Water Supply - Santo Rosario, Antique - Philippines
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silverquill
N 11° 44.854 E 122° 04.050
51P E 398391 N 1298808
This water supply system in the small village of Santa Rosario, Philippines, was a joint project of the Japan Asian Friendship Society and Rotary International District 2600.
Waymark Code: WMB5BR
Location: Philippines
Date Posted: 04/07/2011
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Santo Rosario is a small village on the north bank of the Bugang River in the Province of Antique, on the island of Panay in the Philippines.
Access to the village is via an unpaved road from the main coastal highway, or via boat up the Bugang River. There is a cooperative here where bags, baskets, and hats woven from the local reeds are sold.
The water supply is located at the central market area, with a working hand pump.
The Bugang River has won numerous national and international awards as the cleanest inland waterway in the Philippines.
JAFS - PWFP
THIS WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
IS MADE POSSIBLE BY JAPAN
ASIAN FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY IN
COOPERATION WITH ROTARY
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 2600
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN
1995-1996