Executive Order No. 387 (2004) — the DPWH is mandated to ensure that the planning, design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure facilities such as national highways, flood control and water resource development systems are in accordance with the highest level and safety and efficiency and with the overall national development objectives;

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Section 1 Section 2 · Authority to Exercise Administrative Supervision Section 3 · Rules and Regulations Section 4 · Repealing Clause Section 5 · Effectivity

Section 1

Section 1.

Transfer of LWUA to DPWH — The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) is hereby transferred from the Office of the President to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Section 2

Authority to Exercise Administrative Supervision

Section 2.

Authority to Exercise Administrative Supervision. — The Secretary of Public Works and Highways is hereby authorized to exercise administrative supervision over the LWUA and the MWSS, with the objective of providing a concerted and well-coordinated effort in formulating policies, as well as, planning and implementing programs and projects for the water sector. For this purpose, the DPWH Secretary shall, among others:

a. Coordinate and oversee the policy-making processes of the respective governing boards of the LWUA and the MWSS;

b. Require the submission of reports as the DPWH Secretary may deem necessary, including periodic reports of their respective policies and the implementation of their major programs and projects, and their respective audited financial statements within sixty (60) days after the close of the fiscal year;

c. Initiate measures within the agency to promote efficiency and effectiveness, including, but not limited to, the conduct of management audits, performance evaluations and inspections to determine compliance with established policies, standards and guidelines:

d. To take such action as may be necessary for the proper performance of official functions, including rectification of violations, abuses and other forms of maladministration; and

e. In general, to oversee the operations of the LWUA and the MWSS to ensure that these agencies are managed efficiently and effectively. 1a⍵⍴h!1

Section 3

Rules and Regulations

Section 3.

Rules and Regulations. — The DPWH Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman of the LWUA and the MWSS, is hereby authorized to issue rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Executive Order.

Section 4

Repealing Clause

Section 4.

Repealing Clause. — The provisions of Executive Order No. 279 (s. 2004) which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. All other executive issuances, rules, regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 1a⍵⍴h!1

Section 5

Effectivity

Section 5.

Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall take effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 26th day November, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Four.

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary