29 October 2003

Local News of the Day: Diarrhea downs 300 in Tondo

"...Maynilad conducted tests on water samples randomly taken from 18 sites in the affected area and it was discovered that the tap water had very low to zero traces of residual chlorine.
Chlorine, a chemical infused into the water during treatment in reservoirs, is intended to kill disease-causing micro-organisms.
Following the outbreak, Maynilad performed emergency treatment of the water supply by injecting chlorine into the pipes.
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OK, what does "low to zero traces of residual chlorine" mean? It means that there was no chlorine added?!

I'm not a waterist or whatever the term is but doesn't that mean that Maynilad was at fault here? Instead of focusing on Davide, Lacson, or whoever is the target for the month is, let's focus on the BASIC SERVICES that government privatized and is not delivering.

Remember a couple of years ago when Maynilad supplied us with colored water and they were not even fined? Who owns Mayni.... ooops. Maybe there is a reason and they're not at fault after all.

Oh and finally, to get the attention of the politicians, Inquirer should rephrase it at 300 REGISTERED VOTERS downed in Tondo. If they were in Friendster, they would have around 5 million within their personal network.