EDITORIAL - Least successful development goal

EDITORIAL - Least successful development goal

March 23, 2015 - 12:00am

You can survive for a day without food, but not without water; it’s the basic sustenance for those fasting during the Lenten season.

Negros Or. officials commit Zero Open Defecation

By Juancho R. Gallarde | October 30, 2014 - 12:00am

Officials of Negros Oriental, led by Governor Roel Degamo, yesterday signed a declaration of commitment to achieve a Zero Open Defecation to improve the health and living conditions of the province's constituen...

Makati hosts water, sanitation training

January 8, 2014 - 5:31pm

Makati City recently hosted a three-day training course on Water and Sanitation in Climate Sensitive Cities, which was sponsored by CityNet and the Seoul Metropolitan Government of South Korea.

Unicef: One billion people no access to clean toilets

By Sheila Crisostomo | November 19, 2013 - 12:00am

One billion people worldwide are still without safe and clean toilets.

UNICEF: Majority of global child deaths caused by contaminated water

By Dexter Rodrigo Matilla | March 22, 2013 - 4:09pm

Almost 90 percent of child deaths are due to diarrhoeal diseases caused by contaminated water, lack of sanitation or inadequate hygience, the UNICEF reported today as the globe celebrates World Water Day.

Health And Family

USPA joins World Plumbing Day celebration

March 12, 2013 - 12:00am

The world celebrated World Plumbing Day yesterday, March 11.The United Skilled Plumbers Association, Inc. (USPA) joins the stakeholders in emphasizing the need to address the problem on access to clean water and...

Freeman Opinion

The challenge of dealing with human fecal matter

By Francis L. de los Reyes III Ph.D. | December 20, 2012 - 12:00am

What would you do if you didn’t have access to a toilet?

Science and Environment

WB, partners hold 1st sanitation hackathon in Phl

December 9, 2012 - 12:00am

The World Bank, in partnership with Google Developers Group, Google Business Group, Globe Labs, Globe Telecom and Blogwatch held a Sanitation Hackathon (SanHack) last Dec. 1 and 2 to help find innovative solutions...

But where’s the inclusive growth of Aquinomics?

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva1 | November 30, 2012 - 12:00am

At initial reading of the press invite from the World Bank (WB), a familiar word quickly caught my attention.

7 brgys in Central Visayas receive best sanitation practices awards

By Ric V. Obedencio | October 31, 2012 - 12:00am

Seven barangays of four provinces, comprising Region 7, bagged the Best Sanitation Practices awards conferred by the Department of Health in a rite held at the posh Crown Regency Hotel and Towers yesterday...