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HOUSE PANELS APPROVE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES BILL – SALCEDA

The House committees on Government Reorganization and on Public Works and Highways approved a consolidated bill creating the Department of Water Resources (DWR) that would ensure reliable, safe, quality and affordable water supply for all. It was Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda, the chairman of the technical working group (TWG) tasked to consolidate the […]

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Government

LAGUNA LAKE CAN BE METRO MANILA’S ADDITIONAL WATER SOURCE — CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is supporting the government’s plan of sourcing additional water supply from the Laguna Lake to address the perennial water woes of Metro Manila, Secretary Roy Cimatu said. During the agency’s presentation of its proposed P25 billion budget for 2020, Cimatu told the House Committee on Appropriations that […]