BAGUIO
CITY -- The local water refillers
group marked last week its seventh year with a review of its records in
corporate social responsibility and partnership with government agencies to
maintain clean, safe and affordable water to the community.
“Profit
should be secondary (to safe quality), as unpurified water may mean fund drain
(to consumers who would need medical care as a result),” newly installed
president, Engr. Florencio Cardenas told members of the Baguio
Association of Purified and Mineral Water Refillers at their installation of
officers last June 1.
City
health officer, Dr. Florence Reyes who served as guest
speaker attributed the BAPMWR’s effectiveness in
providing clean and affordable water to its being “ one of the most
organized water refillers associations in the Philippines”.
“Our
water stations are part of our clean barangays,” she told the members also led
by out-going president, lawyer Nellie Olairez who now serves as
ex-oficio member of the board after steering the group for the past seven
years.
As
reflected in Olairez’s report, the refillers had, over the years, supported
environmental and humanitarian causes such as the fund drives of the Baguio
Regreening Movement and the Red Cross, aside from delivery of 25,000 bottles of
drinking water for various editions of the “Panagbenga” flower festival.
Other
beneficiaries of the social fund, including pass-the-hat collection s from
members, include the BomboRadyo bloodletting program, Cancer Volunteer Group,
Northern Luzon Association for the Blind, members of the association and their
kin for hospitalization and death benefits.
“Her
imprint would be hard to duplicate,” Cardenas said of the leadership of Olairez
who also initiated activities to ensure the safety and purity of
water being processed by refilling stations of BAPMWR members.
Among
the quality standard activities institutionalized by the group are annual
inspection of all water refilling stations in coordination with the Baguio
Health Department and publication of the results and annual water
operator’s course conducted by the B HD’s sanitation division so refilling
station owners could comply with provisions of the Sanitation Code of the
Philippines.
The
group has been a year-ender nominee of the Baguio Midland Courier in 2009 as
advocate of safe and clean water. Other officers inducted by Engr. Candido de
los Santos, head of the Sanitation Division of the BHD, were city councilor
NicasioAliping – vice-president, Mila Obillo – secretary, LeonilaEndrano –
assistant secretary, Molses Co – treasurer, TeresitaEstacio – asst. treasurer,
PuritaJucutan – auditor, David Abad – public relations officer, Alejandro Agpes
and Jose Dipasupil – business managers.
The
board of trustees is composed of lawyer ZosimoAbratique, Estrella de Ayre,
LuzvimindaOnia and Peter Saguilot.
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