Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 860)
The primary function of the NWRB is to control and regulate the utilization, exploitation, development, conservation, and protection of water resources in accordance with the specific provisions of the Water Code.
The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources is the Chair of the National Water Resources Board.
The NWRB Secretariat is transferred to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The NWRB shall desist from regulating the water tariffs of Water Districts, which shall be regulated by the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) instead.
The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) is responsible for regulating the water tariffs of Water Districts.
The members include: Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Chair), Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning (Vice-Chair), Secretary of Justice, Secretary of Science and Technology, and Director, National Hydraulic Research Center, University of the Philippines.
Under Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III of Executive Order 292, the Administrative Code of 1987, which vests the President with the authority to reorganize the bureaucracy.
PD 1067 granted the Council power to control and regulate the utilization, exploitation, development, control, conservation, or protection of water resources and original jurisdiction over disputes relating thereto.
The Council included the Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications as Chairman; Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Director-General of NEDA; Administrator of National Irrigation Administration; General Manager of National Power Corporation; and Director of Bureau of Public Works.
If any provision is declared unconstitutional or invalid, other provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.