Vision realized: Oscar I. Violago and the Wawa Dam that is reshaping Metro Manila's water future

In an age where infrastructure projects often arrive late and over budget, the early completion of the Upper Wawa Dam—seven months ahead of schedule—is nothing short of extraordinary. Behind this engineering triumph stands a visionary who never lost sight of its potential: Oscar I. Violago.

- IGNACIO R. BUNYE

Chairman of San Lorenzo Ruiz Builders and Developers Group, Violago isn't new to the world of ambitious builds. But the Wawa Bulk Water Supply Project is more than just another development on his resume. It's the culmination of a three-decade dream that began quietly in 1993, when he first applied for water rights along the Wawa River in Rizal.

That quiet dream has since grown into one of the most consequential infrastructure projects in the Philippines in over half a century.

A legacy carved in concrete and water