Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
19TH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 10654 
Introduced by Representative Michael L. Romero 
 EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The 1987 Constitution mandates the state to support an integrated drainage 
and sewerage system that is an enabling partner of government in ensuring a 
better life for every Filipino through appropriate technology and research, with 
adequate financial, and other support services. 
Scope of MMDA Services: 
Metro-wide services under the jurisdiction of the MMDA are 
those services which have metro-wide impact and transcend 
local political boundaries or entail huge expenditures such 
that it would not be viable for said services to be provided by 
the individual Local Government Units (LGUs) comprising 
Metropolitan Manila. 
These services shall include: 
a.
Development planning which includes the preparation
of medium and long-term development plans; the
development evaluation and packaging of projects;
investment programming and coordination and monitoring
of plan, program and project implementation.
b.
Transport and traffic management which includes the
formulation, 
coordination 
and 
monitoring 
of 
policies,
standards, programs and projects to rationalize the existing
transport operations, infrastructure requirements, the use of
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thoroughfares, and promotions of safe and convenient 
movement of persons and goods; provision for the mass 
transport system and the institution of a system to regulate 
road users; administration and implementation of all traffic 
enforcement operations, traffic engineering services and 
traffic education programs, including the institution of a 
single 
ticketing 
system 
in 
Metropolitan 
Manila. 
c.
Solid waste disposal and management which include
formulation, and implementation of policies, standards,
programs and projects for proper and sanitary waste
disposal. It shall likewise include the establishment and
operation of sanitary landfill and related facilities and the
implementation of other alternative programs intended to
reduce, reuse and recycle solid waste.
d.
Flood control and sewerage management which
includes the formulation and implementation of policies,
standards, programs and projects for an integrated flood
control, drainage and sewerage system.
e.
Urban renewal, zoning and land use planning, and
shelter services which includes the formulation, adoption
and implementation of policies, standards, rules and
regulations, programs and projects to rationalize and
optimize urban land use and provide direction to urban
growth and expansion, the rehabilitation and development of
slum and blighted areas, the development of shelter and
housing facilities and the provision of necessary social
services thereof.
f.
Health and sanitation, urban protection and pollution
control which include the formulation and implementation of
policies, rules and regulations, standards, programs and
projects for the promotion and safeguarding of the health
and sanitation of the region and for the enhancement of
ecological balance and the prevention, control and
abatement of environmental pollution.
g.
Public safety which includes the formulation and
implementation of programs and policies and procedures to


achieve public safety, especially preparedness for preventive 
or rescue operations during times of calamities and disasters 
such as conflagrations, earthquake, flood and tidal waves; 
and coordination and mobilization of resources and the 
implementation of contingency plans for the rehabilitation 
and relief operations in coordination with national agencies 
concerned. 
Change, as it seems, is the inescapable destiny of the MMDA. But as 
history proves, whatever the nature of change brought about by national political 
events, the Committee manages to make it for the better. 
This House Bill seeks to ensure, and help improve government operations, in 
partnership with stakeholders, for the benefit of the Filipino people. 
This House Bill seeks to provide modernization to the flood control and 
sewerage management office (FCSMO), to promote and hasten the imposition 
and implement laws, policies, plans, programs, projects, rules and regulations 
of the MMDA; and to provide efficient services to the Filipino people. 
Thus, the early passage of this bill is earnestly requested. 
MICHAEL L. ROMERO Ph.D. 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
19TH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 10654 
Introduced by Representative Michael L. Romero 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE FLOOD 
CONTROL AND SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT OFFICE (FCSMO), 
TO AUGMENT THE FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 
POLICIES, STANDARDS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, PROGRAMS 
AND PROJECTS FOR AN INTEGRATED DRAINAGE AND 
SEWERAGE SYSTEM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 
1. 
SHORT TITLE — This Act shall be known as the flood 
control and sewerage management office (FCSMO) modernization Act of 
2024. 
SECTION 
2. 
DECLARATION OF POLICY — It is a declared policy of 
the state in conformity with the mandate of the Constitution. 
the state shall ensure to augment the formulation and implementation of 
policies, standards, rules and regulations, programs and projects for an 
integrated, drainage and sewerage system 


The (FCSMO) is mandated to assess the vulnerabilities and risks of 
flood-disaster, The state shall hereby create a Flood control, drainage and 
sewerage protocol to expand and establish continuity to the aid and support 
provided in times of this flood-disaster. 
For these purposes, the state shall provide the mechanisms to improve 
facilities and programs by maximizing the use of all existing resources. 
recognizing in the process the government’s responsibility to instill these control 
mechanisms as having priority over its other functions. 
It is imperative that the state prioritizes and provides the appropriate tools, 
means and funding in order for the (FCSMO) to perform its noble mandates. 
 
SECTION 3.  
AUTHORITY - No law shall be passed exempting any 
entity of the Government or its subsidiary in any guise whatever, or any 
investment of public funds, from the jurisdiction of the FCSMO. 
 
Section 31, Chapter 10, Title Ill, Book Ill of EO No. 292 (s. 1987) 
or the "Administrative Code of 1987," provides that the 
President shall have continued authority to reorganize the 
Executive Department in order to achieve simplicity, economy 
and efficiency. 
Section 17, Article VII of the Constitution provides that the 
President shall have control over all the executive departments, 
bureaus and offices, and shall ensure that the laws are faithfully 
executed. 
 


SECTION 
4. 
SUPERVISING AND ASSESSMENT CONCERNS. — the 
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), shall provide the 
necessary technical and financial assistance to ensure effective operations and 
build-up. 
 
SECTION 
5. 
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY. — The Department of 
Interior and Local Government (DILG). 
 
SECTION 
6. 
IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. — 
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Metro Manila 
Development Authority (MMDA), shall, in consultation with the DILG and other 
concerned government and private agencies, promulgate the necessary rules and 
regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
 
SECTION 7.  
REORGANIZATION OF THE FCSMO - "There is hereby 
created the Metropolitan Flood Control and Sewerage Management 
Bureau (MFCSMB), under the DILG, to be chaired by the MMDA, and shall 
further be composed of the following officials: 
Members: 
Under Secretary of the Department of Finance; 
Under Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local 
Government; 
Under Secretary of the Department of Justice; 
Under Secretary of the Department of National Defense; 
Under Secretary of the Department of Transportation; 
Representative of the Presidential Communications Operations 
Office; 
Representative of the National Privacy Commission; 


 
The Committee may invite concerned public and private agencies or 
entities 
to participate, complement, and assist in the performance of its functions. 
SECTION 
8. 
MODERNIZATION FUNDING. – The amount of Two 
Billion Pesos (Php 2, 000,000,000.00) for the operation and administration of 
the flood control and sewerage management Bureau (MFCSMB) shall be 
chargeable against funds for the purpose and other sources recommended by 
the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).  
The amount necessary for the initial implementation to fund this act 
shall be charged under the Department of Interior and Local Government 
(DILG).  
Thereafter, appropriations for the (MFCSMB), shall be included in the 
budget proposals under the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA) 
 
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall rationalize the existing 
organizational structure and staffing pattern of the (MFCSMB) in accordance 
with the prevailing provisions and relevant compensation and position 
classification laws, rules and regulations. 
Thereafter, the amount needed for the continued implementation of the 
modernization program shall be included in the annual General Appropriations 
Act (GAA). 
SECTION 
9. 
flood control and sewerage management bureau 
(FCSMB) modernization Fund – There is hereby created the (MFCSMB) 
Modernization Fund to be used exclusively for the (MFCSMB) Modernization 
Program. 


The (MFCSMB) Modernization Fund shall be administered by the Chairman of 
the MMDA accordance with existing government budgeting, accounting, and 
auditing rules and regulations. 
SECTION 
10. 
PROGRESS REPORT – The Chairman of the (MMDA) 
shall prepare an annual report on the status of the implementation of the 
Modernization Programs which shall be submitted, to the Office of the President. 
 
SECTION 
11. 
INCREASE OF PERSONNEL. – The (MFCSMB) shall 
maintain a sufficient staffing pattern.  
Hence, it is authorized to increase its manpower to meet such required 
and may continue to increase personnel per percentage rate increase of 
committed mandates annually or as the need arises. 
SECTION 
12. 
PERIOD OF IMPLEMENTATION – The modernization 
program under this Act shall be implemented for an initial period of three (3) 
years:  
Provided, that payments for multi-year contract obligations incurred 
under this Act may extend beyond this period:  
Provided, further, That the (MFCSMB) shall continue to develop, modernize 
and constantly update its operational capabilities to keep pace with best global 
practices. 
SECTION 13. 
SECRETARIAT - The MFCSMB shall have a Secretariat 
composed of officials from the member-agencies of the Bureau. The Bureau shall 
provide for the guidelines for the creation of the Secretariat, including the 
appropriate ranks of officials that shall comprise it. 


SECTION 
14. 
TRANSPARENCY - It is the duty of every citizen to 
preserve and conserve government transparency and all its resources. The 
retrieval and conservation of government transparency and its resources shall 
be vigorously pursued. 
SECTION 
15. 
TRANSITORY 
PROVISION – 
Existing 
industries, 
businesses and offices affected by the implementation of this Act shall be given 
six (6) months transitory period from the effectivity of the IRR or such other 
period as may be determined, to comply with the requirements of this Act. 
SECTION 16. 
PERIODIC REPORTS - The Chairman of the (MMDA) 
shall submit periodic reports on its findings and make recommendations on 
actions to be taken by the Office of the President and other appropriate 
departments, in order to carry out the objectives and mandates of this Act. 
SECTION 
17. 
AUTOMATIC REVIEW - Every three (3) years after the 
effectivity of this Act, an independent review panel composed of experts to be 
appointed by the President of the Republic shall review the policies and 
implementation 
in 
the 
modernization 
program 
and 
shall 
make 
recommendations, based on its findings. 
SECTION 
18. 
PENAL CLAUSE. – Any person, whether natural or 
juridical, violating any section of this Act shall, upon conviction, therefore, be 
liable to a fine of not less than five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) or 
imprisonment for a term not less than six (6) years, or both, at the discretion of 
the court for each and every violation.  
In case the violation is committed by a corporation or an association, the 
penalty shall devolve upon the president, director, or any other officer 
responsible for such violation.  


SECTION 19. 
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS AND OF THE METRO 
MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 
 The MMDA shall:  
a. 
Formulate, coordinate and regulate the implementation 
of medium and long-term plans and programs for the delivery 
of metro-wide services, land use and physical development 
within 
Metropolitan 
Manila, 
consistent 
with 
national 
development 
objectives 
and 
priorities; 
 
Prepare, coordinate and regulate the implementation of 
medium-term investment programs for metro-wide services 
which shall indicate sources and uses of funds for priority 
programs and projects, and which shall include the packaging 
of projects and presentation to funding institutions; 
 
b. 
Undertake and manage on its own metro-wide programs 
and projects for the delivery of specific services under its 
jurisdiction subject to the approval of the Council. For this 
purpose, MMDA can create appropriate project management 
offices; 
 
Coordinate and monitor the implementation of such plans, 
programs and projects in Metro Manila, identity bottlenecks 
and adopt solutions to problems of implementation; 
 
The MMDA shall set the policies concerning traffic in Metro 
Manila and shall coordinate and regulate the implementation 
of all programs and projects concerning traffic management 
specifically pertaining to enforcement, engineering and 


education. Upon request, it shall be extended assistance and 
cooperation, including but not limited to assignment of 
personnel, by all other government agencies and offices 
concerned. 
 
c. 
Install and administer a single ticketing system, fix, 
impose and collect fines and penalties for all kinds of 
violations of traffic rules and regulations, whether moving or 
non-moving in nature, and confiscate and suspend or revoke 
driver's licenses in the enforcement of such traffic laws and 
regulations, the provision of RA 4136 and PD 1605 to the 
contrary notwithstanding. For this purpose, the Authority 
shall enforce all traffic laws and regulations in Metro Manila, 
through its traffic operation center, and may` deputize 
members of the PNP, traffic enforcers of local government 
units, duly licensed security guards, or members of non-
governmental organizations to whom may be delegated certain 
authority subject to such conditions and requirements as the 
Authority 
may 
impose. 
 
d. 
Perform other related functions required to achieve the 
objective of the MMDA, including the undertaking of delivery 
of basic services to the local government units, when deemed 
necessary subject to prior coordination with and consent of 
the local government unit concerned. 
SECTION 
20. 
IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. – The 
departments and agencies charged with carrying out the provisions of this Act 
shall, within sixty (60) days after the effectivity of this Act, formulate the 
necessary rules and regulations for its effective implementation. 


SECTION 
21. 
REPEALING CLAUSE. – All laws, decrees, executive 
orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions 
of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 
22. 
SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. – If, for any reason, any 
section or provision of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, the other 
sections or provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby. 
SECTION 
23. 
EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE. – This Act shall take effect 
after fifteen (15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two 
(2) national newspapers of general circulation whichever comes earlier. 
Approved,