A total of 33,966 households experiencing water shortage in Bacolod due to the drought caused by El Niño availed of water rationing in April.
A summary report released by the city government on Saturday showed water supply was distributed to households in 18 of 61 barangays in Bacolod City.
“An average of 1,550 households were served daily with up to 36,642 liters of water,” the report submitted by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office showed.
A total of 663,500 liters were distributed to Barangays 27, 29, 30, 31, 40, Alijis, Bata, Cabug, Estefania, Felisa, Handumanan, Mandalagan, Mansilingan Singcang-Airport, Sum-ag, Tangub, Taculing and Villamonte.
The highest volume of water was delivered to Barangay Handumanan, equivalent to 27.7 percent of the total water distributed last month, followed by Mansilingan, 14.3 percent; and Villamonte, 12.9 percent.*