Bill Type
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Full Title of Bill
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 6, CHAPTER II, TITLE II OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE #198, AS AMENDED
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
June 30, 2022
Date Read
July 27, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2022-07-27
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00556 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 6, CHAPTER II, TITLE II OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE #198, AS AMENDED |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to address a controversy in the province and cities of Cebu, particularly in localities served by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD), with regards to the persons and entities to be held accountable for the undisputed failure of the water district to supply adequate water to its consumers.Proposes to allow and encourage the oversight function by the local governments on the performance of water districts because local officials have a large stake in the issue of water supply and sharper capacity because of their proximity to assess the problem than the central agency Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), which is mandated by law to administer and oversee water districts. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DEL MAR, RACHEL MARGUERITE B. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-06-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS ON 2022-07-27 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Seeks to address a controversy in the province and cities of Cebu, particularly in localities served by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD), with regards to the persons and entities to be held accountable for the undisputed failure of the water district to supply adequate water to its consumers.Proposes to allow and encourage the oversight function by the local governments on the performance of water districts because local officials have a large stake in the issue of water supply and sharper capacity because of their proximity to assess the problem than the central agency Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), which is mandated by law to administer and oversee water districts.
Significance