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2018-0412. Proposed EO - Repealing EO 65 (To ODESGA)
2018-0412. Proposed EO - Repealing EO 65 (To ODESGA)
MANILA
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 10149 (RA 10149) otherwise known as the “GOCC
Governance Act of 2011” that expressly excludes the local water districts (LWDs) from
the application of said law. Section 4 of said law provides:
WHEREAS, Section 5 of Executive Order No. 24 (EO 24), Series of 2011 went beyond
the coverage of RA 10149 and placed the Board of Directors (BODs) of LWDs under the
jurisdiction of the GCG, viz:
WHEREAS, only the BODs of LWDs were placed under the jurisdiction of the GCG;
the BODs of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, state universities and colleges, economic
zone authorities and research institutions remain excluded from coverage.
WHEREAS, the regulatory and supervisory jurisdiction over the BODs of LWDs are
lodged with the LWUA, and it cannot by executive fiat be transferred to the GCG.
Section 1. Amendment of Section 5 of EO 24. – For being an ultra vires act, Section 5 of
EO 24 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3. Directive. – The LWUA and all LWDs are directed follow the provisions to
Section 13 of PD 198, as amended, to govern the fixing of per diems of the BODs of all
LWDs. To implement the amendments brought about by RA 9286, LWUA is directed to
come up with a Policy Guidelines on Compensation and Other Benefits for the BODs
within thirty (30) days following the effectivity of this Order. The LWUA and Philippine
Association of Water Districts are likewise directed to review every five (5) years the
compensation and allowances of the BODs, subject to adjustment based on the
purchasing power of the peso and inflation rate.”
Section 4. Effectivity Clause. – This Order shall take effect immediately upon publication
in a newspaper of general circulation.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this ___ day of September, in the year of our Lord, Two
Thousand Seventeen.
By the President:
(Sgd.) SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA
Executive Secretary