March 22nd was World Water Day which is an annual United Nations observance to highlight the importance of fresh water. In the Philippines a...

It's mind boggling how a person can take something so easy and simple and transform it into something very hard and complicated. Take t...

There was a blackout from 4am until 3pm on Sunday. I didn't think they would really start so early but they did. I was awake in the dar...

For months the kitchen sink faucet had been leaking.  It was easily jury-rigged with a stick pressed against the pipe to lessen the leak. ...

I was in the middle of a shower when the water cut off. So I shouted down, "Hey I need the water!"  "No one is using the wat...

You don't want to drink water out of the tap when you come to the Philippines. It's not very tasty because it's full of grime a...