MANILA, March 23 -- Senator Grace Poe on Thursday lauded the signing of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of an executive order creating a Water Management Office (WMO) to deal with the country's water crisis as a "timely intervention."

"We expect that this development lays down the groundwork for a more integrated and holistic approach to the water problem. A whole-of-government approach is also necessary to tackle the issues of sourcing and misuse of water in the country," Poe said in a statement.

The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services added that she hopes the establishment of the WMO will "alleviate the creeping water crisis in the country" while proposed bills to create a Department of Water Resources are still p...