Maynilad engineers win innovation contest

Engineers of Maynilad Water Services Inc. won in the recently concluded 2017 IdeaSpace Startup Competition of IdeaSpace Foundation — a nonprofit organization which aims to help budding technology entrepreneurs develop innovations and transform these into businesses.

Maynilad engineers Edison Bao, Edwin Ryan Tsai, Alvin Borral and Cristopher Ganal won with their entry “Quick Construct Chamber,” an underground steel chamber that can be assembled and installed quickly to enclose pipe accessories during construction.

It bested 377 other ideas from all over the Philippines, earning for the Maynilad engineers P1 million worth of funding, training and services.