KALIBO, Aklan – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry -Kalibo is urging the Sanguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to conduct a legislative inquiry into the allegedly poor water services being supplied by the Metro Kalibo Water District (MKWD).
PCCI-Kalibo president Ramel Buncalan said that businessmen in the province, being serviced by the MKWD, are perennially suffering from an apparent shortage of water supply.
“The PCCI is an accredited business organization of the SP. We hope that the SP will look into the concerns of the businessmen in the province,” he said.
A copy of the board resolution is being distributed among the members of the board of directors for signature. The copy will then be submitted to the SP at the Aklan Provincial Capitol.
“We have been experiencing low water supply since July 2018,” he added.
For his part, MKWD general manager Atty. Edmund Peralta said, over the recent inquiry, during the Sanguniang Bayan of Kalibo’s session held at Magsaysay Park, they admit they are experiencing a water shortage in the province.
“The MKWD has come unprepared with around 15,000 new water connections. Most of the new water connections were those of the housing projects who were victims of typhoon ‘Yolanda.’ We expect to fix the water shortage around two years from now,” Peralta said.
The housing projects mentioned are those provided by the National Housing Authority in the towns of New Washington and Kalibo.
The MKWD serves concessionaires in the towns of Kalibo, Numancia, Balete, Banga, New Washington and Batan towns./PN
