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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on sanitation.
Installing clean, well-maintained portable toilets, or portalets, at tricycle terminals is practical public-health measure.
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But the President drank the water himself! So what’s the big deal? You’re saying your baby needs more protection than the President of the Republic?
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‘Personal responsibility’ becomes a convenient slogan when government fails to provide safe streets, reliable transport, and clean neighborhoods.
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Only 40 percent of health care facilities worldwide met basic sanitation standards in 2025, while 11 percent had no sanitation services, according to WHO and…
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The World Bank has approved a $250.87 million loan for the Philippines' Accelerated Water and Sanitation Project, expanding climate-resilient water and…
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The World Bank has approved a $250.87 million loan to expand climate-resilient water and sanitation services in Bohol, Siargao and Jolo, marking its first…
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It is a difficult problem to resolve, as land is limited and funding is constrained, particularly for infrastructure that does not generate direct financial…
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Maynilad educates 3,788 Metro Manila students on wastewater management, sanitation, and environmental protection through its 2025 campaign.
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The water concessionaire said its 2025 campaign reached 39 schools in six cities and focused on how wastewater systems and sanitation infrastructure affect…
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Pinagpapaliwanag ng DOTr ang pamunuan ng MRT-3 matapos lumabas ang reklamo ng pasahero tungkol sa umano’y mga insekto sa mga upuan ng tren.
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Rescue teams search for survivors after a portion of Rizal Provincial Sanitary Landfill collapses, with urban poor group reporting up to 50 missing and nearly…
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MCWD and JICA break ground on a new septage treatment plant in Metro Cebu, boosting sludge treatment capacity to 270 cubic meters per day to improve sanitation…
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Cebu City advocacy group CERA warns of severe sanitation and water safety issues at Pasil Fish Port, citing untreated waste, extreme fecal coliform…
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Australia’s Luggage Point wastewater facility showcases anammox bacteria — “poo-eating microbes” — for cost-effective, energy-efficient nitrogen removal.…
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Cainta, Rizal starts a townwide cleanup campaign, encouraging residents and businesses to maintain clean streets and improve local sanitation.
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Maynilad offers free desludging services in select Metro Manila and Cavite areas this January. Customers may call 1626 to check eligibility.
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Bacolod City awards nearly P437 million in contracts to a Luzon-based consortium for solid waste management in 2026, ensuring continuity of garbage collection…
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Baguio City pilots Japanese Johkasou technology to treat wastewater from toilets and kitchens before discharge into local waterways.
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