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 The National Water Resources Board (NWRB), formerly known
as the National Water Resources Council (NWRC), came into being
by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 424 in 1974. It was created to
serve as an authoritative national organization to coordinate and
integrate all activities involving water resources development and
management.

The agency transformed from an overall policy and coordinate

body into an agency saddled with line responsibilities as well as
quasi-judicial functions by virtue of Presidential Decree 1067 in 1976
known as the Water Code of the Philippines and Presidential Decree
1206 in 1977. PD 1067 provided NWRB the power to enforce the
provision of the Code and PD 1206 mandated the Board to regulate
and control the operation of private water supply providers outside
the jurisdiction of MWSS and LWUA/water districts.

From then on, several presidential proclamations, issuances

were issued redefining the composition of the Board and brought
changes in its overall function as a coordinating and regulatory
agency in the water sector.

Currently, the NWRB has three mandated functions: Policy

Formulation and Coordination, Resource Regulation and Economic
Regulation.

Table of Contents

02 Executive Summary 14 General Administrative and Support Services

03 Contribution in the Water Sector with Stakeholders 15 Significant Accomplishments
03 Significant Accomplishments 17 Special Events Participated
04 International Conferences and Meetings 18 International Conferences/Meetings Attended
05 Summary of Accomplishments 20 Programs and Projects
06 Policy Formulation and Coordination 24 Assessment of Stakeholder’s Responses
10 Resource Regulation 25 Conclusion and Recommendation
11 Economic Regulation 26 Physical Financial Accomplishment Report
13 Monitoring and Enforcement 28 Officials and Staff

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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
This accomplishment report of the National Water Resources Board (NWRB)
for January to December 2017 covers major programs, regular activities, as well as
the local projects as part of the agency’s coordination and regulatory functions for
water resources development, utilization and management. The period under review
showed favorable accomplishments in the implementation of water resources pro-
grams/projects that could provide an effective tool towards attaining an integrated
and sustainable development of water resources. Highlights of the key activities are
as follows:

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 NWRB CONTRIBUTION IN
THE WATER SECTOR IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH AGENCY
Stakeholders
1 Conduct of Water Pre-Summits Towards a Comprehensive National Water
Plan in Luzon (Pampanga), Visayas (Bohol), Mindanao (Davao) and Metro Manila
in accordance with the pronouncements/instructions/directives of the present
administration.

2 Optimization of the Utilization of Water Supply from Angat Reservoir. The

water requirements for municipal and irrigation for the whole year were all
satisfied. The Angat dam year-end elevation is 212.28 meters which is above
the Normal High Water Level (NWHL) of 210 meters.

3 Amendment of Presidential Decree No. 1087 otherwise known as the Water

Code of the Philippines. The final draft of the Proposed Amendments of the Water
Code of the Philippines is already in the Senate President’s office for review.

4 Partnership with DOST PCIEERD to implement the project referred to as

”Climate Resilient lnfrastructure lnitiative” or “CRII” on April 13, 2016. It aims to
provide science-based information for the planning of critical infrastructure with
due consideration to climate change trends and disaster risk reduction principles.

significant accomplishments
1 In compliance with the Executive Order (E.O.) No. 605, series of 2007 issued by the President, the NWRB started its
procurement activities for ISO accreditation. In the meantime that the NWRB is not yet ISO certified, ISO-aligned docu-
mentation for at least one core process was prepared and posted on December 31, 2017.

2 In celebration of the World Water Day (WWD) 2017, the NWRB, in collaboration with Philippine Water Partnership
(PWP), Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWSI) and Manila Water Company, Inc. (MWCI) organized a half day Forum entitled
“Why Waste Water?” on March 20, 2017 which was held in MWSS Compound, Balara, Quezon City. The forum aimed to:
(1) inform the academe about the importance, threats and potential of using wastewater as an alternative source; (2)
encourage the members of the academe to impart the learning from the forum in their respective universities or co-
lleges; and (3) spread the economic and environmental benefits of using wastewater through sharing of good practices.

3 Representatives from the agency joined the countrywide celebration of Earth Day 2017 through the kick-off program
at the La Mesa Eco Park, Quezon City on April 23, 2017.

4 The GAD Focal Point members organized and undertaken GAD activities in 2017 to promote gender and development.

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International Conferences and Meetings
1 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Water
Resources Management (AWGWRM) held on April 17-18,
2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2 International Conference on Water
Management Among Competing Sectors in Bangkok,
Thailand on August 2-4, 2017
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Building, Quezon City, Philippines.
5 3rd Asia Pacific Water Summit and Preliminary
Demand Seminar for Planning of Further Republic of Korea (ROK)
– ASEAN Cooperation Program on Water Management on
December 11 – 13, 2017 in Yangon, Myanmar

3 First APEC Water Resources Authorities Meeting for
Food Security on August 18-19, 2017 in Can Tho, Vietnam
4 Inception Workshop on “Reducing Pollution and
Preserving Environmental Flows in the East Asian Seas
through the Implementation of Integrated River Basin
Management in ASEAN Countries” on August 29-30,
2017 at the office of the Partnerships in Environmental
Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA),
Improving the country’s water resources manage-
ment calls for the strengthening of NWRB which needs
improved capacity and resources to fully and effectively
carry out its mandates as well as instituting reforms.
These recommendations were highlighted during the
Water Pre-Summits Towards a Comprehensive National
Water Plan conducted during the year.

Financial Resource
The Board received a budgetary allotment of P 139.980M
for current operating expenditures and P1.859M for continuing
appropriation with a total of P141.839M for CY 2017.

For the period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017,

the Board has generated P155.924M as revenue earned from
fees and charges pertaining to water permit and CPC grants as
well as from the sale of publications and other miscellaneous
income. Operating expenditures for the said period amounted to
P 135.942M covering personal services, maintenance and other
operating expenses and capital outlay.

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 SUMMARY OF NWRB ACCOMPLISHMENT AS OF
DECEmBER 31, 2017

Performance
Program/Activity/ Projects (P/A/Ps)
And Performance Indicators Physical
Accomplishment % Accomplished
Target

Number of policies / plans

developed and issued or 5 6 120
updated and disseminated
Policy
Formulation,
Evaluation and
Coordination N u m b e r of G r o u n d w a te r
Availability Assessment (micro) 24 25 104
of Water
Resources by province conducted
Plans and
Programs
Number of Information,
Education and Communication
2 2 100
(IEC) activities e.g. Seminar on
IWRM and CCA

Number of Water Permit

A p p l i c a t i o n Ac t e d U p o n 610 801 131
(approved)

Processing,
Adjudicating Number of Water Use Conflicts
104 179 172
and Granting Resolved
of Water
Rights and
Waterworks
Number of Certificate of Public
Franchises 102 137 134
Convenience (CPC)

Number of Water Meters

64,000 98,840 154
inspected/tested/sealed

Number of water sources/

Monitoring
diversion waterworks facilities 5,661 6,508 115
inspected
of Water
Appropriation/
Utilization
Violations or complaints acted
and 1,930 3,154 163
upon
Enforcement
of Laws and
Orders
Number of water utilities
150 199 133
inspected/monitored

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AGENCY’S DETAILED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The report presents the accomplishments of the Board for CY 2017 highlighting its program thrusts in the major
functional areas of policy formulation, program/project evaluation and coordination; regulation of water use and water
utilities operation; monitoring of water appropriation and utilization; and preparation of a Water Security Roadmap
Framework towards sustainable development, protection and efficient use of the country’s water resources.

Policy a. Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technologies

Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) – Three-year partnership

Formulation with DOST PCIEERD to institute an S & T-based repository of data for
the efficient management of water resources in the Philippines under-
and lining the worsening impacts of climate change.

Coordination b. NEDA INFRACOM- Sub-Committee on Water Resources - This was

NWRB formulates policies and plans
for the Philippine water sector, within the
framework of Integrated Water Resources
Management (IWRM) through the coordination
and integration of development programs,
projects and activities. Policy initiation is
achieved in consultation with concerned
agencies through Task Forces and Committees
to thresh out specific problems and issues
related to water resources development and
management.
Continued active participation in interagency
committees are as follows:
created as a venue to monitor and discuss the programs/activities
identified under the PWSSR and other water related activities imple-
mented by different agencies
c. Inter-agency Steering Committee on Environmental and Natural
Resources Statistics Sub-Committee on Water Resources - This is
chaired/vice-chaired by DENR/NSCB in order to come up with stan-
dardized terms and definitions and eventually updated and timely ENR
statistics
d. Metro Manila Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Committee – with
members consisting of DOH-CHD, MWSS, MWSI, MWCI, EMB, NWRB
and LGUs within Metro Manila. The committee meets on a monthly
basis to concur with the pronouncement of water quality in the NCR
based on the sampling and testing that is being conducted by the
LGUs, concessionaires and MWSS.

e. Joint Sectoral Committee on Infrastructure Development of the

Regional Development Council for Region IV-A (Calabarzon) and
Region IV-B (Mimaropa) - Committee created to discuss and review
any proposed programs/projects in the region to address issues and
concerns before endorsement to RDC proper.

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f. Interagency Committee and the Technical Working Group
on Dams Operation and Management - monthly review and
monitoring of reservoir operations of major dams, particu-
larly Angat, Binga, Ambuklao, Magat and Pantabangan
multi-purpose reservoirs in coordination with NIA, NPC,
MWSS and other concerned agencies as (TWG) of the
Board. Operation rule curves of these reservoirs are moni-
tored regularly to effect equitable allocation and optimum
utilization of water.
g. Technical Working Group on Angat Reservoir Operation
and Management – composed of NPC, AHC, MWSS, NIA,
PAGASA and NWRB meets regularly to discuss and recom-
mend monthly water allocation from the Angat reservoir as
well as the issues and concerns that need to be addressed
in the operation of the reservoir. Simulation of water allo-
cation for Angat Reservoir is being conducted regularly
h. Interagency Committee on Environmental Health
(IACEH)- Committee created for the review and update
of the existing National Environmental Health Action
Plan (NEHAP 2010-2013) for the development of NEHAP
2016-2017
Policies approved by the
Board for CY 2017
• Monthly Water Allocation for Irrigation and
Municipal Water Supply from the Angat
Dam;
• Authority Granted to the Executive Director
to Issue IDs to DENR Deputized Personnel;
• Defining the ECC/CNC Requirements for
Water Permit Applications;
• Guidelines on the Issuance of IDs to DENR-
WRUS Deputized Personnel; and
• Amendment to Authority Given to the
Executive Director to Cancel All Unclaimed
Water Permits Issued on or before
October 31, 2015.
Optimization of the
Utilization of Water Supply
from Angat Reservoir
The Angat reservoir year-end elevation on
December 31, 2016, which serves as starting water
level on January 1, 2017, was 212.26 meters. The
lowest level of 173.91 meters for the year 2017 was
recorded on August 6, 2017.
The Angat Reservoir year-end water elevation was
3.80 meters above the normal high water level of 210
meters. The sufficiency of water impound in the reser-
voir during the first month of the year coincides with
the need to release more water from the main turbine
due to the Malampaya power plant maintenance
shutdown on January 28 to February 16, 2017. During
this period, the Board approved the water releases of
85 cms from the main turbine for power generations
to augment the energy requirement in Luzon Grid.
During the first four months of the year, the water
releases for power generation, water requirements
for irrigation and municipal use were all granted.
However, to give way to the on-going construction
for Bustos Dam there were no releases for irrigation
from the months of May and June, to give way to the
on-going construction for Bustos Dam. But due to
the start of wet cropping season, the water releases
for irrigation was resumed on the following month.
Moreover, for the augmentation of Grid’s Requirement
during yellow alert warning, additional water releases
of 10 cms on top of monthly approved from July to
October was granted. During early week of November,
the Angat Reservoir received a large amount of inflows
which caused abrupt increased of water elevation, as a
precautionary measures the Board amended the allo-
cations for irrigation by maximizing the water releases
for power generation.
The water requirements for municipal and irrigation
for the whole year were all satisfied, and the Angat
year-end elevation is 212.28 meters which is above
the Normal High Water Level of 210 meters.
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Water Resources Assessment Micro water resources assessments on groundwater
availability were conducted in the following twenty

As of 2017, the agency has already completed the assess- five (25) provinces:

ment of two (2) major river basins, Agno and Panay River 1.Laguna

Basins under its program, Comprehensive Water Resources 2.Cebu

Assessment for the Eighteen (18) Major River Basins 3.Cavite

4.Batangas

Development of Groundwater Management Plan (GMP) and 5.Bulacan

Establishment of Groundwater Monitoring Wells in Critical 6.Quezon

Areas are being undertaken by the agency for groundwater 7.Tarlac

assessment. For 2017, there is one (1) GMP developed and 8.Pampanga

thirteen (13) wells were established in some critical areas. 9.Suge River, Mina, Iloilo
10.Davao, City, Davao del Sur

Certificates of Water Availability and Clearances as required 11.Quezon

by PEZA were issued in eight (8) (PEZA) areas as follows: 12.Camarines Sur
13Palawan
1 Atlantic Gulf and Pacific located in Bauan, 14.Agusan del Norte
Batangas dated Jan. 20, 2017
15.Nueva Ecija
2 First Industrial township in Tanuan Batangas 16.Zambales
on Feb. 14, 2017
17.Ilocos Norte
3 MVC Properties Inc. Iligan City, Lanao del 18.Ilocos Sur
Norte on March 24, 2017 19.Benguet
4 Lima Land Land, Inc. Lipa City and in Malvar 20.Nueva Viscaya
Batangas on May 23, 2017 21.La Union

5 First Philippine Indsutrial Park, Tanuan 22.Pangasinan

Baangas on July 17, 2017 23.Cagayan

6 Batangas State University in Batnagas City 24.Bohol

on August 25, 2017 25.Sorsogon

7 SM- CDO Downtown Premiere BPO Tower

in Cagayan de Oro City on September 19,
2017

8 Lautan Luas Inc. and Formation Technology

Park in Pasay City on Oct. 2, 2017

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Conduct/Participation in the environmental benefits of using wastewater through
sharing of good practices.
following IEC Activities:
The conduct of the Forum was one of the activities
a. World Water Day 2017
lined-up for the week-long celebration of the World
Water Day 2017. Seventeen (17) participants attended
This year’s World Water Day celebration adopted the
the Forum. These are college students from the University
international theme “Water and Wastewater” which focuses
of the Philippines, Far Eastern University and Central
on the importance of wastewater as a commonly-
Colleges of the Philippines.
neglected water commodity and its potential uses. This
is in support to the UN-Water Sustainable Development
b.Hands -On Training for DENR Regional Offices
Goal 6.3 target on improving water quality by reducing
pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release
The NWRB conducted a three-day Hands-on Training for
of hazarous chemicals and materials, halving the propor-
DENR Regional Offices on Certain Functions of Water Use
tioned untreated wastewater and substantially increasing
Regulation on June 27-29, 2017 at the BSA Twin Towers,
recycling and safe reuse globally by 2030.
Mandaluyong City. The training intends to educate the
DENR WRUS staff in undertaking their activities relative to
In celebration of the World Water Day (WWD) 2017, the
their deputized functions and responsibilities.
NWRB in collaboration with Philippine Water Partnership
(PWP), Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWSI) and Manila
Sixty-two (62) DENR staff from the Central Office and
Water Company, Inc. (MWCI) organized a half day Forum
the Regional Office attended the training. Specifically,
entitled “Why Waste Water? on March 20, 2017 which was
the attendees were the Chief of Licenses, Patents and
held in MWSS Compound, Balara, Quezon City. The forum
Deeds Division, Head of Water Resources Utilization
aimed to: 1 inform the academe about the importance,
Section and Head of the Planning and Programming
threats and potential of using wastewater as an alterna-
Section of the seventeen (17) DENR Regional Offices as
tive source; 2 encourage the members of the academe
well as eight (8) staff from DENR Central Office (Planning
to impart the learning from the forum in their respective
and Programming Division and Program Monitoring and
universities or colleges; and 3 spread the economic and
Evaluating Division)

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c. 1st Consultation Workshop on the Assessment and Agencies (NGAs) and Local Government Units (LGUs)
were reviewed and validated using the accomplished
Mapping of Philippine IWRM Implementation
questionnaire of NWRB as the working document. The
review was not only in the questions but in the respon-
World leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
ses as well.
Development at the UN Summit in 2015 which recognized
the need for environmental related goals and targets. It
The questionnaires were finalized and the participants
included Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
were provided with the electronic copy to be accom-
as an indicator of ensuring availability and sustainable
plished and submitted to NWRB not later than January
management of water and sanitation for all. Governments
18, 2018. The responses to be gathererd from these sets
are expected to take ownership and establish national
of questiomaires would be presented in the National
frameworks for the achievement of the 17 Goals including
Stakeholders’ Consultation sometime in January 20l8 to
the monitoring and reporting implementation.
serve as the basis for determining the indicator 6.5.1
score for an evidenced-based reporting.
In view of this, the 1st Consultation Workshop on
the Ässessment and Mapping of Philippine IWRM
Implementation”was organized by the NWRB in col-
laboration with the Philippine water Partnership (PWP)
with funding support from the Global Water Partnership-
Resource
Southeast Asia (GWP-SEA). The Consultation Workshop Regulation
was conducted on December 18, 2017 at the Sequoia
Hotel in Quezon City and attended by representatives of Resource Regulation is the conservation and protection
core national government agencies (NGAs) that deal with of all water resources by regulating their utilization and
water. allocation based on policies consistent with beneficial
use and sustainable development.
During the workshop, the customized questionnaire for
Suitainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 6.5.l: Status In order to achieve optimum utilization of water, the
and Extent of Integrated Water Resources Management Board regulates water use that covers the following
(IWRM) Implernentation for the National Government activities:

a. Adjudication of Water Permit Applications (WPA)

One aspect of water management is the control of the

use of water through the permit system. This requires
the water user to secure a water permit, a document,
which attests to the user’s privilege to appropriate and
use water.

In determining whether to grant or deny an applica-

tion, the Board considers, among others, protest filed,
if any; prior permits granted; the availability of water;
water supply needed for beneficial use; possible adverse
effects; land use economics; and other relevant factors.

Prior to the issuance of Water Permit, a Conditional Water

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Permit is issued which is valid for one year. A water permit comply with the requirements and those falling within
is issued as soon as the applicant complies with the condi- the critical areas as stated in the Policy for Critical
tions set. Areas approved by the Board.

For the period in review, a total of 2,594 water permit

applications were received. Of this number plus 5,192 Summary
Summary of
of Accomplishment
on Accomplishment on
applications carried over from previous years, 801 were
issued with Conditional Water Permit, 355 were denied and
Resource Regulation
6,630 water permit applications are still being processed
Resource Regulation
• Conditional Water Permit
for approval.
Conditional Water Permit
approved/granted 801
801
approved / granted
A total of 271 water permits were issued out of the 801
• Water Permit issued 271
Conditional Water Permits approved. Water Permit issued 271

• Water Permit
Water PermitApplication
Application
b. Adjudication of Water Use Conflicts 355
denied
denied 355

Another important aspect of water use regulation is the Water Use Conflict resolved 179
• Water Use Conflict resolved 179
resolution of conflicts regarding the use of water. To obtain 318
Permit to Drill issued
immediate action on the problem, all complaints shall be in
• Permit to Drill issued 318
writing, sworn to by the complainant/protestant and filed
with the Board.

During this period, 271 cases were received. Of this number
plus 696 cases carried over from the previous years, 179
cases were disposed/resolved and 788 cases are still under
various stages of investigation including the carry over.
c. Issuance of Permit to Drill
To prevent land subsidence, well interference and saltwater
intrusion problems due to excessive groundwater extraction,
no person is allowed to drill any well for the extraction of
groundwater or to make any alteration to any existing well
without first securing permit from the Board.
The Board granted a total of 318 permits to drill (PTD)
during the period.
d. Cleansing of Pending Water Permit Application
Economic
Regulation
The protection of consumers and the economic viabi-
lity of water utilities by determining service standards
and targets, tariff levels and schemes, monitoring and
measuring company performance, enforcing compli-
ance, and imposing sanctions.
Mandated under Presidential Decree 1206, the Board
regulates and controls the operation of private water
supply providers outside the jurisdiction of MWSS and
LWUA/water districts. It sees to it that only qualified
persons or entities are authorized to operate and
maintain water supply services or otherwise known as
“public utilities”.

Operators of public utilities with approved Certificate

A total of 355 pending water permit applications were
of Public Convenience (CPC) are required to provide
denied due to non-compliance of the requirements upon
their consumers with safe, adequate, continuous and
the lapse of six months of applications: i) with issued
dependable water supply services at all times and at
permit to drill, and ii) without permit to drill which failed to
reasonable rates.

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The Board conducts hearings, ocular inspection/examina-
tion/audit of financial accounts and prepares and submits
technical reports and financial analysis; synthesizes the
evidences and/or supporting applications for water rate
increase, inclusion of power cost adjustment clause,
transfer or donation of waterworks system facilities; exten-
sion of service of the certificate areas; approval of water-
works/utility; re-appraisal and re-evaluation of assets.
Likewise, it is an appellate body tasked to review con-
tested water rates of water districts brought before the
Board on Appeal by water concessionaires pursuant to
Sec. 63, PD 198, as amended. The Board is authorized and
mandated by law to impose and collect annual supervision
and regulation fees, annual water charges and other fees.
Significant accomplishments are as follows:
a. Adjudication of CPC and Renewal of CPC
Application
As of December 31, 2017, the Board received 97 applica-
tions for CPC. Out of this number plus 125 others carried
over from previous year, 61 applications were approved/
granted, 6 applications were withdrawn. The remaining
155 are still in various stages of hearing.
Of the 38 applications for Renewal of CPC received for the
period in review plus 109 applications carried over from
previous year, 54 petitions were approved/granted, five (5)
applications were withdraw, and a total of 88 applications
are still being heard.
Of the 28 applications for Renewal of CPC with Application
for Increase of Rate plus 22 carried over from previous
year, 20 were approved/granted by the Board and the
remaining 30 are still being heard.
Two (2) applications for Renewal of CPC and Extension of
Service carried over from previous year plus 2 application
received as of this period. Currently all of these applica-
tions are still for review.
Three (3) applications for Renewal of CPC with
Application for Increase of and Extension of Service from
previous years, two (2) were approved/granted by the
Board while one (1) application is still being heard.
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b. Adjudication of Other CPC- Related Applications
There were two (2) applications for Transfer of CPC were
carried over from previous years, one (1) application was
approved and the other is still being heard.
One (1) application for Transfer of CPC with increase of
water rates was carried over from previous years are still
being heard.
Eleven (11) petition for Water Rate Adjustment/ Revision
of Water Rates were received for the year in addition to
3 petitions carried over from previous year. one (1) was
approved/granted by the Board, one (1) was withdrawn by
the applicant, and the remaining twelve (12) are still being
heard.
The Board received 5 applications for Extension of Service
for the period in review plus 8 applications carried over
from previous year. Five (5) were approved/granted by the
Board and the remaining eight (8) are still being heard.
Two (2) application for Increase of Water Rates and
Extension of Service received plus 1 application was
carried over from previous year. Two (2) were approved and
the remaining 1 is still being heard.
One (1) application for Petition for Change of Company
Name from previous year is still being heard.
One (1) applications for Re-appraisal of Assets from
previous year is still being heard.
A total of 21 Complaints/Appeals carried over from
previous years, one (1) petition was approved while 20
petitions are still being heard.
c. Ocular Inspection and Verification of Waterworks
Operation
Ocular inspection and verification of 199 CPC grantees
and non-CPC grantees were conducted as of December 31,
2017. Discharge measurements were undertaken to verify
yield capacity of sources and compare findings with water
grants and actual operation.
 d. Inspection, Testing and Sealing of 98,840
Water Meters used by Water Appropriators in their Monitoring and
Waterworks System
Enforcement
To ensure sufficient and beneficial use of water, the
Summary of
Summary of Accomplishment
Accomplishment NWRB monitors water appropriation by water rights
on Economic
on Economic Regulation
Regulation grantees and water utilities operation by CPC grantees
in terms of compliance, illegal water users, appropri-
a. Approved
Approved CPC
CPC Applications
Applications CPC
CPC ators and utilities are also checked and overseen by
a. 61
applications approved/granted
applications approved/granted 61 the Monitoring and Enforcement Division (MED) of the
agency.
Petition for
Petition for renewal
renewal of
of CPC
CPC 5454
In 2017 ocular inspection on the structures of 3,873
Renewal
Renewal ofof CPC
CPC with
with Application sources of permittees/grantees for industrial, commer-
for Increase for
Application of Rates
Increase of 2020 cial, municipal/domestic and other purposes were com-
Rates menced. Verification as to beneficial use was conducted
Renewal of CPC with Application and recommendations for water permit cancellation and
Renewal
for of CPC
Increase with
of and Extension of closure orders were issued to the owners of abandoned
Application for Increase of and
Service 2 2
or non-operational sources.
Extension
of Service
TOTAL: 137 The MED staff administered the inspection and verifica-
TOTAL: 137
tion of structures and operation of non-permittee appro-
b. Other CPC- Related Applications priators and users involving 2,635 sources, including
b. Other CPC- Related Applications
those 167 with water permit applications.
• Application for Transfer of
Application for Transfer of CPC
CPC approved 11 For the period in review, 3 notices and orders were issued
approved
to legal and illegal water users combined.
• Petition for Water Rate
Petition for Water Rate
Adjustment/ Revision of
Adjustment/ Revision of Water 1
Summary of Accomplishment on
Water Rates granted 1 Summary of Accomplishment
Monitoring and Enforcement
Rates granted

• Application
on Monitoring and Enforcement
Application forfor Extension
Extension of of
5 Water sources/diversion water-
Service
Service approved
approved 5 a.
a. Water sources/diversion
works waterworks
facilities inspected
facilities inspected
• Application
Application forfor Increase
Increase of of
Non-permittee 2,635
Water
Water Rates
Rates andand Extension
Extension of 2
appropriators appropriators
• Non-permittee 2,635
of Service
Service approved
approved 2
• Water Permittee appropriator 3,873
1 Water Permittee appropriator 3,875
Complaints/Appeals approved
• Complaints/Appeals approved 1
Total 6,508
Water Utilities/Waterworks TOTAL:
c.c. Water Utilities/Waterworks 199 6,508
Facilities inspected/verified b. Notices and Orders issued to violators 3
Facilities inspected/verified 199
Water Meters inspected/tested/ Notices and Orders issued to 3
d. 98,840 b
sealedMeters inspected/
d. Water violators
tested/sealed 98,840

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General Administrative and Support
Services
a. Human Resource Development
A continuing program for capacity building to nurture,
enhance and utilize the skills and capabilities of the staff
at all levels in order to equip them in dealing with the
development and management of water resources in a
holistic manner has been implemented.
Aside from the capacity building interventions, the Board
sent its technical, administrative and financial staff to
various foreign and local training courses, seminars, work-
shops and conferences to further enhance the capacity of
the NWRB staff. Local and foreign trainings attended by
the staff are as follows:
a• Training on Optimizing Modelling for Climate-Resilient
Management of Dams and Reservoirs cum Application in
the Upper Agno River Basin
DCIEC Building, NIA Complex, EDSA, Quezon City
February 1-3, 2017
b• Competency Enhancement on Computer Skills
VSP Hall, 8th Floor NIA Bldg., EDSA, Q.C.
February 9, 2017
c• Workshop on Updating of the Personal Service Itemization
and Plantilla of Personnel (PSIPOP) through the GMIS
Web-Based Application
Ciudad Christia Resort, San Mateo, Rizal
February 14-17, 2017
d• Communication Skills Training
VSP Hall, 8th Floor NIA Bldg.,EDSA, Quezon City
February 22,2017
e. Workshop on Operation of the Optimizing Model for the
Dams and Reservoir in the Upper Agno River Basin
June 28 and July 5, 2017
f. Regional Workshop of the Technical Assistance (TA
8359): Regional Climate Projections Consortium and
Data Facility in Asia and the Pacific
(RCCDF Project)
Bangkok, Thailand, May 2-3, 2017
g. Writeshop on Logical Framework Preparation
DENR, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City
June 5-8,2017
h. One-Day Conference Seminar during the Accountancy
Week Celebration
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SMX Convention of the Accountancy Week, July 19, 2017
i. Challenges for Water and Food Security in a Context of
Climate Change in APEC Region (PPFS 02-2016)
Can Tho, Vietnam, August 18-19, 2017
j. Participation in Capacity Building Program for the
Evaluation Section of the WRD
Hive Hotel, Quezon City, August 7-9, 2017
k. Capacity Training on Electronic New Government
Accounting System (eNGAS) Electronic Budget (eBudget)
System version 2.1
Professional Development Center COA Compound
Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City
August 14-18, 2017
l. HR Summit 2017 with the theme” Embracing Change”
Heritage Hotel, Pasay City
August 28 – September 1, 2017
m. Seminar on the Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 for NWRB
La Breza Hotel, Quezon City, September 7-8, 2017
n. Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Water
Resources Sector
Seoul, Republic of Korea, September 11-16, 2017
o. Annual National Convention cum Seminar “Sustaining
the Role of GIA in the Government’s Thrust on Good
Governance”
Camp John Hay Trade and Culture, Camp John Hay, Loakan
Road, Baguio City, October 4-6, 2017
p. Automated Real-Time Monitoring System for Ambuklao,
Binga and San Roque Dams
Tuchengo Innovation Center, Mapua University (MU),
Intramuros, Manila, Oct. 3-5, 2017
q. Annual Convention- Seminar “Transforming the
Government Financial Sector in the Era of ASEAN
Integration”
Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu
City, October 18-21, 2017
r. Work-Life Balance Workshop
DCIEC Building, NIA Complex
October 27, 2017
s. Improving Decision Making using GIS Operation and
Decision
Daejeon and Seongnam, Korea
October 4 – November 4, 2017
significant accomplishments
a. Conduct of Water Pre-Summits towards a Comprehensive National Water Plan in accordance with the
pronouncements/instructions/directives of the administration
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
through the National Water Resources Board, conducted
the last leg of its water pre-summit series in the sectors
of governance and resilience in Manila.
The National Water Roadmap convenors, Senator Loren
Legarda, NEDA Secretary Ernesto Pernia, Agriculture
Secretary Emmanuel Piñol and ENR Assistant Secretary
Corazon Davis graced the event on July 12, 2017 at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pasig City.
The pre-summits are conducted towards crafting of a
National Water Roadmap and Summit to assure water
security in the country. The programs and summit re-
commendations of the government on the water security
of our country will be presented by NEDA. Private sector
recommendations and research findings of the University
of the Philippines Los Baños will also be presented.
The pre-summit is a venue to give multi-stakeholders’
insights that will be submitted to President Rodrigo
Duterte through a National Water Summit.
Water Pre-Summits for the different sectors were
conducted in different venues as follows:
1. Agriculture and Environment sectors in Ateneo de
Davao University on May 31, 2017
2. Economic sector in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on June 6,
2017
3. Domestic and Urban sectors in San Fernando City,
Pampanga on July 5, 2017
4. Governance and Resilience Sectors in Quezon City on
July 12, 2017
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Top Priority Issues and Solutions
from the Pre Summits
Issues Solution
Lack of coordination among 38 water- Certify a presidential priority bill creating an apex

1 related agencies body with a separate regulatory agency

NWRB combines both promotional and Increase NWRB personnel & resources with one ex-
regulatory functions tension office each in Visayas & Mindanao

Disjointed water management approach Use lntegrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)

2 approach

18 major strategic river basins have only, Provide personnel and at least P12 million
a total budget of P900k in 2017 & 2018 budget per basin

Provide strong government regulation (e.g. new

3 Only 4% of rainwater is harvested

provision in Building code, mandate all
govemment buildings to use only water-efficient
structures, etc.)

Employ ROI method in deciding where to spend

4
More than P40 billion irrigation budget
irrigation money (e.g. repairs vs new, small vs large,
allocated inefficienfly
irrigation for rice vs irrigation for other crops

Water-related data are scattered across Require all water-related data to be submitted in a

5 different sources with no consolidation

done
consistent form to Philippine Statistics
Authority

lncrease the water budget to ensure safe water,

6
8.5 million Filipinos have no access to
address the septage problem, and utilize the most
clean drinking water
cost-effective technology

5.7 million hectares of forest lands are Complete the DENR programs of reforesting 1 million

7 denuded, and only 130,000 hectares of

mangroves remain
hectares with accompanying livelihood activities, and
restore 300,000 hectares of mangroves

b. Proped Amendments of the Water Code of the The final draft is submitted to the office of the Senate
President for review.
Philippines

During the year, the finalized draft of the Proposed

c. ISO Accreditation - Quality Management System

Amendment to the 1976 Water Code of the Philippines

In compliance with the Executive Order (E.O.) No. 605,
which was presented for regional consultations in the
series of 2007 issued by the President, the NWRB started
previous year was presented and discussed in focus group
its activities with the procurement of Consulting Services
discussions (FGD) and writeshops for further enhance-
to develop Quality Management System (QMS) certifiable
ment. Conduct of thematic group meetings/consultations
to ISO. The said E.O. mandates all government offices to
is being considered prior to the conduct of a National
adopt the ISO (Quality Management System or QMS) to
Consultation.
improve the management and delivery of government
products and services.
NWRB aims to find water champions in Congress & Senate
for the passage of the proposed amendments into law.

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Meetings were conducted with the consultant to
discuss the future activities in 2018. NWRB Quality
Management System’s Team represented by different
divisions had conducted a two-day activity in November
28-29, 2017 to review the exising NWRB Quality
Manual and relevant procedures.
Meanwhile, ISO-aligned documentation for at
least one core process was prepared and posted on
December 31, 2017 which includes the following:
• Approved QMS with Approved PAWIM
• Certification of the Head of Agency on the conduct of
Internal Quality Audit
• Minutes of the FY 2017 Management Review
d. Gender and Development (GAD)
Mainstreaming
The GAD Focal Point members organized and have
undertaken the following GAD activities in 2017 to
promote gender and development:
1.In March 2017, one hundred six (106) NWRB staff
parcticipated in the kick-off activity for the Women’s
Month Celebration .
2.One hundred thirty (130 ) staff participated in the
culminating activity of the 18-day campaign to end
VAW in November.
3.Three (3) templates of GAD database containing GAD
information to include gender statistics and age and
sex-disaggregated data that have been systematically
produced/gathered or regularly updated were deve-
loped. Pilot testing of the developed templates was
undertaken. The databases are downloadable at the
NWRB-ERMS portal.
4. One day workshop on enhancement of IEC materials
as the gender responsiveness was conducted in Oct. 10,
2017. Five (5) IEC materials were enhanced and one (1)
IEC material was reproduced with 500 copies.
5. Three (3) –year GAD Planning and Budgeting activity
and preparation of 2017 GAD accomplishment report
were conducted on Dec. 14-16, 2017
6. Nineteen (19) staff were trained in a learning
activity on COA Guidelines on Audit of GAD Funds
(Circular 2014-01) conducted on November 20, 2017.
7. Policy on wearing office uniform was reviewed/
enhanced then issued as part of the improvement of
GAD-related policies.
8. 2017 GAD’ assessment was conducted and partici-
pated by 137 NWRB officials and staff.
9. 132 staff participated in Work-Life Balance Seminar
conducted on Oct. 27, 2017
Special Events Participated
by NWRB
a. 2017 Earth Day Celebration
The National Water Resources Board joined the coun-
trywide celebration of Earth Day 2017 through the
kick-off program at the La Mesa Eco Park, Quezon City
on April 23, 2017.
Ten representatives from the agency ran with over 500
racers in the Pro Earth Run 2017 tracking the two (2)
kilometer vicinity of the park starting from the main
entrance to the amphitheater. Finishing runners waited
in the rice terraces-like auditorium for the day’s medi-
tation and relaxation exercises. The morning program
was capped with the raffling of sponsored prizes.
The Pro Earth Run 2017 Forest Trail Edition is a
fund-raising activity for the TREES4Life, a forest resto-
ration and biodiversity conservation project. The run
was organized by the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources together with the Earth Day Network
Philippines Inc. (EDNPI), With the theme, Environmental
and Climate Literacy, this year’s Earth Day celebration
aims to educate Filipinos, especially the youth, with the
concept of climate change and its effects on the
environment.
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International Conferences/Meetings Attended by NWRB

a. 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on c. First APEC Water Resources Authorities

Water Resources Management (AWGWRM) Meeting for Food Security

NWRB Deputy Executive Director Jorge M. Estioko led the NWRB Executive Director Sevillo David Jr., Ph.D., and

Philippines delegation in the 17th Meeting of the ASEAN APEC member states representatives discussed the

Working Group on Water Resources Management held on importance of implementing an Integrated Water

April 17-18 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Resources Management Framework for the APEC region.
This was highlighted in the first Asia Pacific Economic

The outcome of the “Workshop on Implementing IWRM Cooperation (APEC) Water Resources Authorities

in ASEAN: Opportunities for Sharing Information on Meeting for Food Security in the Context of Climate

Key Issues” and the recommendations made during the Change on August 18-19, 2017 in Can Tho, Vietnam.

workshop held on March 1-3, 2017 in Manila was also The meeting is a part of the “Challenges for Water

presented. and Food Security, in a Context of Climate Change in

The meeting was attended by delegates from Brunei

Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, reprentatives
from the Asean Secretariat, and representatives from
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Asia-
Pacific Regional Centre, Chuncheon Global Water Forum,
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia
Regional Office, the National Institute of Environment
Studies of Japan and Mekong River Commission (MRC)
Secretariat.

b. International Conference on Water Demand

17TH Meeting of AWGWRM Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Management Among Competing Sectors

APEC region” project as endorsed by the APEC Policy

Together with other ASEAN countries, NWRB repre-
Partnership for Food Security. It seeks to increase
sented Philippines in the discussion on the increasing
awareness over pressing challenges and solutions con-
water demand in the Southeast Asian region during the
cerning water governance and management to support
International Conference on Water Demand Management
food security in the face of increasing climate change
Among Competing Sectors in Bangkok, Thailand on August
impacts and growing population in the APEC region.
2-4, 2017.

The implementation of a multi-year project spanning

The main objective of the conference is to identify each
three years or more was proposed to further explore
country’s need for data, information, analysis tools and
ideas in addressing the highly complex and sensi-
capacity building to strengthen the ASEAN region’s capabi-
tive issues on water resources management in the
lity in water demand management.
region. This effort is vital in creating real opportuni-
ties for effective joint action among APEC economies
The event is also a venue to commemorate the 50th anni-
to ensure sustainable economic and environmental
versary of the ASEAN in which Philippines is the host
development.
country.

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d. Inception Workshop on “Reducing Pollution and
Preserving Environmental Flows in the East Asian
Seas through the Implementation of Integrated
River Basin Management in ASEAN Countries”
Together with six other ASEAN countries, the Philippines,
through NWRB, joined the inception workshop of the
project “Reducing Pollution and Preserving Environmental
Flows in the East Asian Seas through the Implementation
of Integrated River Basin Management in ASEAN
Countries” on August 29-30, 2017. It was held at the
office of the Partnerships in Environmental Management
for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) , Department of
Environment and Natural Resources Building, Quezon City,
Philippines.
The UNDP-Global
Environment Facility
(GEF) Cycle 6-funded
project is lodged under
the ASEAN Working
Group on Water
Resources Management
(AWGWRM) in which the
National Water Resources
Board serves as the
Philippines’ focal organi-
zation. NWRB leads the
implementation of the
project which aims to reduce nutrient pollution causing
ocean hypoxia and address the water-food-energy-
ecosystem security nexus in the East Asia water bodies.
It was initially identified in the workshop that the pilot
area may be Pampanga River Basin or the Agno River
Basin, considering their size and economic significance.
However, it was suggested by the international members
that in order to capture a holistic project area, it is
sensible to cover the Manila Bay which involves two
major river basins, the Pampanga River Basin and Pasig-
Laguna River Basin. The project area is yet to be finalized
after the conduct of a national Project Preparation Grant
(PPG) consultation in the 3rd week of September this
year.
The project preparation spans from 2017 until next year
covering the countries Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Vietnam. It will be
implemented in 2019 to 2024.
e. 3rd Asia Pacific Water Summit and Preliminary
Seminar for Planning of Further Republic of Korea
(ROK) – ASEAN Cooperation Program on Water
Management
The water summit and seminar were held in Yangon,
Myanmar and attended by an NWRB representative on
December 11 – 13, 2017.
The 3rd Asia Pacific Water Summit (APWS) was held on
December 11-12, 2017 with a theme: “Water Security for
Sustainable Development” with the following objectives:
1) to set out a course for the sustainable development
of the Asia Pacific Region with a perspective on water;
and 2) to provide and share concrete actions, solutions,
innovation towards transboundary and multi-patinership
cooperation for integrated water resources management,
water-based economy and implementation of globally
agreed agendas.
The output of the summit is a Declaration that will be
shared in relevant international water conference such as
the 8th World Water Forum to be held in Brazil on March
18-23, 2018.
Preliminary Seminar for Planning of Further Republic
of Korea (ROK) – ASEAN Cooperation Program on Water
Management with a theme “Water as a Resource and
Water as Hazard” was held on December 13, 2017
The activities includes compilation of national assess-
ment report on the current status of ASEAN water-related
disasters and policy recommendations for each AMS and
development of ASEAN regional agenda for safer ASEAN
The meeting also highlighted the completed projects on
“Building Resilience for Sustainable ASEAN from Water-
Related Disasters”.
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PROGRAMS
AND
PROJECTS

1. Comprehensive Water Resources

Assessment for the 18 Major River
Basins

The project is an assessment and updating of water availability and

quality situation that could sustain the projected population and
developments using the river basin as appropriate planning area.

With the study, limited knowledge on the current and future water
resources situation in the 18 major river basins will be addressed. Its
over-all goal is to have a scientific report of the available water con-
sidering the current changes and trends in the use of water resources
such as climate change and increasing developments that will be the
basis for policy, planning, programming and project implementation.

Comprehensive assessment in Panay River basin which started in

March 10, 2016 has been completed this year, while assessment in
Davao River Basin is still on-going.

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2. Development of Groundwater Management Plan and
Establishment of Monitoring Wells in Highly Urbanized Water
Constraint Areas/Cities
a. Development of Groundwater Management Plan
in Baguio City, Metro Cebu and Zamboanga City.
The project is on the formulation of a groundwater mana-
gement plan through groundwater assessment and
updating of water availability situation considering IWRM
and future impacts of climate. This is to provide infor-
mation needed for prioritizing aquifers in a study area for
different types of management attention as well as
protection and remedial efforts.
Its overall goal is to effectively and equitably manage
the groundwater resources of the study area through the
development of a systematic and science-based manage-
ment strategies that does not only consider current situa-
tion but as well as the future impact of climate change to
ensure long-term sustainability of this resource.
Part of the plan is a geo-resistivity report, groundwater
modeling report and a groundwater monitoring network
design which will serve as basis for the establishment of
groundwater monitoring stations.
As of 2017, Development for Groundwater Management
Plan for Baguio City was completed while the plan for
Metro Cebu and Zamboanga City are still on-going.
b. Establishment of Groundwater Monitoring
Stations in Critical Areas/Cities
The project is the conduct of design, drilling and instal-
lation of groundwater monitoring wells in the study area
for regular conduct of data collection to assess ground-
water condition based from the formulated Groundwater
Management Plan.
Its objective is to establish long-term monitoring of the
effectiveness of existing policy and validate the result of
groundwater assessment and establish a systematic and
science-based management strategies particularly ground-
water allocation.
During the year, thirteen (13) wells were constructed in
different critical areas as follows:
• Installation of four (4) groundwater monitoring wells in
Metro Manila, and six (6) groundwater monitoring wells in
Angeles City are already completed.
• One (1) out of targeted four (4) monitoring wells were
already drilled and installed in Bacolod City, The remain-
ing wells are expected to be completed by year 2018.
• Two (2) out of six (6) monitoring wells were already
drilled and installed in Mabalacat, Pampanga and Bacoor,
Cavite. The remaining four (4) wells are expected to be
installed by year 2018.
3. Consultancy Services on a Climate-Resilient
Management of the Dams and Reservoirs in the
Upper Agno River Basin
The project is on the development of a climate-resilient
management plan for dams and reservoirs in the Upper
Agno River Basin thru the appraisal of the water resources
and the impacts of climate change on the hydrological
regime of the Upper Agno River Basin. It is also focused
on the creation of an integrated system for the optimiza-
tion of dams and reservoirs operation that is sensitive to
river discharge and meteorological changes in the said
basin.
The overall objectives of the project are to appraise the
water resources the impacts of climate change on the
hydrological regime of the Upper Agno River Basin and to
develop an optimization model on the operation of the
three (3) dams namely Ambuklao, Binga and San Roque. It
also aims to re-regulate the reservoir of NIA for the reg-
ulation and monitoring of water resources system in the
Upper Agno River Basin.
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4. Sustainability of Listahang Tubig (Water Register)
Database

Listahang Tubig or Water Register is a national survey

of all water service providers covering all service levels
- Level I or point source, Level II or communal faucets,
and Level III or piped connections. The data collected
from the survey can be used as bases to increase access
to improved drinking water supply, particularly the poor,
improve the performance of water utilities, and also
improve regulation of water resources in the country.

This is being implemented by the NWRB in partner-

ship with the Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG), and the Local Water Utilities
Administration (LWUA), which was sealed with a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on October 22, 2014.

The NWRB, as the Listahang Tubig administrator shall

for the updating of the Listahang Tubig database. For
continuously populate and update the data to support
2017, NWRB conducted Re-Orientation Workshops in
various stakeholder on their data requirements.All water
the following fifteen (15) provinces:
service providers were enjoined to encode the necessary
data in the said website, which is intended to be updated
1 Pangasinan, 2 Bulacan, 3 Tarlac,
annually thereafter. Water Utilities will update and upload
4 Pampanga, 5 Batangas, 6 Laguna,
the data directly in the Listahang Tubig website, http://
7 Cavite, 8 Quezon, 9 Palawan,
listahang tubig.cloudapp.net.
10 Iloilo, 11 Negros Occidental,
12 Negros Oriental, 13 Cebu,
To this end, LWUA issued a Memorandum Circular on
14 Siquijor, 15 Bohol
January 18, 2017 reminding all Water Districts and
RWSAs to annually update their data online at the
The total number of water utilities registered in the
Listahang Tubig website. On the other hand, DILG issued
Listahang Tubig database for the 15 targeted provinces
a Memorandum to all DILG Regional Office on February
as of December 31, 2017 is 8,342. Compared to the
23, 2017 to provide assistance to the NWRB in its conduct
data as of December 31, 2015 there was an increase of
of Re-Orientation Workshops in the different provinces
1,522 (15%).

5.Exchanging Information and Creating

Awareness in a Structured Basis between Peak
Bodies

The NWRB, as the Philippine representative to the

ASEAN Working Group on Water Resources Management
(AWGWRM), is the lead implementer of the project
“Exchanging Information and Creating Awareness in a
Structured Basis between Peak Bodies”. It is one of the

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 including the Philippines, two (2) from ASEAN Plus
Three (China and Japan), one from ASEAN secreta-
riat and three (3) from Asian Institute of Technology
(AIT).

Completion report with the following project outputs

has been submitted to the ASEAN secretariat:

a. Final report on the status of the implementation of

water peak bodies and IWRMperformance among
ASEAN member states

b. Communication Plan which aim to: share informa-

tion and knowledge to support the overall objective
of the project and, seek stakeholders’ engagement

c. Three forum design covering the most sig-

nificant issues identified in the Philippine
workshop
ten project concepts in the ASEAN Stategic Plan of Action
(ASPA) on water resources management formulated in
The output of the project will be presented in the
2005.
2018 Annual meeting of AWGWRM.

The project aimed to create a forum for water

6. National Assessment Report on Water-
resource with environmental government agencies,
related Disasters in the Philippines
NGOs, peak industry bodies and associations with an
interest in water management issues throughout ASEAN.
The National Assessment Report on Water-Related
It also aims to create awareness of key water resource
Disasters in the Philippines is part of the Project
management problems and exchange information about
“Building Resilience for Sustainable ASEAN from
genetic solutions. It was funded by ASEAN Plus Three
Water-related Disasters” initiated by Republic of
(Japan, China and Korea), and guided by International
Korea aiming at strengthening resilience in ASEAN
consultants from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).
countries against water-related disasters through
sharing knowledge and experience for effective
In order to meet the objectives set for this project,
policy-making on disaster risk reduction and mana-
a Workshop on Implementing IWRM in ASEAN:
gement in respective national governments and
Opportunities for Sharing Information on Key Issues
promoting regional cooperation.
was conducted in Manila from March l to 2, 2017, with
field visit at the Corregidor Island on March 3, 2017. The
The project commenced last July 2016 and comple-
workshop served as a platform for key actors in the water
ted in January 2017. The National Asessment Report
sector in the ASEAN member states to exchange know-
was presented during the Final Workshop of ROK-
ledge and experiences in implementing IWRM in their
ASEAN Cooperation Project on “Building Resilience
respective countries as well as identified common chal-
for Sustainable ASEAN from Water-related Disasters”
lenges that ASEAN member states face in proliferating
in Korea on February 10, 2017.
IWRM action. This three-day event was participated by
representatives from seven (7) ASEAN member countries

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Assessment of stakeholders’
responses: participation,
compliance, application or
utilization of outputs provided
IEC campaigns, forums, dialogues and stakeholders consultations being conducted by the NWRB are usually well
attended with active participation of the stakeholders from government agencies, private and academic institutions.

With the project, “Development of Groundwater Management Plan and Establishment of Groundwater Monitoring
Stations in Highly-Urbanized Water Constraint Cities”, the agency entered into a tripartite memorandum of agreement
(MOA) for the acquisition of site where the monitoring wells will be constructed. The tripartite MOA includes duties and
responsibilities of the LGUs, NWRB and the school or barangay where the monitoring wells are located. The groundwater
monitoring wells are donated to the LGUs through a Deed of Donation. The LGUs adopt or use the developed GMP and
operate the established groundwater monitoring stations as basis for their groundwater protection and development
program.

Facilitating factors Hindering factors : Issues

and concerns with measures
NWRB staff assistance during data collection,
field surveys, site inspection and coordi-
undertaken
nation with stakeholders plays the most
During the implementation of the project, “Comprehensive Water
important factor to facilitate the project
Resources Assessment in Major River Basins, some project benefi-
implementation. Focus group discussions
ciaries/stakeholders are not cooperative especially in providing of
and stakeholders consultation were the best
data and this is sometimes resolved through focus group discussion
ways to communicate clearly the objectives
and stakeholders’ consultation to discuss how the project can benefit
and desired output of the projects as well as
them. Some of the stakeholders realized the importance of the
to gather comments, recommendations and
projects’ output in their planning activities and they became suppor-
feedbacks.
tive during project implementation.

In case of limited data for all the projects, analysis are made based
from the available data or in-site discharge and water level measure-
ments, water quality tests, interview of water users and providers were
conducted.

The study focused on selected representative area in case of an area

that is too big for a one –year study.

LGUs are supportive with the project Establishment of Groundwater

Monitoring Wells in their areas but sometimes MOA signing causes
the delay of the implementation of project due to availability of

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requirements as well as the availability of the concerned
Recommendations
parties. With proper coordination of NWRB, the project
starts as soon as the MOA has been signed.
• Require water permit application with groundwater
For Listahang Tubig project, the biggest challenge to the
data as a pre-requisite for building and business permit
implementation of the survey was the lack of internet
application including joint monitoring of GW extraction
access or slow internet connection which hinders the
through local ordinances (if own source is outside the
uploading of information. Data quality checking is a
current moratorium)
critical phase of the survey process, as data integrity has
to be ensured if the website and its database were to be
• The recommended LGU wide inventory and in-situ tests
of value to the stakeholders and aid in their planning, pro-
for water quality (e.g. salinity and conductivity) should
jections, and budgeting.
be undertaken by the engineering staff of the respective
towns and cities and they must be trained prior to the
Continued collaboration with DILG and LWUA would faci-
inventory.
litate the maintenance of the Listahang Tubig website
as they have direct access to LGUs and water districts,
• One way to facilitate project implementation, is to divide
respectively.
the big project into phases and each phase to start as
soon as all dependencies have been cleared.
Lessons Learned
NWRB, together with other institutions, jointly planned for
• The participation of all key members of the project team additional studies on how to further enhance water man-
is vital in the execution of the project. agement. A three-year partnership with DOST PCIEERD
was forged to institute Science and Technology (S & T)
• Realization of project benefits is one of the key factors - based repository of data for the efficient management of
to motivate the stakeholders’ cooperation during project water resources in the Philippines underlining the worsen-
implementation. ing impacts of climate change.

• Data request coursed through the LGU is one way to All projects call for a clear objective of the agency to
facilitate data gathering from major establishments. effectively implement its regulation functions and to
Endorsement from LGU is imperative to elicit action from create policies that will enhance the existing water situa-
the concerned stakeholders. tion in the country.

• Government commitment is key to sustaining any

project.

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

The NWRB satisfactorily accomplished its physical and financial targets for 2017 and will
continue to enhance its efficiency, reliability, responsiveness and transparency in the coming
years to improve the level of satisfaction of clients by meeting their needs and expectations.

Considering the critical role of NWRB on water resources management towards water
security, stengthening of the agency is necessary to fully implement its mandate, to effi-
ciently and effectively manage the country’s water resources.

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 PHYSICAL FINANCIAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT

Physical accomplishment for CY 2017

Program/Activity/ Projects (P/A/Ps)
And Performance Indicators Indicator Target Accom. % Accom.

Number of plans / policies developed and

5 6 120%
issued or updated and disseminated
Average percentage of plans and policies
POLICY FORMULATION, EVALUATION AND updated, issued and disseminated over the last 60% 100% 167%
COORDINATION OF WATER RESOURCES PLANS 2 years
AND PROGRAMS Number of Groundwater Availability Assess-
24 25 104%
ment (micro) by province conducted

Average percentage of NWRB clients (walk in)

50% 94% 188%
that rate services as satisfactory or better

Other Programs
Comprehensive Water Resources Assessment of
1 River Basin (Davao River Basin) 1 80%
River Basin
2 GMP 2
Development of Groundwater Management Plan for
Cebu 1 On-going 90%
Water Constraint Areas
Zamboanga 1 On-going

At least 3 wells in :

Bacolod 3 1 33%
Establishment of Groundwater Monitoring Wells in
Mabalacat, Pampanga and Bacoor, Cavite Mabalacat, Pampanga 3 1 33%

Bacoor Cavite 3 1 33%

Number of Water Permit Application Acted

712 938 132%
Upon (approved)

PROCESSING, ADJUDICATING AND GRANTING Percentage of water permit holders incurring 1

OF WATER RIGHTS AND WATERWORKS 20% 44% 220%
or more violations in the last 3 years
FRANCHISES
Percentage of permit applications acted upon
10% 13% 130%
within four months from date of receipt
Other Projects
Conduct of Re-orientation Workshops on Lista-
15 15 100%
hang Tubig in 15 provinces
Sustainability of Listahang Tubig Database

MONITORING OF WATER APPROPRIATION/

UTILIZATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
AND ORDERS
Number of water sources/diversion waterworks
5,661 6508 115%
facilities inspected
Percentage of submitted reports that result-
Monitoring ed in the issuance of notice of violations and 32% 80% 250%
penalties imposed
Percentage of sites that have been inspected
5% 10% 200%
more than twice in the last 2 years
Number of violations or complaints acted upon
1,930 3,154 163%
and reports issued

Percentage of persons and entities with 2 or

more recorded violations in the last 3 years as 60% 60% 100%
a % of the total number of violators

Enforcement Percentage of violations where orders are

50% 94% 188%
issued within 5 days of detection

Percentage of detected violations failing to

conform with the orders that are referred for
2% 3% 150%
prosecution within 5 days of expiration and
orderr period

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 Financial Accomplishment for CY 2017 in ‘000 Remarks
Budget Utilization Rate ( BUR ) Problems/issues for low
Appropriations/ Disburse-
Obligations physical/financial
Allotment ments
Obligation BUR Disbursement BUR accomplishments

46,696,000.00 43,683,553.21 33,448,406.86 93.55% 76.57%

Establishment of wells in Pampanga

and Cavite instead in Baguio was
conducted. Fund allocated for the
construction of wells in Baguio is not
sufficient due to high elevations in
the area.

25,284,000.00 24,275,020.58 23,753,986.62 96.01% 97.85%

24,414,000.00 23,584,093.78 22,644,676.62 96.60% 96.02%

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 OFFICIALS AND STAFF

Sec. ERNESTO M. PERNIA SEC. FORTUNATO T. DE LA PEÑA Sec. VITALIANO N. AGUIRE II DR. ROBERTO S. SORIANO
Vice Chair Member Member Member
National Economic and Development Department of Science and Department Justice National Hydraulic and
Authority Technology Research Center

Usec. ERNESTO D. ADOBO, Jr. Deputy Director-General Dir. EDUARDO V. MANALILI Atty. RUBEN F. FONDEVILLA
DENR Representative ROLANDO G. TUNGPALAN DOST Representative DOJ Representative
NEDA Representative

BOARD Board Members

MEMBERS
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 DR. SEVILLO D. DAVID JR., CESO III Engr. JORGE M.
Executive Director Deputy Executive
ESTIOKO
Director

ISIDRA D.
CHIEF
PEÑARANDA Policy and
Program EMMIE L. SUSAN P. HELEENA JESUSA T.
Division RUALESHEAD ABAÑOHEAD CLAIRE P.
HEAD ROQUEHEAD
Policy Formulation Water Resources ESPINA
Water Resources Program Evaluation and
Section Assessment Section Information Section Coordination Section

ELENITO M.
CHIEF
BAGALIHOG Water
Rights EVELYN V. PERSEUS MARY JANE L.
Division HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD
AYSON
Evaluation Section Litigation L. CRUZ
Complaints & DOMINGUEZ
Permit Section
Section Investigation Section

JUAN Y.
CHIEF
CORPUZ, JR. Division
Water Utilities
BELEN I. MA. ISABEL S. ARCHIE EDSEL C.
JUAREZHEAD NOFUENTEHEAD HEAD
ASUNCION HEAD
Registration & Water Rates Evaluation Litigation & Adjudication Systems and Accounting
Licensing Section Section Section

RAMON G.

ROMERO
HIGINO C. CLEOFIN G. JOSE J.
HEAD
MANGOSING BUMATAY
Evaluation Section BELTRAN

BELEN T .
CHIEF
TORMON
Administrative and DALISAY AVECITA FLERILYNN M. LUISA D.
Financial C. O. GARCIA ESTORNINOS-DE LEON BOKINGO
HEAD HEAD HEAD
Division BASILIO
General Collection & HEAD Head, Budget &
Services Disbursement Personnel & Records Section Accounting Section
Section Section

MANAGEMENT OFFICERS

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 MISSION
To allocate sufficient water for optimal beneficial use;
To ensure access to safe supply and adequate sanitation services; and
To preserve flow regimes for ecological integrity

VISION
Sustainable Water for a Healthy Nation

CORE VALUES
The agency commits to serve its clients/stakeholders with
INTEGRITY, EFFICIENCY and HIGH MORAL PRINCIPLES.

NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BOARD

8th Floor, NIA Building, EDSA, Diliman Quezon City
Phone Nos.: (0632) 928-2365
(Fax No.: 0632) 920-2641
Website : http://nwrb.gov.ph
Email Address: nwrbsec@nwrb.gov.ph
nwrbphil@gmail.com

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