It’s government’s job
Leonie J Galvez
9 July 2011
Re: PHO: Check water quality of refilling stations
Water refilling station operators are the luckiest businessmen hereabouts. They were reminded by no less than the PHO Officer Anna de Guzman “to have their water checked twice a month and post the result at the shop where consumers could see”. In other words, it’s the operator’s call to initiate the inspection and not the government. In the absence of any request, there will be no inspection as the water is presumed safe to drink.
Considering Pinoy’s mentality, I still have reservations whether the operators will comply to the “twice a month inspection”. The chorus of non-compliance will sound like this: “it’s a waste of time and besides my water looks very clean” It’s a hypothesis that can’t withstand scientific scrutiny.
We shall not toy with the people’s health. The government should, in the exercise of its police power, conduct either announced and even unannounced inspection of these facilities. It should implement to the letter the (inspection) guidelines. In this electronic age, invitation to inspect is taboo. It’s high time the government servants leave their air-conditioned office and do their chores outside. And very, very important: they should ‘arm’ themselves with lunch boxes and snack.
I’ve had a bad and unforgettable experience buying bottled water in the City of Bonuan Bangus and in the Land of Urduja. To my surprise, I found out that the container was not sealed. Arguing with the owner is not ‘my cup of tea’. My suspicion that the bottled water was not machine-sealed but by human hands — a not too hygienic way to use in liquid product preparation — was confirmed. Is the government aware of this?
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