President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has approved the creation of a water resource management body, which will be under the department overseeing the country’s natural resources, according to the presidential palace. READ:
s water resources and respond to the current environmental challenges through a concerted government effort,The WRMO will be positioned as an interim agency pending the passage of a proposed law that will establish a department on water management with a Cabinet-level head. Related bills have been filed in both chambers of Congress.s reliance on groundwater and deep wells, as well as managing surface water supply, the President was quoted as saying.
The WRMO would be under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and will be a transitory body pending the creation of a Water Resources Department,s recommendations must be followed by state-owned corporations promoting water services such as the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System and Local Water Utilities Administration and the DENRs main functions also include formulating and ensuring the implementation of the Integrated Water Management Plan , which will integrate...
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