The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) should come up with more stringent policies other than imposing fines on erring water concessionaires, Sen. Grace Poe said on Wednesday after the state regulator ordered Maynilad to pay P27.48 million in fines for its poor service.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reminded the National Irrigation Administration and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System to “be very very careful” when releasing water from both Ipo and Magat dams to avoid a repeat of extensive flooding in Cagayan Valley.
The House Committee on Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples has approved a motion to issue a resolution calling for the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and other agencies involved in the Kaliwa Dam Project to cease and desist from initiating, performing or doing any activities inside the ancestral domain of the Dumagats.
The supply of water for Metro Manila will be “sufficient” this summer, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.
AANGAT TAYO partylist Rep. Neil Abayon said he supports the recommendation of the House committee on ways and means to grant emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte to take over the Bureau of Customs.
