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Pagadian
City WD's "A Million Trees Project"
Pagadian
City WD has embarked on an ambitious tree planting project
to protect and enhance its Manga Spring watershed. It has
received an astonishing level of support from the Pagadian
City-based organizations and residents alike.
The
Rise of Surigao Metro WD to LWUA's Most Outstanding Water
District in 2006
Becoming
the country's overall best managed and most excellent performing
water district will never be an easy fate to achieve. But
to the officials and personnel of the Surigao Metropolitan
Water District doing the best in their respective jobs has
become second nature to them. They attribute this individual
and corporate character to the tradition started by the
original board of directors and set of officers.
Camarines Norte WD: Socializing water supply
The Local Water Utilities
Administration (LWUA) recently commended the Camarines Norte
Water District (CNWD) for its mass socialized water supply
program citing that it could serve as a model for other
water districts in their bid to provide piped potable water
to thousand of generally poor families living the far-flung,oftentimes
Inaccessible rural hinterland and isolated island communities
in the country.
Davao:
It's got a world-class water supply system
Over
the recent years, this major Southern Philippines city has
been gaining international acclaims and recognitions, foremost
of which are its distrinctions as the largest in terms of
land area, one of the most livable and environment-friendly
cities and top eco-tourism destinations in the Asia-Pacific
region. But it also ranks No. 1 in the listing of the top
50 water utilties in the Asia-Pacific region in the Asian
Development Bank's Second Water Utilities Data Book in 1997,
sharing top ranking with water utilities of Singapore and
Johor Bahru of Malaysia.
Davao
City Water District's success story
A
long time ago, the old Davaoeños relied on mother
nature - the Davao river and the rain for their water needs.
Since these were not enough, the first waterworks system
came about in 1921, called the Sales Waterworks System.
Demand for more potable water proportionately grew with
the increasing population. In 1973, Davao City Water District
was created. A few years ago it ranked No.1 in the listing
of the top 50 water utilties in the Asia-Pacific region
in the Asian Development Bank's Second Water Utilities Data
Book, sharing top ranking with the water utilities of Singapore
and Johor Bahru of Malaysia.
Legaspi
City Water District: The country's top utility in 2003
On
the strength of its excellent operational performance in the
provision and delivery of potable piped water supply to its
concessionaires last year, the Legazpi City Water District
(LCWD), water system operator of Albay's capital, has been
declared recently as the country's Most Outstanding Water
District.
Cagayan
de Oro City WD: RP's pioneer water district reaches another
milestone
Strange
but true, the water district of Cagayan de Oro City holds
the distinction not only of being the first to be established
in the county but also of coming in existence ahead of the
Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), the national
government agency created to minister to the development
needs of all water districts thirty years ago.
San
Jose Del Monte City WD: Public service first and foremost
While
still many parts of Metro Manila are hobbling from the lack
of piped potable water, it may be hard to believe that just
across the metropolis's northeastern borders, a relatively
new city is enjoying the boon of round-the-clock piped potable
water supply service.
Twelve
Lessons from the Success Story of Binmaley Water District
It
happens to be the Binmaley Water District, the two-time
awardee as Outstanding Water District in the Medium category
nationwide (2001-2003) and a close, very close runner-up
to the Legaspi City Water District for the top plum as the
country's Most Outstanding Water District for the past calendar
year with LCWD getting the verdict by the proverbial skin
of the teeth.
Dagupan
City's island water supply project
The
Dagupan City Water District has successfully extended potable
piped water service to four island barangays of Dagupan
City through a network of underwater pipelines--- the first
of its kind and proportion to be undertaken in Northern
Luzon or in the country for that matter.
Tagkawayan:
small but best
In
the last LWUA-Water District Forum held in Tagaytay City,
Tagkawayan Water District (TWD), operator of the water supply
system of Tagkawayan, Quezon since 1980, was adjudged as
the country’s Outstanding Water District in the Small
WD Category. It was the second time it was given the honor,
the first coming in 1995.
Bacacay's
magnificent comeback
While the contemporary annals of the
country's provincial water utilities development and management
have been pockmarked by stories of rise from obscurity and
of great comebacks, very few among the ranks of small water
districts could rival or parallel that achieved in Bacacay,
a seaside town in Albay flanked by the bustling Legaspi
and fast -emerging Tabaco cities.
Sindangan:
In a silent stride for socio-economic progress
For
years, this town has been silently but successfully striving
for socio-economic stability and progress such that it is
now a candidate for cityhood, potentially the third city
to be declared in the province after Dipolog and Dapitan
City.
Sta.Rosa
(Nueva Ecija) WD: Stepping out of the shadows
Three things are possible when a community
sits next to a big, progressive urban center. Either it
gets carried into the stream of progress or it gets left
behind in its wake. Or it is forced to develop on its own
notwithstanding the geographical proximity,. like what Sta.
Rosa, Nueva Ecija did.
Adequate
safe water: Fuel to peace and progress in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
The mere mention of
Tawi-Tawi conjures in the minds of many Filipinos an image
of a faraway, seabound province largely wallowing in poverty
and crawling with all sorts of lawless elements from cut-throat
pirates and bandits to rebels of various causes and persuasions.The
image is of course inaccurate and unfair as the common public
perception of any province and community in the South, for
by and large, the people, local government and other sectors
of the province have been taking every effort and persevering
to attain their long desired peace, stability and development.
Bicol
utilities invest in environmental projects to ensure potable
water supply
Due to its geological
location, the Bicol region is vulnerable to acts of nature
like volcano eruptions and drought. But lately, because
of the galloping growth in regional population and commerce
it is also becoming more and more vulnerable to irresponsible
human acts like deforestation and pollution.
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