DSWD to distribute water filtration kits next week as super El Niño nears
The Department of Social Welfare and Development will start distributing water filtration kits next week, first to areas under a state of calamity, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said at an October 14 demonstration in Malacañang, The Manila Times and Rappler reported. The kits fit ordinary household pails. Rappler said the demonstration followed President Marcos' advice to buy pails to collect rainwater, and that the agency set aside P26.9 million for 10,500 kits this year.
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- The Manila Times — DSWD to distribute water filtration kits ahead of super El Niño
- Inquirer — WATCH: DSWD demos water filtration system ahead of Super El Niño
- The Manila Times — DSWD to distribute water filtration kits ahead of El Niño
- Philippine Information Agency — Marcos admin readies water filtration kits for El Niño-hit communities; Gatchalian, Castro drink filtered rainwater in demo
- Rappler — DSWD demos water filtration kits to push Marcos’ bucket wisdom