Should We Really Be Getting Worked Up Over Water Filters?

“Bumili na kayo ng balde para ’pag umulan, makolekta na ninyo lahat,” said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during a press briefing in Singapore, where he had a five-day working visit.

Amid public concern about the incoming super El Niño, the president—whose working trip conveniently coincided with the Formula 1 Grand Prix, of which he also attended—emphasized water filters and a balde as vital responses to a drought. It’s no wonder his remarks were seen as insensitive, and another instance of the government leaving a crisis in the public’s hands—kanya-kanya, so to speak.

But all that aside, wouldn’t water filters actually be helpful?

Continue reading to learn more about how Sawyer filters are being used in the Philippines, written by Carl Martin Agustin.

Lifestyle Inquirer: Should We Really Be Getting Worked Up Over Water Filters

A group of people seated outdoors under greenery and pink flowers watching a hand fill a clear glass with water from a tap above a blue bucket.
A group of people seated outdoors under greenery and pink flowers watching a hand fill a clear glass with water from a tap above a blue bucket.

Should We Really Be Getting Worked Up Over Water Filters?

“Bumili na kayo ng balde para ’pag umulan, makolekta na ninyo lahat,” said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during a press briefing in Singapore, where he had a five-day working visit.

Amid public concern about the incoming super El Niño, the president—whose working trip conveniently coincided with the Formula 1 Grand Prix, of which he also attended—emphasized water filters and a balde as vital responses to a drought. It’s no wonder his remarks were seen as insensitive, and another instance of the government leaving a crisis in the public’s hands—kanya-kanya, so to speak.

But all that aside, wouldn’t water filters actually be helpful?

Continue reading to learn more about how Sawyer filters are being used in the Philippines, written by Carl Martin Agustin.

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Carl Martin Agustin
With a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Ateneo de Manila University, I currently serve as an Editorial Producer at INQUIRER.net, where I focus on developing and executing multimedia content for Lifestyle.INQ and its other titles.
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Lifestyle Inquirer: Should We Really Be Getting Worked Up Over Water Filters

A group of people seated outdoors under greenery and pink flowers watching a hand fill a clear glass with water from a tap above a blue bucket.
A group of people seated outdoors under greenery and pink flowers watching a hand fill a clear glass with water from a tap above a blue bucket.

Should We Really Be Getting Worked Up Over Water Filters?

“Bumili na kayo ng balde para ’pag umulan, makolekta na ninyo lahat,” said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during a press briefing in Singapore, where he had a five-day working visit.

Amid public concern about the incoming super El Niño, the president—whose working trip conveniently coincided with the Formula 1 Grand Prix, of which he also attended—emphasized water filters and a balde as vital responses to a drought. It’s no wonder his remarks were seen as insensitive, and another instance of the government leaving a crisis in the public’s hands—kanya-kanya, so to speak.

But all that aside, wouldn’t water filters actually be helpful?

Continue reading to learn more about how Sawyer filters are being used in the Philippines, written by Carl Martin Agustin.

Foto thumbnail Blog Otè
Ekriven
Carl Martin Agustin
With a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Ateneo de Manila University, I currently serve as an Editorial Producer at INQUIRER.net, where I focus on developing and executing multimedia content for Lifestyle.INQ and its other titles.
Medya Mansyone
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