Manila, Sept. 16 -- The municipality of Banna in Ilocos Norte is making safe, clean, and potable water available for all its villages through a reverse osmosis water filtration system.

According to Mayor Mary Chrislyn Abadilla, the water purifier technology has so far been installed in six of the municipality's 20 villages: Bugasi, Caestebanan, Sinamar, Bomitog, Imelda, and Caribquib.

"The local government unit of Banna wants to ensure that every Bannatiran has free drinking water," Abadilla said in a statement Tuesday, assuring residents that the installation in other villages will follow soon.

The installation of the reverse osmosis water filtration system is part of the local government's continuing advocacy to level up healthcare s...