DOST installs solar-powered water system for Romblon's farthest island
Published January 14, 2021, 4:36 PM Romblon’s farthest island municipality, whose residents rely on rainwater and deep wells as their water source, now has a solar-powered water pumping system with a filtration and treatment facility installed through a program led by Department of Science and Technology-MIMAROPA (DOST-MIMAROPA). (Photo from DOST-MIMAROPA / MANILA BULLETIN) Concepcion, considered a Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA), is the farthest island municipality in the province with nine barangays which has been suffering from limited access to safe and adequate wa...