CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tests are now being conducted to explain why a river in Borbon town in northern Cebu turned into a milky-white color last Sunday, August 21.Don Gregorio Antigua
The water of a river in Borbon town turned white for two hours on Sunday, August 21, after a man washed a water flexible bag in the river. | 📷: Barangay Captain Margarito Ornopia Jr. via Futch Anthony Inso
Don Gregorio Antigua Barangay Captain Margarito Ornopia Jr. confirmed on Monday, August 22 that experts from the Environmental Management Bureau and Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas have started an investigation that could shed light on their village’s river’s unusual color.
The color of the water of a river in Borbon town, which earlier turned into a milky white color, has returned to normal, but residents are urged not to swim in the river until tests of the river water from experts will be released. | 📷: Contributed photo The village chief, however, still does not want his constituents to tread in the river until results will tell that it’s safe to do so.“As of now, we’re planning to have the river off-limits. No one will be allowed to swim, to do laundry, to use as a water source for their farm animals. We will wait for the results from the DENR,” he said.Photos of a milky-white river in Barangay Don Gregorio Antigua, Borbon went viral since Sunday, raising curiosity and concerns from netizens.
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