Speaker to help reduce LWUA's 30% annual water system loss

By Rio N. Araja

SPEAKER Martin Romualdez on Sunday vowed to help the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) address its problem of system losses, which could have a huge impact on the government's water conservation, affordable water, and food security efforts. LWUA Chairman Ronnie Ong met with Romualdez earlier this month to seek his assistance in reducing, if not to tally eliminating, the almost 30 percent

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In the complaint, more than a half dozen women said all 30 finalists for Miss Universe Indonesia were unexpectedly asked to strip for a supposed body check for scars and cellulite two days before the pageant's crowning ceremony in Jakarta. Their lawyer said Tuesday that five annual water system loss of the water districts under the agency's jurisdiction.

Although startled by the figure, Romualdez was optimistic that the problem can be solved through the rehabilitation of water supply systems and capacitybuilding.

"The solution to these water service interruptions could be right under our noses. Patching up these water systems losses means more water for