Vira Vira Announces No Penalty, No Surcharge Policy During ECQ
Vira Vira was established in the late 1980s with the assistance of the Department of Agrarian Reform and the World Bank.
The Vira Vira Rural Waterworks and Sanitation Association, Inc. (Vira Vira RWSAI) of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte has announced that no penalty and no surcharges will be applied on late payments during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period.
Jojo V. Constantino, general manager of Vira Vira, said the cancellation of penalties and surcharges is their way to help ease the pain brought by the present health crisis.
Jojo V. Constantino, general manager of Vira Vira, said the cancellation of penalties and surcharges is their way to help ease the pain brought by the pandemic.
“The implementation of this policy may even be prolonged depending on the situation in the following weeks,” he said.
Constantino explained that water meter readings will still be done but due dates will be extended.
“Even during the ECQ, we will still respond to complaints and emergency cases to ensure steady water supply,” he added.
Vira Vira RWSAI was established in the late 1980s with the assistance of the Department of Agrarian Reform – Ilocos Norte and the water and sanitation program of the World Bank.Before the establishment of Vira Vira, barangays Subec, Saguigui, Baduang, Burayoc and Saud in Pagudpud had poor barangay water system which even forced many residents to fetch drinking water from a “bubon-bubon” – a hole dug at the riverbank.
At present, Vira Vira is supplying potable water to 6,000 residents of the said barangays. But such number is expected to greatly increase upon the implementation of their expansion plans.
