Mosqueda welcomes initial P5.9M LWUA aid for Estancia water system
The Municipality of Estancia, Iloilo’s northernmost town got a huge chunk of the water-system project of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA).
With some P25 million in allocated budget, the LWUA now sent an initial P5.9 million to start off ground works here after months of diligent follow-up and representation by Mayor Restituto Mosqueda.
“Our project is now a reality… improvement of Estancia’s water system will be successfully undertaken under my administration. This is one project that I know will benefit the people now and in the future,” Mayor Mosqueda happily shared. “Imagine the hundreds of families and thousands of lives who stand to benefit in this project.”
With LWUA’s grant, the town worked on its counterpart of P5 million by securing a government loan of lowest interest yet highest in return. Considered a “soft loan,” the P5 million is payable in a ten-year period.
“This will really translate into the delivery of efficient basic services expected of us as public servants,” Mosqueda added.
To recall, Mosqueda in June welcomed to Estancia LWUA Administrator Prospero Pichay. LWUA for its part has since intensified government efforts to stabilize water system in the country as it reached out here.
The LWUA under Pichay’s helm has been instrumental in aggressive rehabilitation and construction of water supply projects nationwide. Focused has since been made on provincial areas and those dubbed as “waterless municipalities.”
In the case of Estancia, development and influx of investments have caused Mayor Mosqueda to seek further outside help in order to address the town’s growing needs.
Mosqueda’s efforts has now paid off with the LWUA coming in with the P25 million water supply development program.
“We need the repair and rehabilitation of our existing water system here and LWUA’s support will greatly improve and increase our capability. We are faced with similar concerns of other local government units on the lack of sufficient water supply. With Chairman Pichay’s intervention and response to our need, I am confident that we will soon realize the full potential of Estancia water system. This is good news for us all especially our investors,” Mayor Mosqueda then told The News Today (TNT).
To note, the LWUA has completed the construction of water supply projects in forty-five provincial areas at overall cost of P 239 million.
Pichay in his media pronouncements said the completed projects were part of the 220 water supply system development projects that LWUA has targeted for completion this year.
“The completed projects involved the further improvement or expansion of water supply systems of the beneficiary water districts. A few projects were also for the rehabilitation of water systems of certain water districts in Iloilo province that were damaged by Typhoon Frank and other recent destructive typhoons,” Chairman Pichay added. “Generally, the projects involved the development of additional surface or groundwater sources; the construction of water impounding, pumping and storage facilities with provision for water treatment or disinfection; the installation of transmission and distribution lines as well as metered household individual service connections and fire hydrants for fire-fighting and other emergencies.”
In Iloilo, LWUA projects were implemented in Lemery, Calinog, Duenas, Dumarao, Miag-ao, Janiuay and Tubungan. Elsewhere in the Panay Island was a LWUA project in Pandan, Antique and Nabas, Aklan.