UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST

Caloocan City
College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

STABILIZATION OF SUBGRADE SOIL USING

POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC BOTTLE STRIPS

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for NCE 529 – Thesis 2

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Presented by
Calimag, Jeremias M.
Clement, Jedidiah S.
Ferrer, Robin Michael A.
Moquete, Crissa Mae C.

Engr. Reyman Solas

Thesis Adviser

March 2019
 Revival of Republic Act No. 6716

Water is essential for ensuring the proper function of humans in daily life. Our

bodies continually use water to keep us alive, and without it, we will surely die. It is also

difficult to perform ordinary household chores like doing laundry or cleaning the house

without using water. In addition, our personal hygiene may suffer without water to wash

our bodies. Water scarcity is gradually becoming a major issue in the Philippines. Many

families, especially those who are living in the provinces, are suffering from lack of

access to clean water. According to Water.org, about 9 million people lack access to

safe water, and about 19 million people lack access to improved sanitation. Most of the

water sources in the environment are slowly deteriorating because of pollution, and

people are forced to spend significant time and energy collecting water from safe water

sources. To alleviate this problem, Republic Act No. 6716 (RA 6716) was created to

provide for the establishment of water wells and rainwater collectors, development of

springs and rehabilitation of existing water wells in all barangays in the country to

ensure that every person has access to clean water.

The revival of RA 6716 will be instrumental in making sure that local communities

will have adequate water to support the population living there and fulfill the basic needs

of the people in their daily lives. The construction of water wells will help minimize the

need for going to usually distant water sources to collect water, hence, saving time and

energy. In provinces, particularly in the secluded communities, this may mean not going
to springs, which are usually located far from the communities, and instead, collecting

water in from an installed water well in the community itself. Establishment of several

rainwater collectors can also provide additional sources of clean water especially during

the rainy season (June to October) and the typhoon season (September to October),

because during those periods, plenty of water will come from the rainfall and can be

stored and potentially utilized for different purposes. Furthermore, the development of

springs will help in creating more reliable sources of water as the water from springs is

usually clear. The act also provides for the maintenance of these structures to ensure

that these water sources will continue to provide clean water for the people.

As of 2006, Sub-Saharan Africa had the largest number of water-stressed

countries than any other places in the planet. To obtain enough clean water to support

their families’ needs, women and young girls are prevented from doing income-

generating work or attending school, as most of their day is often spent walking miles

for their daily water needs, and the clean water sources are commonly far from their

households. To provide easy access to clean water, The Water Project aims to dig

water wells for different communities in Africa by hand digging or drilling.