At least two House of Representatives panels have been asked to investigate how a 1989 law directing the DPWH to create rainwater collectors has been implemented, amid a possible water shortage this dry season. | GabrielLaluINQ
“We want Congress to get to the bottom of the problem so that we can take remedial action, considering that stockpiling rainwater offers a practical way for communities to augment supplies during the dry season, while mitigating potential flooding during the wet season,” he said on Sunday.
“In fact, rainwater harvesting should form part of the national water security roadmap since we have a lot of rainfall when we are not going through a drought or a dry spell,” he said. Under R.A. No. 6716, a Barangay Waterworks and Sanitation Association will be formed to maintain water facilities within its jurisdiction.
The law’s primary goal was to provide “adequate potable water supply made conveniently available to every barangay in the country.”everal lawmakers, however, believe that the law has not been implemented fully over 30 years since its enactment. Last March 2019, Senator Sonny Angara called for the implementation of the said law in the wake of a water shortage experienced during that time.
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