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Programme of Action
Improved sources of drinking water include the following types Use of Improved Water Sources and Sanitation Facilities
of supply: piped water (into dwelling, yard or plot), public tap/ of Households in CPC-6 Areas: 2007
standpipe, tubewell/borehole, protected well, protected spring,
or rainwater collection. Bottled water have also been considered
as an improved water source.
Use of Adequate Water Treatment Method For more information, visit our websites:
www.census.gov.ph
Appropriate water treatment includes boiling, chlorination, use www.unicef.org/philippines
of proper filter equipment, and solar disinfection. In CPC-6 areas, www.childinfo.org
boiling is the most preferred method of treatment.
A joint undertaking of: N AT I O N A L
A quarter of the population in CPC-6 areas live in households S TAT I S T I C S and
OFFICE
that treat water to make it safer to drink. Treating water is