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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1345
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1345 -
EMPOWERING THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM (MWSS) TO
TAKE OVER THE CENTRALIZED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN RESIDENTIAL
SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS
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WHEREAS,
water is one of the basic needs of man; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the water supply in numerous residential subdivisions with
centralized water systems have been found to be inadequate, inefficient
or not potable;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, this critical situation has reached such alarming proportions
that the health, safety and well-being of the residents of the
subdivision are being endangered;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it has become imperative for the government to take drastic
measures to protect the lives of these residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
declare and order: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage
System, hereinafter referred as MWSS, shall upon petition of the
Homeowners Association or the subdivision owner/developer with the
consent of the Homeowners Association, and upon recommendation of the
National Housing Authority, take over the operation and maintenance of
centralized water systems of residential subdivisions within its
territorial jurisdiction.
Section 2. Upon takeover of the water system, the
MWSS shall evaluate such system considering the adequacy, potability
and other prevailing operating conditions. The MWSS shall thereafter
cause the system to operate at the desired level as to provide adequate
and potable water supply. The cost to render the system operable shall
be chargeable to the subdivision owner/developer provided that the
provision of adequate water supply has been specified or implied in the
contract of sale or other forms used in offering the housing units
within the project for sale. Otherwise, the cost to make the system
operational shall be chargeable to the homeowners of the
subdivision. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. The MWSS, in consultation with the
National Housing Authority, shall issue the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Decree. Such rules
and regulations take effect immediately after their publication three
(3) times a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in any newspaper of
general circulation.
Section 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 2nd day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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