Filipino lawmaker alarmed over reports that more than 11 million families in Philippines without access to clean water

MANILA, March 25 (Bernama-Xinhua): A Filipino lawmaker has expressed alarm over a government agency report that 11 million families in the Philippines have no access to clean water.

Senator Joel Villanueva was reacting to the data from the National Water Resources Board that 11 million, or 41.6 per cent of the more than 26 million families, are deprived of quality drinking water, reported Xinhua.