A separate agency, not one under the DENR, might be needed to ensure the proper management of the country’s water systems, Sen. Grace Poe said at the Kapihan sa Senado. | GabrielLaluINQ
According to Poe, there are at least 30 different national and local agencies managing the country’s water resources — all of them not operating in sync.
“Kasi ‘di ba meron pang mga provincial, mga water regulatory boards, ‘yong MWSS pasesnya na pero parang inutil pagdating sa pag-aadminister lamang ng tubig, ito ‘yong kahit ano pang sabihin natin, talagang kulang ang tubig dahil hindi natin nade-develop ang inprastraktura para sa tubig,” she added. Poe has long been pushing for a separate water management department. Last April, she said that she wasAccording to the senator, there must be something wrong with the Philippines, considering that Israel, which does not have as much rainfall yearly, has a better water system.
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