“Through our partnership with the Philippine government, more than 1.3 million Filipinos have gained access to improved sanitation and over 1.5 million more now have access to safe and clean drinking water,” said US Ambassador Sung Y. Kim in his keynote address during the finale ceremony of US Agency for International Development’s (Usaid) Water Security for Resilient Economic Growth and Stability Project (Be Secure).
To celebrate World Water Day, Ambassador Kim joined Philippine government representatives to celebrate the success of Be Secure, a P966-million program that increased access to safe water and sanitation in the Visayas and Mindanao regions.
Initiated in 2013, Be Secure implemented a 4-year partnership between Usaid and the Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways to promote good governance, improve access to water and sanitation, and enhance resilience to variances in weather and climate trends in the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Zamboanga and in the provinces of Basilan, Maguindanao and Leyte. During the ceremony, Usaid also awarded warranties for water systems at ten sites, including schools and health clinics. These warranties will cover the cost of possible damage from future typhoons and floods. (pr)
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