This facility marks a significant step toward improving access to clean, reliable water for people of the city.
Last Monday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday led an inspection of the Sum-Ag Water Treatment Plant in Bacolod City, where he stressed that safe and dependable water is essential to protecting public health and sustaining economic growth.
Considered one of the largest water treatment facilities in the Negros Island Region, the Sum-Ag Water Treatment Plant also strengthens Bacolod City’s long-term water security, supplying bulk water to the City Water District.
Located in Murcia, Negros Occidental, the facility has a capacity of up to 75 million liters of potable water per day and is expected to benefit around 100,000 households (approximately 500,000 residents) in the said municipality, as well as Bacolod City.
“It is an initiative that represents sound infrastructure planning and responsible investment in our country’s future,” the President Marcos said, adding that working water systems will allow progress.
President Marcos also acknowledged in his speech Tubig Pilipinas Group, Inc., and its subsidiary Bacolod Bulk Water, Inc., as well as the contribution of international expertise.
Having received a PHP1.5 billion investment, which was funded through shareholder equity with participation from Climate Fund Managers and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Marcos said that it also reflects strong confidence in the country’s infrastructure sector.
He added, “It demonstrates our country’s established position to make long-term investments succeed. It is particularly true for those aligned with climate resilience and sustainable development.”
PBBM also emphasized the importance of public-private sector partnerships in addressing the country’s development challenges, telling, “Projects such as the Sum-Ag Water Treatment Plant remind us that as long as we work together, we can transform our communities for the better.”
He added, “It reinforces this administration’s direction to create well-planned, responsibly financed infrastructure for our people.”