President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes to speed up and prioritize the development of four major river basins in the country that would supply water in the agribusiness programs of the administration.
The President issued the directive to Reyes during a recent Cabinet meeting in preparation for the realization of the super regions development plan scheduled for full implementation this year.
The four major basins to be developed are the Cagayan river basin for the Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle, Subic-Clark area for the Luzon Urban Beltway, the Bicol river basin for Central Philippines, and the Agusan river basin for Agribusiness Mindanao.
Cabinet Secretary Ricardo Saludo said the President also ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to include the development of other river basins in Leyte-Samar and the Upper Saug River in Davao del Norte under the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP).
In line with this, the DENR will transform the Natural Water Resources Board into the River Basin Control Office (RBCO) to handle the policy-making component of the river basins development program.
The President also agreed to the proposed creation of the Water Resources Management Bureau to take charge of the operation and administrative component of the RCBO.
She likewise tasked the Cabinet to discuss in a forthcoming meeting the road mapping of human rights and environment problems of the country.
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