DA leads national rice awareness month celeb
ANGELES CITY --An official of this city said he will ask the board of the Angeles City Water District (ACWD) to review its water management agreement with Pr i m eWat er.
Former City Councilor Rudy Simeon, who now heads the Angeles City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (ACDRRMO), has been complaining of low pressure of water.
If PrimeWater is failing to provide sufficient potable water to its concessionaires, Simeon said the ACWD should terminate their agreement and look for a better water service firm.
He added that consumers are the ones being affected by the poor service quality of the water firm.
"Calling the attention: PrimeWater Angeles araw araw na lang kung hindi mahina ang tubig wala naman tubig. Sa mga Board of Director ng water district (ACWD) kung ganito kapangit serbisyo ng prime water Angeles paki review ang joint agreement ninyo, Simeon posted in his
Facebook social media account.
"Kung hindi kayang magbigay ng magandang serbisyo i terminate ninyo ang agreement humanap kao ng mahusay na water service provider/investor. Kami nahihirapan mga consumer, buti pa noon," the city's disaster czar added.
Consumers deserve good service from the water company, who keeps on promising to improve the low water pressure issue, according to Simeon.
"Karapatan po natin bilang consumer na mabigyan ng tamang serbisyo. Kaya po susulat ako sa BOD ng ACWD para ma-review ang Joint Venture Agreement," the official said.
"Sa problema po natin sa serbisyo ng tubig ng PrimeWater Angeles, puro pangako lang sila aayusin nila eto ilang buwan nang paghihintay hanggang ngayon ganito pa rin na pangit na water service," he added.
Scores of netizens expressed support to Simeon's call for a review of the ACWDPrimeWater joint agreement.
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— The Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 3 Rice Program led the kick-off ceremony of the National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM) on November 3 at the DA Conference
Room.
Presidential Proclamation No. 524 s. 2004 declared the month of November as NRAM.
With the theme "Be RICEponsibly healthy”, the celebration aims to encourage every Filipino
to do their small sh ar e of RICEponsibility by valuing every grain of rice and eating healthier rice to benefit themselves, other consumers, rice farmers, and the country as a whole.
Regional Executive Director Crispulo G. Bautista, Jr. enjoined DA employees to celebrate the rice-awareness month.
Rice Program Coordinator Lowell Rebillaco presented the month-long celebration activities which includes: Quiz Bee on Rice Matters, and Poster Making Contest along with social media information campaigns and radio plugs.