QUIRINO, Isabela – While many far-flung areas in the country still lack access to clean
drinking water, a local water refilling and bottling station is helping close this gap by
supplying potable water in Isabela.
MHD Water Bottling Station was established in 2008 when Spouses Eddie and Marites Dalit
discovered a deep well on their 3-hectare agricultural property. Water sourced from the
well passed the regulatory standards for alkaline drinking water safe for human
consumption.
Spouses Dalit saw this as a business opportunity to supplement their income, but more
importantly, to expand access to clean and safe drinking water in their town.
“Bukod sa dagdag na income para sa aming pamilya, gusto rin naming ibahagi ang
blessing na ito sa aming kapwa,” said Marites.
In 2009, Eddie and Marites expanded their business by operating their own alkaline water
refilling station, bringing potable water closer to the residents of the 4 th class municipality
of Quirino and nearby towns. Following its success, they decided to further expand into
water bottling to accommodate more customers in the region.
To finance their business expansion, Spouses Dalit sought the assistance of the Land Bank
of the Philippines (LANDBANK), which has been providing credit assistance to support their
palay and corn trading business for over 20 years.
“Matagal na kaming LANDBANK client at masasabi ko na talagang maaasahan ang
kanilang serbisyo,” said Marites.
LANDBANK approved a P4.5-million loan to partially finance the acquisition of alkaline
water production and processing equipment, including the purchase of an automatic bottle
rinsing, filling, capping, and labelling machine.
necessary equipment to expand their business into an alkaline water bottling station. The
equipment includes an automatic bottle rinsing, filling, capping, and labelling machine which
can produce about 5,000 bottles of alkaline water per day.
With their business expansion, Eddie and Marites made their alkaline water more
accessible to remote communities, since bottled water is easier to transport and distribute
around the Province.
The MHD Water Bottling Station is able to produce around 5,000 bottles of alkaline water
per day, which are delivered to 10 schools in Isabela, as well as government and private
offices, and sold to walk-in customers in their station in Brgy. Santo Domingo.
Through their distributors, they are also able to supply drinking water to nine other towns
and cities in Isabela and Cagayan, including Gamu, Delfin Albano, Tumauini, and
Naguilian, among others.
“Napakalaki ng naitulong ng LANDBANK sa amin. Salamat sa kanila at napalago namin ang
aming negosyo,” said Marites.
LANDBANK continues to provide accessible credit support to micro, small and medium
enterprises (MSMEs), as part of its commitment to assist key economic sectors towards
building stronger and more inclusive local communities.
As of end-April 2023, LANDBANK has extended P50.1 billion in outstanding loans to over
6,000 MSMEs nationwide.
