▁zone ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁ 3 6 % ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁region . ▁As ▁services ▁became ▁more ▁expensive ▁and ▁in efficient ▁under ▁priv at ization , ▁there ▁was ▁reduced ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁for ▁poor ▁households . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁from ▁Deb t ▁Co al ition ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁dimin ished ▁access ▁to ▁clean ▁water ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁out break ▁of ▁ch ol era ▁and ▁other ▁g astro int est inal ▁dise ases . ▁ ▁Water ▁priv at ization ▁is ▁a ▁strategy ▁util ized ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁secure ▁and ▁sust ain able ▁supply ▁of ▁water ▁from ▁private ▁organizations ▁rather ▁than ▁having ▁the ▁public ▁sector ▁provide ▁this ▁service . ▁Priv at ization ▁of ▁water ▁politics ▁ent ails ▁a ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁water ▁allocation ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁sector ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁through ▁priv at ization ▁and ▁commercial ization ▁of ▁water . ▁The ▁government ▁for fe its ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁water ▁politics ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁organization . ▁Private ▁organizations ▁allocate ▁water ▁based ▁on ▁capital ism ▁mechan isms . ▁The ▁commercial ization ▁of ▁water ▁politics ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁dist ributes ▁water ▁based ▁on ▁rational es ▁that ▁concern ▁economic ▁profit ability . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁water ▁priv at ization ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁civil ▁disput es , ▁protest s ▁and ▁wars . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁class ifies ▁access ▁to ▁clean ▁drink ing ▁water ▁as ▁a ▁universal ▁human ▁right . ▁Water ▁priv at ization ▁does ▁not ▁provide ▁water ▁as ▁a ▁universal ▁human ▁right , ▁but ▁provides ▁water ▁based