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ESSAY After I watched the documentary video of Kara David entitled Paraisong Shaw, I've become curious about the current status of the water supply in the Philippines. So, I searched for it. Accord ... ing to the Water Organization, out of 101 million Filipinos, nine million rely on unimproved, unsafe, and unsustainable water sources and 19 million lack access to improved sanitation. Families without a safe water source in or near their homes often spend significant time and energy collecting water. Those without a sanitary toilet facility at home face a number of unattractive choices, including venturing out at night or suffering the embarrassment of asking to use the toilet of a neighbor. Thus, Filipinos consider water and sanitation access a matter of safety, pride, progress, and convenience, in addition to health considerations. While about 75 percent of surveyed Filipinos expressed an interest in a water and sanitation loan, previously few banks or microfinance institutions offered loans specifically tailored to this purpose. After knowing this, I felt that sadness and heartbreaking moment in my life. The Philippines was known to have many bodies of water but then one of the issues in this country was the lack of water supply. Masbate is the place where I was born, raised, and lived. And I was sad and felt guilty because some places in Masbate was lack of water. Like in Brgy. Sampad, Balud, Masbate. Where people need to dig for them to have water. In Brgy. Rizal, Esperanza, Masbate. They endure the fact that the water they are drinking was dirty just to satisfy their thirst. For the past few weeks also, Masbate Water District (MMWD) gave services that were not enough for the Masbatenos. Like in the morning, there was no water flowing in the faucet and like we should wait until 12 noon for us to have water to be used for washing clothes and plates. Because the situation is always happening, we just become used to it. My family and I just go with the flow. But for me to address this situation is to become an open-minded person. Open minded, in the sense that I have that care and mind-awakening to other people not just to my family but also to be able to care for other people in different places in Masbate Province. [Show More]

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