More tourists would love to travel and visit almost everyday the Island of Boracay not only with the most exquisite beach on the country but also because of the cleanliness, safe and potable water. As this number one tourist spot has been undergoing a inclusive transportation program that will make available the island with a 100 percent water supply and sewerage coverage.
This makeover would be the answer to the concerns of the water pollutions as well as to guarantee that water is made readily available to island visitors. With the project started by the by the Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (BIWC), a joint venture company between Manila Water Company, Inc. and the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA). This project taken on in the course of a memorandum of agreement signed by Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Ace Durano and Manila Water Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala as key witnesses, in accordance with the terms and requirements of the 2008 NEDA Joint Venture Guidelines for Government Corporations and the Private Sector.
JV Company would be the responsible for developing and operation with the Boracay Water Supply and Sewerage System (BWSS) in Malay, Aklan. With the amount almost PhP300 million given by the JV Company in which Manila Water’s impartiality donation shall be 80 percent while PTA’s equity contribution shall be 20 percent.
