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22nd September 2008 #1
Why nice mobile phones but unfit drinking water?
Why do the Philippines people have mobile phones but they don't have clean water.Whats the deal with that? Someone should get their priorities right before buying load
Okay reason for posting.. I put this to my little step daughter (who is only 12) see if she can think about the reasons at school
But I put it to the forum. See what you think..
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22nd September 2008 #2
hmmm, who said philippines don't have clean water?? when my hubby and son goes back home they sometimes drink tap water and they're alright.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people i had to kill because they pissed me off.
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22nd September 2008 #3
Probably because in a free and democratic society the people get to buy what they want, Hi-Fi's, 4x4's, MOBILES....etc.......Whereas water is supplied by business/government.
That's how democracy & capitalism work. You can always move to N Korea if you don't like it ......in fact under Broooon...it's starting to look like an option!Keith Driscoll - Administrator
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23rd September 2008 #4
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23rd September 2008 #5
We do have clean water here but I guess some area doens't or it will depend to individual who has sensitive tummy in drinking tap water
But I agree to your sentiment about your step daughter's priority buying mobile load compare to other useful things same to my cousin who is 11 years old she's not taking snack break just to pay for her mobile load when my aunt discover what she's doing, she captured mobile and never return it againDon't make promises when you are in JOY. Don't reply when you are SAD.
Don't take decisions when you are ANGRY. Think twice, Act wise. BE happy.
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23rd September 2008 #6
I'm not convinced about the quality of water at Ruby's parents' house. The drinking water comes from a well, about 500m from the house, which has been certified as fit for human consumption by the relevant authority. However, I avoid drinking it.
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23rd September 2008 #7
Clean drinking water takes massive state investment, which will only be provided in a society where a) the government is truly accountable to the people and b) the government has sufficient tax revenues or a way of charging people fairly for the water. The benefit to society is reduced mortality and reduced illness, particularly among children.
Could it be that obtaining back handers from profitable mobile phone companies is a more important priority for the Philippine government than investing precious resources in something which will not make a profit?
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23rd September 2008 #8
Tap water in Davao City is fine.Its classed by the UN as the second best drinking water in the world.I drink it without any problem.
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23rd September 2008 #9
I think the problem is not the water, but what happens to sewage. water from the sky and from a stream is perfectly safe to drink.. provided there is no livestock upstream from the stream.
similarly, water from wells and springs is ok, provided it is not contaminated by sewage.
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23rd September 2008 #10
Approximately 31 percent of illness monitored for a five-year period in the Philippines were caused by water-borne sources
Up to 58 percent of groundwater sampled is contaminated with coliform and needs treatment
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