Sotto orders Poe’ s committee to probe water crisis
Credit to Author: BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 02:29:55 +0000
SENATE President Vicente Sotto 3rd directed the Committee on Public Services, headed by Sen. Grace Poe, to investigate the current water crisis in Metro Manila and nearby areas.
He filed on Wednesday Resolution 1028 for the panel to come up with measures that would ensure “sustainable water supply” in Metro Manila and other areas in the country.
Sotto’s move stemmed from reports that thousands of households, schools and even hospitals in Metro Manila and some areas in Rizal Province have been receiving from low to zero water supply.
This was becayse of the operational adjustments being done by water service concessionaires Manila Water Co. Inc. and Maynilad Water Services that resulted in reduced water supply in affected areas.
While some attributed the crisis to the El Niño phenomenon, others blamed the water service concessionaires, “hence the need to review the concession agreements with them,” Sotto said.
“The inadequate or lack of water supply has caused inconvenience to the affected residents, students and patients,” he said.
“If left unresolved, the water crisis may bring more serious problems to the people and businesses in the affected areas, and may impact the country as a whole,” Sotto added.
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