Solar-powered water system serves 700 households in Pangasinan

A resident refills water for P5 per gallon in Barangay Lepa, Malasiqui, Pangasinan in this undated photo. (PNA photo by Hilda Austria)

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan — A solar-powered water system with reverse osmosis capacity has been benefiting some 700 households in Barangay Lepa and neighboring villages, providing potable drinking water for just P5 per gallon.

Barangay Captain Mark Escat said the water system has been the source of potable drinking water for residents.

“It is very helpful to all of us. It cuts costs since water refill here is only P5 per gallon,” Escat said in an interview on Monday.

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