SECTOR: Energy and Environment
SONA YEAR: 2022
Pass Dept of Water Resources
PROMISE STATUS - DATE: In progress as of 07/17/2023
- In 2022, 31 bills were filed at the House of Representatives for the creation of a Department of Water Resources. All are pending at the Committee on Government Reorganization.
- But on April 27, Marcos signed Executive Order No. 22, creating the Water Resources Management Office (WRMO) under the supervision of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR).
- The WRMO will source its initial funds from the appropriated budget of the DENR.
- Aside from managing water demand, distribution, and water infrastructure, the WRMO is mandated to include policies on climate change and disaster risk management in its planning and programs.