Pablo Escaño, a resident of Brgy. Villa Milagrosa in Carlos P. Garcia (CPG) municipality in Bohol, recalls a time when because of scarce water supply, they had no choice but to cook rice with salt water. Despite the severity of the water problem in their community though, Escaño is still able to rib about the situation. “At least if we cooked rice with seawater, it would already have a taste,” he said.

There is no better time to open the exhibit “Water: Sustaining Life on Earth” last March 22 with the anticipated Sunday crowd of children and their families visiting the Manila Ocean Park. Seeing colorful water creatures found in the largest aquarium facility in the country inspires a certain sense of pride, which is an ideal sentiment to touch base on when people go on to view the exhibit.