The Philippines has just survived another election season. Almost everything is new in government. There is a new president, a new set of cabinet members and new officials in national and local posts.

The Philippines has just survived another election season. Almost everything is new in government. There is a new president, a new set of cabinet members and new officials in national and local posts. But the challenges faced by the new administration are old —poverty, corruption, debt, insurgency and a host of other enduring problems that mark government inefficiency and inadequacy.

Alarming to know the issue on the low levels of water in Angat Dam and that some cities and municipalities are encountering shortages due to the mismanagement of water protocols, according to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson.