Samar begins large-scale water system project to address supply problems

TACLOBAN CITY — The provincial government of Samar has begun preparations for a province-wide water system project aimed at improving access to safe and reliable drinking water, with the first phase set to prioritize municipalities in the province’s first district where many communities continue to rely on springs, shallow wells, and small communal water systems.

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No expected exceedance of radionuclide levels due to fire in Chornobyl exclusion zone –regulator

No exceedance of permissible radionuclide concentrations in the air is expected as a result of the large-scale forest fire in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.