Councilor Louie John Bonguyan, chair of the Committee on Water and Energy and Committee on Housing of the City Council, called some developers in Davao City to secure necessary permits and provide homeowners with potable water 24/7.
“Ang problema nato kaning mga developers na they have their own water supply nga nag extract, nag drill ug tubig, and then gi-distribute sa ilang mga homeowners. Ang lain lang ana is kung naay problema ang ilahang homeowners asa muadto? Sa amoa, sa city especially kining mga badlungon na mga developers nga nag drill ug nag extract ug namaligya ug tubig nga wala pa tanan certificates from the national,” Bonguyan said on Tuesday.
Bonguyan said these mid and high-end developers usually start drilling after securing a certificate from the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) and once they get a Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) for water supply, they can distribute water without the city knowing.
“My point is dapat seguro all developers need to secure necessary permits para muhatag ug tubig ug para makabalo ang NWRB nga naga supply sila ug tubig in their subdivisions. Ang problema pa ana they are not supplying potable water. Dili pa mainum ang ilahang tubig,” he added.
Bonguyan urged these developers to provide sufficient potable water to their clients or homeowners and must secure a certificate of the standards of drinking water, a laboratory test result from the NWRB that their water is potable, and certificates from the Department of Health (DOH) and the City Health Office (CHO).
“Pag mahatag na nila okay wala tay problema ana. But once na magkaproblema ug mureklamo sa city ang homeowners na dili potable ang ilahang tubig na ginahatag, kana maglalis ta ana,” he said.
