Secretary Enrique Ona on Friday urged displaced residents in Leyte and Eastern Samar to either boil or chlorinate drinking water after it was disclosed that several drinking water samples from Yolanda affected areas showed fecal contamination after water testing was done.

The results of the water testing showed that several samples from Leyte and Eastern Samar showed presence of fecal coliforms or E. Coli. The rapid Colilert 18 test kits were used.

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