cubic metres and the per-cubic-metre rate for each consumption tier above it, dated to the effective resolution.

as of 2026-04 coverage 2026-04 Cebu, PH On revision (hard staleness 12 months)

The data

Cebu Water Tariff (MCWD) — tiered residential rate — full published rows.
periodeffective_dateminimum_for_10_cu_m_phptier2_per_cu_m_phptier3_per_cu_m_phptier4_per_cu_m_phpsource
2026-04 2026-04-01 259.16 28.64 33.71 82.52 https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2026/03/28/2517432/mcwd-implement-last-10-tranche-rate-hike

Provenance & limitations

Source. MCWD via Philstar / The Freeman — final 10% tranche, effective 2026-04-01 . Method. Transcribed from the MCWD rate resolution as reported by primary Cebu news sources, dated to the effective date. One row per tariff revision.

Known limitations — published as a feature, not a footnote:

  • Residential tariff; commercial and bulk rates differ.
  • Single revision on record — a longitudinal series begins at the next tariff change.

Full source hierarchy, the per-figure dating rule, and the no-fabrication discipline that governs the longitudinal series: /methodology.

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Citation

LiveInPH. "Cebu Water Tariff (MCWD) — tiered residential rate" (2026-04). LiveInPH, https://liveinph.com/data/cebu-water-tariff. Accessed 2026. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Where this data is used

The guides that read this series. Each one carries the same figures, dated the same way.

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