TACLOBAN CITY, June 16 -- The municipal government of Catarman in Northern Samar formally turned over a Level II Potable Water Supply System to the upland village of Imelda on Tuesday, providing residents with safer and more accessible drinking water.

Funded through the Local Government Support Fund-Support to Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP) under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), the project costs PHP5 million and is expected to benefit 1,040 households in the village.

For many years, residents of Imelda village relied primarily on wells for their water needs. Local officials said the new facility would ensure a more reliable supply of safe, potable water and help improve sanitation an...