PRESIDENT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Tuesday renewed his push to establish a Department of Water Resources (DWR), one of the priority measures included in his...
PRESIDENT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Tuesday renewed his push to establish a Department of Water Resources , one of the priority measures included in his administration's legislative agenda.The Chief Executive made the remark during his meeting with local officials from Isabela province, who expressed their support for the initiative.
According to Marcos, creating DWR would set policies and implement structural reforms on water management that will address various issues, particularly on the 'critical' fresh water supply.In his first State of the Nation Address , Marcos pledged to address the 'precarious fresh water supply situation, particularly in urban areas' and to 'rehabilitate and improve water supply systems from the 1950s.
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