DAVAO CITY -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) allotted a total of P14 million for the Potable Water System Projects in three villages in the town of Manay, Davao Oriental.
This was bared by Davao Oriental Provincial Information Officer Karen Lou Deloso, who said the three barangays that will benefit from the project are Central, Holy Cross and San Ignacio which reportedly have no access for drinking water.
Governor Nelson Dayanghirang lauded the DILG support as these new water systems are worthy investments in addressing the long-running struggle of the people in these barangays, which is lack of adequate water supply.
According to Deloso, the new water systems are set to provide residents many advantages in empowering communities.
DILG Provincial Director Yvette Sunga said that with the water system, residents can save a lot of time as they no longer have to bear the burden of fetching water several kilometers away. Students will have plenty of time to study and will no longer be late for school. Households no longer have to buy water from refilling stations, she said.
Aside from easy access, water coming from these water systems is guaranteed safe for drinking, helping consumers avoid water-borne diseases.
Sunga said that she encouraged residents to help make it sustainable in order to continue to benefit people in the future.
Barangay Central, which consists of Manay’s largest population with about 10,000 households, will soon have a level three water system amounting to P10 million funded under the DILG’s 2016 Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Program (SALINTUBIG).
This type of water system will directly channel water to the residents’ homes. Level two water systems are also set for construction in the villages of Holy Cross and San Ignacio, earmarked with a budget of P2 million each, funded under the DILG’s Performance Challenge Fund as reward to the province for passing last year’s Seal of Good Local Governance for its exemplary performance in practically all aspects of governance.
Manay Mayor Antero Dayanghirang urged the residents to help protect the pipes and distribution lines and discouraged illegal tapping of water that would contaminate water from the source.
The mayor pointed that the communities’ involvement is needed in ensuring the projects’ successful implementation.
For the projects’ sustainability, the Provincial and the Municipal Government plans to establish an Economic Enterprise Office for the proper management and operation of the water distribution when the projects are completed. (Armando Fenequito Jr/PNA
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