Authorizing the Reorganization of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 963 June 20, 1984

AUTHORIZING THE REORGANIZATION OF THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM

WHEREAS, there is a need to enhance the efficiency and productivity of the Metropolitan Waterworks & Sewerage System as a service instrumentality of the Government;

WHEREAS, the enjoyment by the public of adequate water and sewerage services greatly depends on an effective and efficient organization;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by Presidential Decree No. 1772, do hereby order:

Sec. 1. The General Manager of the Metropolitan Waterworks & Sewerage System (MWSS) shall redesign the organizational structure of the MWSS to improve efficiency and productivity, and to upgrade public service in accordance with the following guidelines:

a. Facilitation of planning, organization, direction, coordination, and control of the long, medium and short-range policies of the MWSS;

b. Utilization of contemporary management concepts and use of the latest technologies available to large organizations like the MWSS; and

c. Streamlining of the systems and procedures...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 963

Reorganization of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)
- To enhance efficiency, productivity, and public service (Sec. 1)
- Guidelines for reorganization:
  • Facilitate planning, organization, direction, coordination, and control of MWSS policies (Sec. 1a)
  • Utilize contemporary management concepts and latest technologies (Sec. 1b)
  • Streamline systems, procedures, and/or decentralize functions for faster service (Sec. 1c)

Powers of the Board of Trustees and General Manager
- Create/abolish positions (Sec. 2a)
- Classify/reclassify positions (Sec. 2b)
- Determine compensation rates and packages for MWSS officers and employees (Sec. 2c)
- Promulgate implementing guidelines for the reorganization (Sec. 2d)

Benefits for Affected Personnel
- Employees whose positions are abolished or who refuse appointment in the reorganized MWSS shall be paid:
  • Benefits entitled under existing laws (Sec. 3)
  • If not qualified under existing laws, a gratuity equivalent to one month's salary for every year of service, payable in lump sum from MWSS salary and savings lapses (Sec. 3)

Exemption from Compensation and Position Classification Rules
- Personnel actions in MWSS for reorganization shall not be subject to the rules and regulations of the Office of Compensation and Position Classification (Sec. 4)
- Appointments still require approval from the Civil Service Commission as required by law (Sec. 4)

Effectivity
- The Executive Order shall take effect immediately (Sec. 5)