Farmers association in Quezon province manages their own potable water supply

June 24, 2023, 9:00 am

CPWASH MOA signing between the DAR Quezon II Provincial Office, the Municipal local government unit (MLGU) of Tagkawayan, Quezon, and the Mabaang Bamban Didiclim Farmers’ Association Inc. that will provide access to safe potable water supply in Brgy. Bamban, Tagkawayan, Quezon.

Members of the Mabaang Bamban Didiclim Farmers’ Association Inc. (MBDFA) in Sitio Mabaang, barangay Bamban in Quezon province will soon manage their own potable water supply with the recent signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Agrarian Reform launching the Community Managed Potable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (CPWASH) project in the area.

Ma. Gemma A. Esguerra, DAR-Quezon II Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II, said the CPWASH Project is a DAR innovative approach project, in partnership with the local government units (LGUs), which provides safe, clean, and accessible water for the families of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the countryside.

Esquerra said that to date, this launch marks the 10th CPWASH project that the DAR in Quezon II has implemented since 2013. It is estimated that 500 ARB households across the province have already benefited from this project.

CPWASH MOA signing between the DAR Quezon II Provincial Office, the Municipal local government unit (MLGU) of Tagkawayan, Quezon, and the Mabaang Bamban Didiclim Farmers’ Association Inc. that will provide access to safe potable water supply in Brgy. Bamban, Tagkawayan, Quezon.

“For this year, MBDFA will be the recipient of the CP-WASH project, where more than 80 ARB households and residents from barangay Bamban will benefit,” Esquerra said.

Esguerra said the project involves an estimated amount of Php135,000.00, wherein the DAR will provide the para-engineers with logistical and technical skills training, while the barangay LGU and MBDFA will contribute manpower and labor.

“The MLGU is expected to provide the materials and support to facilitate the replication of the project in other areas which need potable water,” she added.

Bamban Vice Mayor Liwanag, on behalf of Mayor Luis Oscar T. Eleazar and Tagkawayan LGU, expressed his gratitude to the DAR for this initiative, stating that the project also falls under the priorities of the municipality to provide water security.

Based on the buy-in session and site validation, the identified water sanitation facilities are to be installed in Sitio Mabaang, barangay Bamban including three (3) bio-sand filters and three (3) iron-removal filters.

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