In Zamboanga City, island folk finally get safe water

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — For years, residents of Barangay Tumalutab Island began their mornings lining up with empty containers, waiting for water deliveries by boat from the city’s mainland. At P50 to P70 per five-gallon container, clean water was a daily financial burden for families in the island barangay. That routine has begun to change.