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Marcos forms Water Resources Management Office in DENR

TO avert the looming water crisis in the country, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order (EO) creating the Water Resources Management Office (WRMO) in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

The President signed on Thursday, April 27, EO 22, which mandates the WRMO to 'ensure the immediate implementation of the Integrated Water Resources Management in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and formulate a corresponding Water Resources Master Plan (IWMP).'