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PD 1067 Article 88

Article 88

ARTICLE 88. The Council shall have original jurisdiction over all disputes relating to appropriation, utilization, exploitation, development, control, conservation and protection of waters within the meaning and context of the provisions of this Code. The decisions of the Council on water rights controversies shall be immediately executory and the enforcement thereof may be suspended only when a bond, in an amount fixed by the Council to answer for damages occasioned by the suspension or stay of execution, shall have been filed by the appealing party, unless the suspension is by virtue of an order of a competent court. All disputes shall be decided within sixty (60) days after the parties submit the same for decision or resolution. The Council shall have the power to issue writs of execution and enforce its decisions with the assistance of local or national police agencies.

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CitationPD 1067 Article 88 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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