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Can You Drink Tap Water in Naga?
Yes, tap water is drinkable.
Tap Safe includes data from many publicly available sources, including the WHO (World Health Organization), CDC (Center for Disease Control), and user submitted databases, but unfortunately there's not enough data about Naga.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for Philippines, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
Tap Water Narcotics Is Real? It seems that there are a lot of health risks associated with tap water in the Philippines. The Philippines is one of the "leading" countries for tap water contamination according to the Center for Environmental Assessment and Research. According to this study, more than 24% of the sample tested had high levels of prescription drugs. So are these health risks real or is it just another urban legend?
First off, let me say that none of the drugs found in tap water in the Philippines were present in the sample. It was a local television station that did a sting and got the data from one tap water agency. You see, there is no regulatory body in the Philippines that enforces the use of tap water to drug testing. The only way they can get data from you and other households in the country is by doing a sting. They are cheap and easy to do, and the local television station makes a lot of money from them.
Of course, the government
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
- Water Pollution
- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
- Water Quality
The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Naga, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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Reminder
Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.