A bill mandating establishment of small water impounding projects in every barangay in the country has been proposed in the House of Representatives.Davao Occidental lawmaker Claude Bautista made the proposal under House Bill 10089 or the SWIP Act.The proposed bill tasks each barangay to reserve, develop, and maintain a SWIP which will be utilized for agriculture, irrigation, livestock, and fishery production.
Bautista said the bill is necessary given that the Philippines is facing water crisis amid water wastage, climate change, sporadic rainfall, and the increase in population.“This bill seeks to create a rain catchment facility that will collect and store rainwater as a self-supply option.
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