DENR warns of ‘water bankruptcy,’ to tap filtration, desalination

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) plans to deploy filtration and desalination systems across several “water-stressed” provinces as it warned the country faces “water bankruptcy.” The agency’s Water Resources Management Office (WRMO) said it will soon activate high-performance filtration and desalination systems in 59 barangays in Masbate, Cebu, Bohol, Palawan and other areas