40 milyong Pilipino walang pormal na access sa maayos na supply ng tubig

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Posibleng palalain ng El Niño ang problema sa tubig ng 40 milyong Pilipino.  Alamin natin sa report ni Currie Cator ang ginagawa ng gobyerno para tugunan ito.  Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 It's still early, but residents are already lining up to get water.

00:05 That's what the usual scene is like when it's March

00:08 in this small town of Luok in Occidental, Mindoro.

00:12 Seven out of ten barangays and sites there are still short of water supply.

00:18 They only have one deep well, which is not enough if it's hot.

00:23 Especially in Barangay Tabao and Barangay Balikyas, when it's summer, we really don't have water.

00:30 Of course, I'm scared because if there's a shortage of water, my fellow countrymen might get sick.

00:41 Among the 11,000 population of Luok, 40 million Filipinos still don't have formal access to water supply.

00:50 Their situation is likely to get worse due to the El Niño eruption.

00:55 The El Niño impact both impacts the volume of water that our wells are drying up and also the quality.

01:04 We see a surge in contamination when our water supply is small.

01:10 According to the Environment Department, 250 billion pesos is needed

01:15 to supply the needs of 40 million affected Filipinos,

01:20 as well as the related operations within five years.

01:24 The Local Water Utilities Administration admitted that it only has 500 water districts nationwide,

01:32 which is a share of the support.

01:35 To date, several are already approaching them.

01:39 The Interior Department urged the local governments to also consult the DENR.

01:46 They are proactive in ensuring that they have more sources of water.

01:51 We are helping on how we can address the proper support.

01:55 Number one, what they are encouraging is that the water source should not be deep well.

02:00 Don't use a deep well because our water is running out.

02:05 Our priority is to have a water source so that it will be better.

02:09 According to DENR Secretary Tony Yulo Loizaga,

02:13 they have already distributed possible alternative water sources for the needs.

02:19 They also have calamity funds that can be used by LGUs and the land bank also has a loan program.

02:26 The water resources have been mapped nationally already.

02:30 So the important thing is to locate where they are and where is the most efficient and proper water source.

02:38 Metro Manila has sufficient water supply until the second quarter,

02:43 even though the preparations are still in full force.

02:46 Kary K. Tor, CNN Philippines.

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