Drinking fountains installed in Antipolo schools to combat dehydration
Water subsidiary Manila Water installed drinking fountains in several high schools in Antipolo City to help prevent dehydration and heat stroke among students and teaching personnel as part of its preparations for the El Niño phenomenon.
The Antipolo City government said a total of five refrigerated drinking fountains were turned over to Dela Paz National High School on Wednesday, May 3. "Ang proyektong ito ng Manila Water ay nakabase sa kanilang Lingap Eskwela Program na sumusuporta sa BIDA Kid campaign ng Department of Health (DOH) (Manila Water's project is based on their Lingap Eskwela Program which supports the DOH's BIDA Kid campaign)," the city government said. DOH's BIDA Kid campaign is one of the agency's ways to enlighten the public about the importance of changing their behavior as the country transitions to the new normal after the Covid-19 pandemic. The Public Information Office (PIO) added that last month, Manila Water also distributed refrigerated drinking fountains to the Antipolo National High School, Bagong Nayon II National High School, Mambugan II Elementary School, Peñafrancia Elementary School and San Jose National High School. On May 2, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised the possibility of El Niño developing in the coming months from “watch” to “alert,” the second to the last stage of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Alert and Warning System. El Niño or warm phase is characterized by unusually warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. The weather phenomenon raises the likelihood of below-average rainfall conditions which might have adverse impact such as drought and dry spells in several parts of the country. “Recent conditions and model forecasts indicate that El Niño may emerge in the coming season, June-July-August, at 80 percent probability and may persist until the first quarter of 2024,” PAGASA said in its advisory. “With this development, the PAGASA El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Alert and Warning System is now raised to El Niño Alert,” it added. The next and final stage of the ENSO Alert System is activated when the climate phenomenon reaches “full-blown” El Niño status.
The Antipolo City government said a total of five refrigerated drinking fountains were turned over to Dela Paz National High School on Wednesday, May 3. "Ang proyektong ito ng Manila Water ay nakabase sa kanilang Lingap Eskwela Program na sumusuporta sa BIDA Kid campaign ng Department of Health (DOH) (Manila Water's project is based on their Lingap Eskwela Program which supports the DOH's BIDA Kid campaign)," the city government said. DOH's BIDA Kid campaign is one of the agency's ways to enlighten the public about the importance of changing their behavior as the country transitions to the new normal after the Covid-19 pandemic. The Public Information Office (PIO) added that last month, Manila Water also distributed refrigerated drinking fountains to the Antipolo National High School, Bagong Nayon II National High School, Mambugan II Elementary School, Peñafrancia Elementary School and San Jose National High School. On May 2, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised the possibility of El Niño developing in the coming months from “watch” to “alert,” the second to the last stage of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Alert and Warning System. El Niño or warm phase is characterized by unusually warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. The weather phenomenon raises the likelihood of below-average rainfall conditions which might have adverse impact such as drought and dry spells in several parts of the country. “Recent conditions and model forecasts indicate that El Niño may emerge in the coming season, June-July-August, at 80 percent probability and may persist until the first quarter of 2024,” PAGASA said in its advisory. “With this development, the PAGASA El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Alert and Warning System is now raised to El Niño Alert,” it added. The next and final stage of the ENSO Alert System is activated when the climate phenomenon reaches “full-blown” El Niño status.