Water crisis avoidable – Poe
SENATOR Grace Poe said on Monday that the water crisis hounding the country is avoidable if the correct policies are in place and are being implemented.
Poe has asked all the proper authorities to effect said policies in order to address the water shortage due to El Niño.
The coming of El Nino, Poe said, is a “predictable phenomenon,” which should have kept water authorities and concessionaires on their toes to prepare for contingency measures.
“Instead, we are confronted with the same old scenarios during this season of the year – dry taps, parched soil, below normal dam levels, long queues of pails,” she said.
While there are many water-related agencies, Poe explained that there is a “drought of common goals” that would set clear directions and actions toward water security for all Filipinos.
“By this time, we expect the Water Resources Management Office to get its feet wet amid the water shortage being felt by households, businesses, and the agriculture sector,” Poe further explained.
“At the Senate, we will remain steadfast in pushing for the creation of the Department of Water Resources as a permanent body that will lead the comprehensive development and management of water resources to once and for all end our people’s perennial water woes,” she added.
