00:00Targeted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, National Water Resources Board,
00:05more and more poor consumers will benefit from a cheaper water bill.
00:12The agency is studying how to increase the limitation on water consumption
00:16of poor families under low-income lifeline rates.
00:22Currently, only up to 10 cubic meters can be used by low-income lifeline customers
00:29to give a discount of up to 49%.
00:33But based on the initial study by DNR Undersecretary Primo David,
00:39the water consumption of poor consumers is increasing
00:43due to the large number of members of their families.
00:47Meanwhile, the 52 cubic meters per second allocation of water for Metro Manila
00:54from June 16 until the end of the month has been approved.
00:57The allocation for irrigation has been lowered by 5 cm or CMS.
01:03Now, it's starting to rain and there's no need for water from the dam.
01:10In my opinion, if you're a four-piece, even if you use 20 cubic meters,
01:15you should get the lifeline rate.
01:17We want to target really low-income households.
