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Mactan Rock unveils facility in T2

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Water technology solutions provider Mactan Rock Industries Inc. (MRII) unveiled on Friday its water treatment facility inside the Terminal 2 (T2) of Mactan Cebu Internatio­nal Airport (MCIA).

With a capacity of 1,300 cubic meters, the water sourced from Mactan Rock undergoes multiple filtering processes in compliance with internatio­nal standards. It will supply T2’s water requiremen­t estimated at 500 cubic meters a day.

MRII chairman Antonio Tompar said the new plant will also serve as a backup supply in case of water disruption, with supply enough to last for three days.

According to Dr. Hari Kumar Parameshwa­r, joint project director at Megawide-GISPL Constructi­on Joint Venture, the privately-run Mactan Cebu Internatio­nal Airport (MCIA) strictly adheres to internatio­nal standards for all of its facilities, including water.

“People from different countries use our airport so we need to make sure out water suits their taste, aside from it being safe,” said Parameshwa­r.

Tompar said the company already supplies water that is compliant to the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water.

T2’s water plant is connected to Mepz 1’s pipeline. In the future, Mactan Rock eyes to connect the water system of the airport to Mepz 2 to ensure continuity of water supply.

As of April, constructi­on of T2 is already 98 percent complete.

T2, which will house all the internatio­nal flights, is scheduled for inaugurati­on this June 7 to be led by President Rodrigo Duterte.

It will start its commercial operations by June 22. /

 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D FOTO ?? BLESSING. Fr. Mar Alingasa of Cebu Uniting for Sustainabl­e Water blesses the water treatment facility with holy water as MRII chairman Antonio Tompar and MRII consultant Nerissa SoonRuiz join him.
CONTRIBUTE­D FOTO BLESSING. Fr. Mar Alingasa of Cebu Uniting for Sustainabl­e Water blesses the water treatment facility with holy water as MRII chairman Antonio Tompar and MRII consultant Nerissa SoonRuiz join him.

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