The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is eyeing desalination or the conversion of seawater into freshwater to provide drinking water to small island barangays in the country as part of the government’s efforts to address freshwater inaccessibility to some 40 million Filipinos.
The current water level at Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan was down to 185.65 meters yesterday, close to its minimum operating level of 180 meters.MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is eyeing desalination or the conversion of seawater into freshwater to provide drinking water to small island barangays in the country as part of the government’s efforts to address freshwater inaccessibility to some 40 million Filipinos.
The DENR official admitted that desalination is expensive and requires a certain volume to reduce infrastructure costs, but because of technology improvements, modular desalination systems, which can provide water to up to around 500 families in each desalination plant, are now available.David assured the public that desalinated water is safe for drinking, noting that it is being used in Middle Eastern countries and some parts of the US that do not have enough supply of freshwater.
Marcos issued the directives during a sectoral meeting at Malacañang that tackled water-related issues and the government’s flood management program. “That’s really the main solution is that we have a national plan because water is a national issue. And it has to be handled on a national scale,” Marcos said in a Palace statement.
“Forty million is too large a number to live with so ... let’s do what we can in terms of reorganizing the authority, to establish an authority,” he added.Lopez Holdings Corp. to hold Annual Stockholders' Meeting on June 21The worst is over in terms of the record-high temperatures and searing heat, with many areas in the country possibly experiencing...
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