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Agricultural water management in the Philippines is primarily focused on irrigation. The country has 3.126 million hectares of irrigable land, 50% (1.567 million hectares) of which already has irrigation facilities. 50% of irrigated areas are developed and operated by the government through the National Irrigation System (NIS). 36% is developed by the government and operated by irrigators ...
The history of medicine in the Philippines discusses the folk medicinal practices and the medical applications used in Philippine society from the prehistoric times before the Spaniards were able to set a firm foothold on the islands of the Philippines for over 300 years, to the transition from Spanish rule to fifty-year American colonial embrace of the Philippines, and up to the establishment ...
Illegal drug trade in the Philippines. The prevalence of illegal drug use in the Philippines is lower than the global average, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). [ 1] President Rodrigo Duterte has claimed that the country could become a "narco-state". Two of the most used and valuable illegal drugs in the country ...
Philippine Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs. The Philippine Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines . It was known as the Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs until November 9, 2010. [ 1]
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency ( PDEA, / piːˈdeɪə /; [ 1] Filipino: Ahensiya ng Pilipinas sa Pagpapatupad ng Batas Laban sa Bawal na Gamot[ 2]) is the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency, responsible for preventing, investigating and combating any dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals within the Philippines.
Sevillo D. David Jr. Ph.D, Executive Director. Parent department. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Website. www .nwrb .gov .ph. The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) is an agency of the Government of the Philippines working on water resources and potable water. It has policy-making, regulatory and quasi-judicial functions. [2]
The Safe Water System ( SWS) is a series of inexpensive technologies that can be applied as water quality interventions in developing countries. [1] It was developed in conjunction by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Pan American Health Organization. As of 2014, SWS had been implemented in thirty-five countries.
M. Manila Water. Maynilad Water Services. Categories: Water companies by country. Water supply and sanitation in the Philippines. Utilities of the Philippines.