09/02/2024
💧|| Remember what your Lilong and Lilang used to do? They'd harvest water whenever there was a downpour and they'd use a burnay to do so. Now that we are facing another El Nino, we need to take advantage of the rain whenever it pays us a visit.
Back when I was still the mayor of my hometown of San Nicolas, San Nicolenses had to deal with a terrible drought. To address the then very critical need for water, we prepared water impounding facilities in anticipation of both the rainy season and whatever rain that we were blessed with.
That was a long time ago but the lessons remain.
This is why I, together with other members of the lower house, wrote several bills to turn rainwater harvesting into one of the country's measures to conserve resources (both water and energy).
But whether said bills will be passed into law or not, it already makes me happy that I have a platform to remind the younger generation about this old practice. Please make sure that all containers are covered once they've been filled up with water so that mosquitos will not get in to lay their eggs.
In Ilocano households, harvested rainwater can be used for flushing the toilet, cleaning, laundry, and washing the dishes.
harvesting, on a larger scale, will function as a supplemental source for our irrigation needs. It can also help lessen flooding.
I believe that adding this to your to-do list during the rainy season will help not only your household but also contribute to the safety of our communities as far as flooding and flash floods are concerned. It is a small change in your routine but it will have a huge impact.
