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We are in a catch-up mode as far as water supply source is concerned.
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Divine sign on ground zero
Deceptive beauty Tacloban City’s Cancabato Bay bares its magnificence the day after the destructive typhoon “Yolanda” hit. The monster storm left debris that…
Dozens rescued after ferry capsizes
Rescuers plucked 59 people from the waters while another three swam to shore after the vessel took on water and capsized. #MVSiargaoPrincess #CoastGuardrescue
Coachless Chou chases Olympic glory
I will pour cold water on him and tell him it’s just one victory, it’s over and you need to calm down.
Globe, Hineleban tap folktale characters to fight deforestation
Globe weaved interesting stories around the mythical characters to make people understand that lesser trees means lesser water stored in aquifers, heightened…
Egypt banks on Trump over Nile dam talks
AN AERIAL view of the Nile River, the Egypt’s primary source of fresh water. Egypt thanks US President Donald Trump on its support on the tripartite talks over…
MWSS chokes water deal
WawaJVCo, the joint venture between Enrique Razon’s Prime Infra and businessman Oscar Violago’s San Lorenzo Ruiz Builders Group, continues to wait for the…
Tear gas as thousands defy police in latest Hong Kong march
Hong Kong, China AFP — Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon Saturday as thousands of pro-democracy protesters hit the streets, defying authorities…
Rody cool with hot Chile
A woman rages like a bull against the police who have resorted to using rubber pellets and water cannons to disperse protesters in the streets of Chile. AFP…
Mountain water supplies face threat
Cordillera Huayhuash in August 2019. The Andes contains 99 percent of the world’s tropical glaciers and 71 percent are in Peru. UN photo
‘Blue’ finance flows in the Seychelles
A giant tortoise makes its way to the water’s edge on a beach in Curieuse Island, a Seychelles National Park. UN photo
Rant prompts water action
Amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning of using the state’s police powers to prevent disruption of water services, water concessionaires are targeting new…
Water emergency mooted
That’s his call. If he feels that there is now a need for that, then he will do it.
‘Shape up or ship out’
The two water concessionaires already obtained foreign loans that could run up to billions of dollars to put up treatment facilities but have failed to do so.
Show roadmap or deals are off
Go will suggest to President Rodrigo Duterte to review Maynilad’s and Manila Water’s contracts noting that these private firms are penalizing consumers.
Tranquility in Gubat, Sorsogon
If you hear about a town called Gubat in Sorsogon, you wouldn’t think about beaches and large bodies of water because the name of the town means “forest” which…
P50B equals zero service
Following the SC ruling, both concessionaires even threatened to pass on the penalty by raising the water rate up by 780 percent.
Water Act seen to address consumer woes
The House of Representatives is already finalizing the bill that will create the Department of Water Resources (DWR), which will integrate the government’s…
Are we in crisis anew?
Water concessionaires are left with no choice but to implement another rotational water interruption all over Metro Manila.
Dozens of elephants die in Zimbabwe drought
At least 55 elephants have died in a month in Zimbabwe due to a lack of food and water, its wildlife agency said Monday, as the country faces one of the worst…