Lack of access to safe drinking water, improper water handling, and storage practices was found to be the primary reasons for the occurrence of water-borne diseases especially in developing countries and rural areas. Thus, it is important to promote the use of water treatment method for each household. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of water treatment promotion, through the use of lecture with demonstration and pamphlets, to improve the perception and practices regarding the use of ceramic water filters, sodium hypochlorite solution and solar disinfection as a household water treatment method intervention among residents of barangay Goin. Using an interventional study design, the community of Goin, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte was chosen as the site of the study from September 2016 to February of 2017. The results show that, prior to intervention, only 17% of the household practice water treatment, with boiling and cloth filtration as its types. Also, although all of them perceived that there is a need to treat their drinking water, not all of them practiced any water treatment method. After 1 and 2 months post-intervention, 100% of these households now practice water treatment method, recommended by the CDC. The result shows that out of the three water treatment method introduced, ceramic water filter was the preferred water treatment method. Furthermore, ceramic water filter, accordingly, has been acknowledged by the respondents as easiest to prepare, easiest to teach others and produces the best taste after treatment. Moreover, more respondents are willing to purchase units of ceramic water filter compared to hyposol bottles and PET bottles for SODIS. Therefore, this study concludes that through water treatment promotion,

Keyword: Water Treatment