[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 286, December 06, 1995 ]
REORGANIZING THE METROPOLITAN AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM (MWSS) AND THE LOCAL WATER AND UTILITIES ADMINISTRATION (LWUA) PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8041, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL WATER CRISIS ACT OF 1995
WHEREAS, as enunciated in Republic Act No. 8041, it is the "declared policy of the State to adopt urgent and effective measures to address the nationwide water crisis which adversely affects the health and well-being of the population, food production and industrialization process."
WHEREAS, consistent with this policy, Section 7 of Republic Act No. 8041 authorized the President to revamp and reorganize the MWSS and the LWUA;
WHEREAS, the Joint Executive-Legislative Water Crisis Commission established under the same law has, after consulting representatives of the MWSS and the LWUA, proposed a reorganizational plan for the said agencies; and
WHEREAS, the proposed reorganization is consistent with the Administration s framework for governance, having been designed to streamline and correct dysfunctions in the structure and operations of the MWSS and the LWUA to enable these agencies to become more effective, efficient and responsive to the country s needs for potable water, as well as prepare the groundwork for their eventual privatization, where feasible.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, consistent with the reorganization plan proposed by the Joint Executive-Legislative Water Crisis Commission, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. Framework and Objectives - The reorganization of the MWSS and LWUA shall be undertaken in the context of the administration s framework of governance. Accordingly, the role of the national government shall be to steer rather than row. It shall to the extent possible, encourage the private sector to participate in the delivery of public goods through franchising, concession, management, privatization or other arrangements of the concerned agencies operations or facilities.
Prudence and restraint in the use of government resources shall be exercised. Efforts at streamlining and correcting dysfunctions in the operations and structures of the agencies concerned shall be undertaken to achieve more with less. The delivery of more effective, efficient and responsible public service shall be paramount.
SECTION 2. Reorganization Plan for the MWSS - The MWSS shall be reorganized, as follows:
2.1. Officers - The MWSS shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be its chief executive officer. He shall be assisted by two (2) Senior Deputy Administrators, one for Operations and Customers Service and another for Resource Development and Management. There shall, moreover, be four (4) Deputy Administrators, one (1) for Engineering and Construction, one (1) for Finance and Administration, and two (2) for Customers Service. The Senior Deputy Administrators and Deputy Administrators shall be appointed by the Board, upon the recommendation of the Administrator.
2.2 Organization and Management - The Administrator, with the assistance of his Senior Deputy Administrators, shall provide over-all direction and control over the operations and administration of MWSS.
a) The
Office of the Administrator shall have the following services and/or
departments directly under its
supervision:
i. Corporate Planning
Service
ii. Internal Audit
Service
iii. Management Information
Service
iv. System Development
Department
v. Computer Service
Department
vi. Legal Department
vii. Public Affairs Department
vi. Legal Department
vii. Public Affairs Department
b) The Office of the Senior Deputy
Administrator for Operations and Customers Service shall be in charge of
the operations and maintenance of the MWSS plants and other facilities,
and the actual delivery of service to water users. It shall have direct
supervision of the following
departments:
i. Water
Production
ii. Water Transmission and Meter Management
iii. Sewerage
ii. Water Transmission and Meter Management
iii. Sewerage
c) To ensure more effective and responsive delivery of water
services and increase revenues, Customers Service shall be divided into
two Districts, each District to be headed by a Deputy Administrator.
Each District shall have four service areas with each Area (or
department) performing the following functions, as well as such other
functions that may be assigned to it consistent with the purpose of
decentralizing to ensure better public
service:
i. Revenue Generation,
including meter installation and reading, billing and
collection
ii. Facilities Operation Maintenance and Improvement
iii. Meter Management
iv. Public Information
ii. Facilities Operation Maintenance and Improvement
iii. Meter Management
iv. Public Information
d) The Office of the Senior Administrator for Resource
Development and Management shall have direct supervision over the Deputy
Administrators for Engineering and Construction, and for Administration
and Finance.
e) The Office of the Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Construction shall undertake planning and programming, monitoring, and evaluation of projects for the development and expansion of waterworks and sewerage facilities. Specifically, it shall have direct supervision over the following departments:
e) The Office of the Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Construction shall undertake planning and programming, monitoring, and evaluation of projects for the development and expansion of waterworks and sewerage facilities. Specifically, it shall have direct supervision over the following departments:
i. Project
Planning
ii. Project Design
iii. Applied Research and Quality Control
ii. Project Design
iii. Applied Research and Quality Control
The same Deputy Administrator shall have
direct supervision over the Project Management Office, which comprises a
pool of project managers, presently consisting of five
(5).
f) The Office of the Deputy Administrator for Finance and Administration shall be responsible for resource management and provision of administrative support services. It shall consist of the following departments:
f) The Office of the Deputy Administrator for Finance and Administration shall be responsible for resource management and provision of administrative support services. It shall consist of the following departments:
i.
Accounting
ii. Managerial Finance and Budget
iii. Human Resource Development and Manpower Planning
iv. General Services
ii. Managerial Finance and Budget
iii. Human Resource Development and Manpower Planning
iv. General Services
v. Personnel Management and
Health Services
vi. Treasury
vi. Treasury
g) The Table of Organization down to department level is
provided for in Annex A* .
2.3 Authority to Revise the Number of Departments - The MWSS is, subject to the approval of the President, authorized to revise the number of departments herein specified if and when the same becomes necessary by reason of a franchising, concession, privatization or other arrangements that will reduce the scope of its current operations and activities.
SECTION 3. Reorganization Plan for the LWUA - The LWUA is hereby reorganized, as follows:
3.1. Officers - The LWUA shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be its chief executive officer. He shall be assisted by a Senior Deputy Administrator. There shall, moreover, be three (3) Deputy Administrators, one 91) each for Finance, Administration and Area Operations. The Senior Deputy Administrators and Deputy Administrators shall be appointed by the Board, upon the recommendation of the Administrator.
3.2. Organization and Management - The Administrator, with the assistance of his Senior Deputy Administrator, shall provide over-all direction and control over the operations and administration of the LWUA.
a) The
Office of the Administrator shall have direct supervision over the
following departments:
i. Internal
Control
ii. Management Services
iii. Public Affairs
ii. Management Services
iii. Public Affairs
b) The Office of the Senior Deputy
Administrator shall have direct supervision over the following
departments:
i. Special
Projects
ii. Legal
iii. Water Resource Research and Training
ii. Legal
iii. Water Resource Research and Training
The Senior Deputy Administrator shall also
exercise supervision over the three (3) Deputy
Administrators.
c) The Office of the Deputy Administrator
for Finance shall be responsible for financial resources management and
loans administration. Specifically, it shall have direct supervision
over the following departments:
i.
Treasury
ii. Accounting
iii. Loans Administration
iv. Water District Audit
ii. Accounting
iii. Loans Administration
iv. Water District Audit
d) The Office of the Deputy Administrator
for Administration shall be primarily responsible for the provision of
administrative services. It shall have direct supervision over the
following departments:
i. Human
Resource Management
ii. Property Management
iii. General Services
ii. Property Management
iii. General Services
e) The Office of the Deputy Administrator
for Area Operations shall have direct supervision over nine (9) area
managers who will be responsible for the following functions at the
field level:
i. Project
Planning
ii. Project Monitoring and Evaluation
iii. Water District Development
iv. Loans Evaluation
ii. Project Monitoring and Evaluation
iii. Water District Development
iv. Loans Evaluation
f) The Table of Organization down to department level is
provided for in Annex "B"* .
3.3. Authority to Revise the Number of Departments - The LWUA is, subject to the approval of the president, authorized to revise the number of departments herein specified if and when the same becomes necessary by reason of franchising, concession, privatization or other arrangements that will reduce the scope of its current operations and activities.
SECTION 4. Detailed Staffing - The MWSS and LWUA are hereby directed to prepare their proposed detailed staffing or manning patterns accounting for all positions in the organization and the corresponding budgetary and resource rearrangements as may be necessary. They are, moreover, required to conduct a thorough personnel audit to determine their respective manpower requirements. An inventory of contracts of all contractual employees including casual and temporary employees shall also be made to determine the need for the continuation of their services.
The proposed staffing pattern shall be submitted to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for review not later than sixty (60) days from the date hereof. The DBM shall submit its recommendation to the President within thirty (30) days from receipt of the proposal but in no case later than ninety (90) days from the date hereof.
The revised staffing or manning pattern shall in no case exceed the number of existing authorized regular positions.
SECTION 5. Revised Compensation - The MWSS and the LWUA are hereby authorized to adopt a revised and upgraded position classification and compensation package for its officers and employees, subject to the following conditions:
a. no diminution of the present salaries and benefits of MWSS and LWUA personnel;
b. the revised rates of compensation shall be commensurate to the improved and efficient revenue collection of the agency concerned as determined by their respective Boards of Trustees;
c. the adjusted rates shall not exceed industry and private sector rates of compensation;
d. approval by the Board of Trustee of their respective budgets which must be sufficient to cover the proposed adjustments on compensation;
e. the non-revenue water of the agency concerned shall in no case be more than forty percent (40%); and
f. final approval of the President.
SECTION 6. Separation Pay - Any official or employee of the MWSS and LWUA who may be phased out by reason of the reorganization shall be entitled to such benefits as may be determined by existing laws. For this purpose, the MWSS, LWUA and DBM are hereby directed to study and propose schemes or measures to provide personnel who shall voluntarily retire from the service incentives and other benefits, including the possibility of accelerating the application of the revised compensation packaged under the Salary Standardization Law, Republic Act No. 6758. The recommendation should be submitted to the President not later than thirty (30) days from the date hereof.
SECTION 7. Effectivity - This Executive Order shall take effect the day after its complete publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Adopted: 06 Dec. 1995
(SGD.)
FIDEL V.
RAMOS
President
President
By the President:
(SGD.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary
* Text available at the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR), U.P. Law Center, Diliman, Quezon City.