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A number of households in the country now have a similar polyethylene (plastic)-based rain-collecting system that companies like Weida Philippines sell to the market.
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April 23, 2023September 7, 2023Environment

There’s such a thing as a Rainwater Collection Law

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Ever wonder what happened to Executive Order No. 26, which then President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law on May 16, 2017? It was practically a nationwide ban on smoking, with strict guidelines similar to what were imposed in Davao City when Duterte was its mayor. What about Republic Act No. 10913, or the Anti-Distracted Driving...

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Residents get water from a tanker that goes to communities in Cebu City in this 2016 photo. —PHOTO COURTESY OF CEBU CITY HALL PIO
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April 22, 2023September 7, 2023Environment

‘Water crisis’: Government has no integrated water infrastructure program

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(Last of two parts) ‘Water crisis’: No cause for worry yet, authorities say The first order of business is for the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to put its foot down every time the two water concessionaires close their valves to repair pipes and clean filters during the dry season, according to an activist...