Since Boracay is
an island and is surrounded by water, therefore the water supply service is expensive.
This is one of
the reasons that the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority
(TIEZA) have cited relating to the topic that, under the Boracay Island Water
Company (BIWC), Boracay has the most expensive tariff in water service charges.
This is the
response of Atty. Marites Alvares, Officer In-Charge of TIEZA Regulatory in
Boracay.
This was one of
the identified causes for the increased rates as the water source is quite
distant and they have to dig to set their pipelines to Boracay from the
mainland, particularly the Nabaoy River.
For this reason,
she said, TIEZA and the BIWC needs to invest for the project in order to
deliver quality service and clean water to Boracay, which is the center of
tourism not only for Malay and Aklan but as well as the whole country.
Alvares added
that Boracay is not even or just a plane area, and there are higher grounds where
they need to put up a pumping station.
The explanation
was stated by the Lawyer in front of the BIWC consumers during the Hearing yesterday.
This is in
relation to the company’s planned increase in water service tariff which has
reached up to 35.4%.
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