Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko on March 13 signed a grant contract for the project titled 'The Construction of Rainwater Tanks to Provide Safe Water Supply and Sanitary Education to Prevent Infectious Diseases in Bohol with Frequent Droughts' with Japanese non-governmental organization (NGO) Ikaw-Ako. The total grant amounting to P10 million will be funded under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects.

With few large rivers in the rural areas of Bohol, residents struggle daily to access safe water. This project aims to improve the health and sanitation conditions of the locals in the rural areas of Bohol by constructing water supply systems that reuse rainwater, establishing a management network for it, and providing hygiene education.