Buoyed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s endorsement of the Department of Water Resources Management , Senator Grace Poe prodded her peers Tuesday for Congress to frontload timely passage of its enabling legislation in the lawmakers’ priority agenda, as the Senate and the House buckled down to work following the President’s delivery of his traditional State of the Nation Address Monday.
In a statement, Poe pointed out “water deserves serious focus and consolidated effort,” stressing that “we must act before the crisis exacerbates.” While President Marcos did not say in his SONA if he will certify the water bill, he laid down “the importance of a comprehensive approach to the recurring problem of sourcing new water supplies, allocating water, and anticipating issues that could jeopardize the system.”