EMPOWERING THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM (MWSS) TO TAKE OVER THE CENTRALIZED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 1345
• Sections: 5

Preamble

WHEREAS, water is one of the basic needs of man;

WHEREAS, the water supply in numerous residential

subdivisions with centralized water systems have been found to be inadequate,

inefficient or not potable;

WHEREAS, this critical situation has reached such alarming

proportions that the health, safety and well-being of the residents of the

subdivision are being endangered;

WHEREAS, it has become imperative for the government to take

drastic measures to protect the lives of these residents;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the

Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby

declare and order:

Section 1

SECTION 1. The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System,

hereinafter referred to as MWSS, shall upon petition of the Homeowners

Association or the subdivision owner/developer with the consent of the

Homeowners Association, and upon recommendation of the National Housing

Authority, take over the operation and maintenance of centralized water systems

of residential subdivisions within its territorial jurisdiction.

Section 2

SECTION 2. Upon takeover of the water system, the MWSS shall

evaluate such system considering the adequacy, potability and other prevailing

operating conditions. The MWSS shall thereafter cause the system to operate at

the desired level as to provide adequate and potable water supply. The cost to

render the system operable shall be chargeable to the subdivision

owner/developer provided that the provision of adequate water supply has been

specified or implied in the contract of sale or other forms used in offering the

housing units within the project for sale. Otherwise, the cost to make the

system operational shall be chargeable to the homeowners of the subdivision.

Section 3

SECTION 3. The MWSS, in consultation with the National

Housing Authority, shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the

effective implementation of this Decree. Such rules and regulations shall take

effect immediately after their publication three (3) times a week for two (2)

consecutive weeks in any newspaper of general circulation.

Section 4

SECTION 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of April in the year of Our Lord,

nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the

Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA

Presidential

Assistant