BACOLOD CITY, March 11 -- Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has formed a coordinating action team mainly to expedite the implementation of vital infrastructure to improve water supply for Bacolodnons.

In Executive Order 014, series of 2024, Benitez said the body, which he chairs, will come up with a coordinated action and approach plan as well as build effective collaboration between and among agencies in both the public and private sectors.

"The city government is taking steps to address the shortage in water supply," he said in a press conference on Monday.

Benitez noted "as much as 15 percent" reduction in the level of the city's water sources, based on the report of Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa)-PrimeWater.

He said reports of ...