Bacolod City Water District officials inaugurated Saturday its P3.6 million waterline extension at the Kabugwason Relocation Site in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, which is expected to serve a thousand households in the area.
The vital facility aims to serve the people of Kabugwason who have been suffering from the lack of access to potable and clean water for years. BACIWA general manager Julie Ann Carbon said they are helping the residents in the area with the support of their Board of Directors because two years ago, while on the way to Barangay Felisa, she saw two men getting water from a leak in their mainline just across the entrance to the relocation site. She said the men appealed to be allowed to get water because it is very difficult for them to fetch water with pails. BACIWA also provide the Kabugwason Elementary School free waterline installation so school children can have access to clean water. School principal Ma. Fe Toledo thanked BACIWA for providing the school with free water. Councilor Em Ang said water is a basic need and school children should have safe potable drinking water. Councilor El Cid Familiaran said he will find ways of supporting the monthly bills of the schools through his civic organization. Jenelyn Gemora, BACIWA Engineering Department manager, said Kabugwason residents spend P800 to P1,200 a month for their water consumption. With this project, they will only spend P210 to P600 a month. BACIWA also celebrated the global hand-washing day Saturday, joining the 200 countries in the world and demonstrated the proper way of hand washing to the school children. Present were BACIWA directors Lawrence Villanueva, Greg Gasataya, Cecile Henares and Maida Torre, Councilors Al Victor Espino, Homer Bais, Catalino Alisbo, Roberto Rojas, El Cid Familiaran, Carlos Jose Lopez and Executive Assistant Sammy Montoyo.*CGS Visayan Daily Star
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