Water is Life. The Marinduque Metro Water District envisioned
by Gov. Presby Velasco will be operational 24/7 supplying clean and safe water
to the households.
It will be recalled that Gov. Velasco stressed in his 2019
inaugural speech the need to address the perennial water shortage through a Water Supply System covering the entire
province of Marinduque.
A year later, he reported on the partnership he has entered into with the Province of Palawan through an RDC Sisterhood Agreement to provide
clean, reliable and potable water supply to the communities.
Recently, a team from the Local Water Utilities Administration
(LWUA), together with the provincial government team and the DENR-Provincial
Office conducted a Technical Georesistivity Study and validation in the
identified 32 water sources in Marinduque.
This was undertaken from February
9 to March 2, 2021. Yesterday, an exit conference was held at the
Capitol Convention Center with Gov. Velasco, provincial administrator Vincent
Michael Velasco, LWUA administrator Jeci
Lapus with his team and others involved in the project.
To date, the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)
with support and assistance of House Speaker Lord Allan Q. Velasco included the
project in the GAA for FY 2021 in the amount of Php 433-Million for Phase I.
The remaining fund requirement will be secured from the national government for
FY 2022.
During the RDC Full Council Online Meeting on Sept. 4, 2020
a resolution was passed, “Approving the inclusion of the construction of the
Marinduque Water Supply Project in the RDIP 2017-2022”.
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Hinulugang Taktak Water System
