88% of Capiceños have safe drinking water
ROXAS CITY – More than 123,000 households in Capiz have access to safe water supply.
According to Knowledge Center Manager Wilar delos Santos of the Capiz Provincial Planning and Development Office, a total of 126,203 households in the province has access to potable water supply in 2008.
Delos Santos said that the coverage represents 88.59 percent of the 142,450 households of the province last year.
On the other hand, Metro Roxas Water District Commercial Division Manager Lilibeth Arluz disclosed that their water district in Roxas City alone has provided potable drinking water to thousands of Capiceños.
Arluz said that as of May this year, they have registered some 20,215 active water concessionaires in Roxas City, Panay, Ivisan, Panitan and Sigma towns.
Other municipalities in Capiz, like Mambusao, Dumarao, Dumalag, Pontevedra, Pilar and President Roxas, also have their respective water districts that provide access to safe water to their populace.
Arluz also revealed that they are also in the process of conducting a feasibility plan to extend their water services to the towns of Dao and Cuartero. (PIA/Jemin B. Guillermo)