Date Posted: October 10-13, 2025
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Yesterday, I had the privilege of standing beside our team here in Manila, our local partners, and community members as we installed the 100th Wassmer Water Tower – a clean water filtration system bringing safe and reliable drinking water to Kalubkob Elementary School in Silang, Cavite.
Back in 2021, what began as a simple conversation between my good friend and colleague Oz Parvaiz and other leaders at Capital One Philippines turned into a bold commitment to provide clean, safe drinking water to communities across the Philippines. All it took was a short yet powerful question: “Why don’t we do more?” And this challenged the team to hit a bigger goal of building 100 towers.
That’s when the vision of 100 water towers was born. This project was eventually named after Mike Wassmer whose legacy and commitment to serving the community lives on through every water tower we build. This is proof that leadership isn’t just about vision, but also follow-through.
Thanks to our partnership with Planet Water Foundation, that vision is now a reality. I’m honored to have the privilege and opportunity to carry forward what began 9 years ago.
I want to express deep gratitude to the leaders and all our associates who committed to seeing this through, giving their time and energy to support underserved communities. It’s their collective drive and belief that laid the foundation for everything we’re celebrating today and I’m humbled to be part of something our amazing teams have helped ignite. Each water tower that’s been built over the years has helped strengthen communities. We’ve reached 100 but we aren’t stopping there. We have 8 more to go before the year ends.
To our partners, teams on the ground, and every single person who helped make this happen – THANK YOU SO MUCH. Here’s to continuing the work, honoring the legacy, and making clean water not just a milestone but a standard.