Triple whammy enrages Poe: No water, no power, no internet

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 08:34:26 +0000

Triple whammy enrages Poe: No water, no power, no internet

Barely few days before the Lent, Filipinos are already suffering from a modern-day Calvary–water shortage, brownouts, and no internet.

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DENR classifies 35 new potential sources of potable water

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:49:40 +0000

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has identified 35 new potential sources of potable water in the country. Republic Act 9275 mandates the DENR to categorize water bodies—whether freshwater…READ

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44 Metro villages won’t be paying water bill for March, says concessionaire

Credit to Author: JORDEENE B. LAGARE| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 03:47:49 +0000

AT least 44 villages or 152,000 households will not be paying their water bill for March after their concessionaire identified them as having been the “most severely affected” by the…READ

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Poe: Desalination could help, but ‘may not be very practical’ for PH

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 09:51:35 +0000

Poe: Desalination could help, but ‘may not be very practical’ for PH

Senator Grace Poe on Thursday said that while “desalination” could help solve water supply problems, such method might just be impractical.

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Manila Water waiving minimum fee good but not enough–Colmenares

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 03:44:20 +0000

Manila Water waiving minimum fee good but not enough--Colmenares

Opposition senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares welcomed Tuesday the move of the Manila Water Company, Inc. to waive the minimum fee in their March billing after it failed to provide uninterrupted water supply to several areas since March 6. 

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‘Enforce law on rain water collection in every barangay’ – Angara

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 05:25:46 +0000

‘Enforce law on rain water collection in every barangay’ – Angara

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara has called for full implementation of a law mandating establishment of rainwater harvesting system.

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Rich pay less, poor pay more for same water quality–UN

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:32:50 +0000

Rich pay less, poor pay more for same water quality–UN

Billions of people worldwide still lack access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation facilities

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