The critical level in born to be wild

MANILA,Philippines - After the monsoon rains that brought intense flooding to the country, experts say the country may soon experience the next cycle of intense drought or El Niño. This is according to a recent assessment from the Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

But even before the arrival of El Niño, water is already critical in some parts of the country. Tomorrow night, GMA 7’s Born to Be Wild takes a closer look via its three-part special Critical Level.First in the series is in a baranggay in Catubig, Northern Samar. But far from what its name suggests, water is difficult to come by in this town. Deep in the ground, villagers try to reach the first drops of clean water. But after digging a hole more than six-feet in depth, there is only a trickle of the flow they expected.

Meanwhile, in Hilutungan Island in Cebu, villagers line up for a water ration that arrives from the mainland. Without this ration, the islanders have nothing to drink. A mother sheds tears when she finds out she can’t afford more than 10 pesos’ worth of the water ration.But in big cities like Metro Manila, the water comes in bottles, or merely flows from faucets in virtually every home. But what does it really take to get this mineral into everyone’s homes?More importantly, do people even care where it goes after it is flushed and drained?Born to Be Wild is hosted by Doc Nielsen Donato with guests Romi Garduce and Mariz Umali. It airs Wednesday nights after Saksi.