Water plays a crucial role in human life. Part of sustaining life is its role in nourishing, as well as ensuring that we achieve the highest attainable standard of health and living through sufficient, safe, and accessible water.

The recent water interruptions, mainly those serviced by Manila Water, have already affected households and public services, such as hospitals. As such, we call on the government to expediently craft solutions, both immediate and long-term, to address this issue that has already affected large communities. We too should equally recognise the role of businesses, such as water companies, in helping realise human rights due to their capacity to shape how we enjoy our rights; thereby, making them duty-bearers as well. At the same time, in finding a resolution to this problem, we hope that ways forward would always be mindful of the rights of others, such as those of IP communities in developing dams, and would always to the benefit of the majority of Filipinos.