On a bright Thursday morning (August 17, 2023), the Rotary Club of Meycauayan Uptown (District 3770) led by its president, Ms. Marilyn A. Baldivas, went to Rosario, Batangas, to formally turnover the new “Spring Water Supply System” and the refurbished old storage tanks and wash areas to Palakpak Elementary School, located at Brgy. Palakpak, Rosario, Batangas, in partnership with the
Rotary Club of Rosario (District 3820), our sister club, led by its president, Ms. Edelwena Jogi Espejo Almeron.
The said project was part of GG2346775 “WATER SAVES LIVES IX”, with the following sponsors:
The beneficiary school is located up in the mountainous Brgy. Palakpak, nearly 2 hours away from the Rotary Club of Rosario’s Clubhouse at the town proper, including more than an hour of travel through narrow and dusty rough roads. The group has to ride a jeepney to go through the rough roads, and was fetched by the barangay (village) ambulance for the last stretch of our journey, as they knew the tricky narrow roads just like the back of their hands.
- RC Meycauayan Uptown, D3770, Philippines
- RC St. Louis, D6060, USA
- RC Tokyo Sunrise Shiodome, D2750, Japan
- RC Tokyo Shibuya, D2750, Japan
- RI District 1830, Germany
- RI District 1842, Germany
- RI District 6060, USA
- RI District 3770, Philippines
- RI District 3820, Philippines
Since the school was opened in 1955, students need to bring their own water supply to be used for drinking, and for washing purposes. One living proof of the school’s situation is the incumbent barangay captain (village chief), who is also an
alumnus of Palakpak Elementary School.
Due to the remoteness of the barangay, they still lack a stable water supply, but due to the efforts of the different clubs and RI districts, their water problem is now a thing of the past.
The project consists of a stainless water tank and pipes connected to a spring water supply 6 kilometers away. It’s a free-flowing system, without the need for motorized pumps, which fills the stainless steel tank, and afterwards, will flow down to their old concrete tank below, which was also refurbished as part of the grant.
From now on, the learners and their parents will no longer have to worry about clean water, not just inside the school premises, but also in their community for the years to come.
Article written by Frederick Avel V. Salazar
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