The World Water Day is an international observance which highlights water as the cornerstone for sustainable development and the power of water in transforming people’s lives. Metropolitan Tuguegarao Water District celebrates this year’s World Water Day with the theme “Accelerating Change” through conducting series of activities. One of these activities is the On-The-Spot Poster Making Contest, an activity which aims to engage students to share their thoughts on the power of water and its effect through the use of their artistic talents.

The On-The-Spot Poster Making Contest was conducted on March 16, 2023 at the Audio-Visual Room, 3rd Floor MTWD Building, Main Avenue, San Gabriel Village, Tuguegarao City. The participants of the event consisted of twelve (12) Grade 8 students from nine (9) schools from Tuguegarao City two (2) schools from Solana, Cagayan and one (1) school from Piat, Cagayan. The affair started at exactly 9’ o clock in the morning. The participants were given two (2) hours to come up with their entry that shall capture the theme “Accelerating Change” using the materials provided by the District. The twelve entries were judged by the General Manager and Board of Directors of MTWD using the following criteria: Creativity and Presentation (40%), Originality (30%) and Relevance to the Theme (30%). Before the proclamation of winners, our very own General Manager, Engr. Miller C. Tanguilan, CESE delivered his message for everyone.

The winners for the On -The-Spot Making are as follows: 1 st place-Franz Gabriel Baggayan from Linao National High School with a prize of P5,000, 2nd place-Al-mina Nassma Balacano from Cagayan National High School with a prize of P3,000 and 3 rd place-Santiago Turingan from Gosi National High School with a prize of P2,000. All winners were given cash prizes and certificate of recognition while non-winners were given consolation prizes and certificate of participation.