Programme of the launch and handover of the new water system in Lanao del Sur

Handover ceremony of the Wao Water System

30 March 2021 | 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Barangay Cebuano Group, Wao Lanao del Sur

PART I: Opening

9:00 a.m. Preliminaries

• Invocation (Christian, Muslim)
• National Anthem

9:15 a.m. Welcome Remarks Hon. Ricardo Dusil, ABC President of Local Government Unit – Wao

9:20 a.m. Messages

• Director Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines
• His Excellency Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, Embassy of Japan in the Philippines

9:30 a.m. Symbolical Turn Over

9:45 a.m. Message of Acceptance by Honourable Mayor Elvino B. Balicaon of Wao, Lanao del Sur

9:55 a.m. Messages

• Ms Virginia Berneaza, President, Katutungan Irrigators Association (Community Contractor)
• Ms Vicenta Penecilla, Female Labour Worker/ Beneficiary
• Ms Lydia Rondina, Female Labour Worker/ Beneficiary

10:10 a.m. Video Presentation

10:15 a.m. Keynote Message by the Honourable Minister Romeo K. Sema of the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE) and Chair, Project Advisory and Review Committee (PARC, ILO-Japan Water Project)

10:20 a.m. Closing Message by Honourable Councilor Rolly Caballes of Wao, Lanao del Sur

PART II: Ceremonial opening of the faucet and visit to the local government unit water tank

10:30 a.m. Ribbon cutting and ceremonial opening of faucet by the ILO, Japan Embassy, Community Contractor, A Single Drop for Safe Water (ASDSW), MOLE and local government unit of Wao

10:45 a.m. Visit to the local government unit reservoir site

Master of Ceremonies: A Single Drop for Safe Water