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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1276 -
AUTHORIZING OWNERS AND USERS OF UNREGISTERED/UNAUTHORIZED WATER/SEWER
CONNECTIONS/ DEVICES/INSTRUMENTS TO COMPLY WITH MWSS RULES AND
REGULATIONS WITHOUT PENALTY |
The General Manager, MWSS
The Chairman, COA
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of this Office that there are numerous unregistered/unauthorized water/sewer service connections/devices/instruments which adversely affect water supply due to unrestrained and indiscriminate use by the owners/users thereof, thereby resulting not only in the loss of revenue to MWSS but also in depriving others of a fair share of water supply;
WHEREAS, in order to account for and collect all the revenues due MWSS and to discourage the profligate use of water and enhance its equitable distribution for the good of the greatest number, it is imperative to encourage the registration of all unregistered/unauthorized water connection and/or removal of unregistered/unauthorized devices/instrument;
WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Office to afford another opportunity for users/owners of unregistered/unauthorized water/sewer service connections/devices/instruments to voluntarily come out and register their unauthorized connections/devices/instruments within the ambit of MWSS rules and regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby instruct and order that;
1.
You publish or announces in at least four (4) newspapers of general
circulation in Metro Manila, radio and/or television for a period of
thirty (30) consecutive days from the issuance hereof, this Letter of
Instructions authorizing owners/users of unregistered/unauthorized
installations of water and/or sewage service connections or of devices
which draw water without passing through MWSS-registered water meters
or of instruments which interfere with the normal and/or accurate
functioning of MWSS-installed water meters and/or discharge sewage or
waste water into MWSS sewer mains without having applied and paid for
the service, to comply with the following requirements within a period
of two (2) months from the first date of the announcement and/or
publication;
(a)
The aforesaid owners/users shall voluntarily disclose or report to MWSS
the use/existence of such unauthorized/unregistered connections or
devices mentioned herein.
(b) The
aforesaid owners/users shall apply with the MWSS for the registration
of the unauthorized/unregistered connections or devices/instruments and
pay the corresponding fees;
(c) The
aforesaid owners/users shall pay the estimated volume of water drawn
though said unauthorized/unregistered connections
connections/devices/instruments, which estimate shall in no case exceed
an amount corresponding to a period of more than six (6) month's
consumption;
(d) The
aforesaid owners/users shall comply with the MWSS rules and
regulations.
In return, the MWSS shall
guarantee in favor of the owners/users availing of this LOI pending
investigation of the complaints of the MWSS of the
unauthorized/unregistered water/sewer service connections the
following:
(a) continued
use and enjoyment of the aforesaid facilities;
(b)
condonation of overdue bills in excess of the estimated six (6) months'
consumption;
(c)
confidentiality of information obtained by virtue of the availment of
this LOI; and
(d) immunity
from further investigation of any acts, conduct committed by
owners/users or violations of MWSS rules and regulations.
3. Upon discovery of any illegal water and/or sewer service connection or device, after the aforesaid two-month period, such illegal connections/devices shall immediately be disconnected or removed and shall not be reopened/reconnected without paying first the amount due the MWSS. The existence thereof in the premises of the owners/users shall be prima facie evidence that the same was installed by, or caused to be installed by said owners/users. You shall then charged the owners/users for violation of P.D. No. 401 and/or for theft of water.
4. Compliance by the unregistered/unauthorized owners or users with the provisions of this LOI or the rules and regulations of MWSS to be issued in connection herewith, whether said owners and/or users be natural or juridical persons, shall not be taken against them or used as evidence before any court, board or tribunal in any criminal, civil or administrative proceedings. The use or disclosure by any government official or employee of any information or document, obtained by virtue of or in connection with the unregistered/unauthorized owners'/users' compliance with the provisions of this LOI or rules and regulations to be issued by the MWSS, for any purpose prejudicial to them, shall be a ground for the institution of disciplinary action and the imposition of appropriate sanctions.
5. You immediately issue and promulgate the rules and regulations implementing this LOI.
Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-two.
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