11-M Pinoys lack clean water access
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Around 11 million Filipinos are lacking access to clean water based on the estimation of the National Water Resources Board, according to Senator Pia Cayetano on Monday. The lawmaker-who presided the public inquiry on water sustainability-stressed that poor families are left to rely on water sources such as deep wells, springs, rivers, lakes and rainwater which are not necessarily potable and in many cases, not reliable.
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Kabagani, L. J. (2023, May 9). 11-M Pinoys lack clean water access. Daily Tribune, p. 3.
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