“In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference” -Rachel Carson

For the last three years, I've witnessed how Greenpeace Water Patrol here in the Philippines worked hard not only to remind us Filipinos about our right to clean water but also to challenge those people in government positions to rise above political dispositions and make a concrete ecological agenda to address water crisis in the country.

It started sometime in 2007 when a broad study of surface, ground, and drinking water sources in the Philippines was carried out by Greenpeace, with a strong message asking "is our water safe?"

After launching the Project: Clean Water with a very successful photo contest which was aimed at documenting the state of Philippine freshwaters, especially looking at the threats, series of investigations and actions were done to some bodies of water in areas of Manila, Bulacan, Angono, Taytay and Laguna.