Executive Order No. 577, s. 1980 Creating the Rural Waterworks Development Corporation, Prescribing Its Powers and Activities, Appropriating the Necessary Funds therefor, and for Other Purposes.

This Executive Order establishes the Rural Waterworks Development Corporation, and prescribes its powers and activities, appropriating the necessary funds therefor. The Corporation shall be primarily responsible for the formation of non-profit, non-stock rural waterworks associations, or cooperatives (RWA’s) that will construct, operate and maintain water supply systems in the rural areas. The Corporation shall be directly under the Office of the President.
To attain the objectives of water supply service coverage of rural areas, the Government shall encourage self-help and self-reliant water supply projects and promote the organization of non-profit, non-stock rural waterworks associations, or cooperatives hereinafter to be referred to as RWA’s. A public corporation to be known as the Rural Waterworks Development Corporation shall be established. The Corporation shall be primarily responsible for the formation of RWA’s that will construct, operate and maintain water supply systems in the rural areas. It shall likewise, provide technical, institutional and financial assistance to the RWA’s. The Corporation shall be directly under the Office of the President.