PANEL ON WATER GOVERNANCE

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Undersecretary

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

Usec. CP David is the  Undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, a licensed geologist and is a professor at UP Diliman. He brings extensive expertise in both environmental governance and water security. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Local Water Utilities Administration from 2010 to 2011, and currently leads the Water Resource Management Office, which coordinates all National Government Agencies and Government Owned-and-Controlled Corporations related to water security in harmonizing approaches towards achieving a water-secured nation.

Administrator

Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)

LWUA Administrator Vicente "Vince" Homer Revil is a lawyer and a politician who  hails from Masbate. He is a Business Administration graduate at the University  of Sto. Tomas in 1992 and a diploma holder in  management with honors from the University Of Melbourne. He studied law at the Ateneo  de Manila University in 2001, and studied courses in management and public administration at  the Asian Institute of Management, Harvard University Kennedy School of  Government, Erasmus University in The Netherlands, and National University  in Singapore. He was later elected as the  Province of  Masbate's Vice-Governor and was awarded the  "Outstanding Local Legislator" in 2016.  

He also served as Governor from 2015 to 2016 where he was awarded as the  "Outstanding Governor and Outstanding Public Servant" in 2016. After his  term, he headed the Constitutional Reform of the DILG. He is currently appointed as the Administrator of the Local Water Utilities Administration.

Administrator

 Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)

MWSS Administrator Leonor "Bobby" C. Cleofas began her professional career with the MWSS in 1980 until she retired after many years of dedicated service as the Deputy Administrator of the Engineering and Technical Operations Group. Later on, she was appointed as the MWSS Administrator by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte in September 2021, and was then re-appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos in October 2022. 

She is the first female MWSS Administrator and the only career executive officer of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System with a CESO rank. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) from the  University of the East, Manila and Bachelor of Science in Sanitary Engineering (BSSE) from the National University, Manila, and completed her MBA from the Manuel L. Quezon University, Manila.  

She also received her Diploma on Water Supply Management in Germany and is currently occupying various positions in both national and international organizations. Administrator Bobby is also elected as the Vice President of the Asia Water Council.
 

Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Manila Water Company Inc. 

Atty. Amabelle C. Asuncion has over 20 years of experience as a law practitioner in both the private and public sectors. Her field of expertise covers corporate and commercial law, regulatory and compliance, and government relations. She is a former commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission, where she performed adjudicative and rule-making functions, undertook overall management of the Commission, and acted as its official representative in local and international fora. 

Her other experiences in the public sector include serving as Executive Director for the Senate Oversight Committee on Climate Change and as Senate legislative officer. She also served as law and policy reform consultant for the Asian Development Bank. She is a faculty member of the UP College of Law.

In the private sector, Atty. Asuncion has extensive experience in commercial and corporate practice. She advised top local and foreign businesses in various capacities, including as chief legal counsel and as a corporate partner of a law firm.

Atty. Asuncion graduated from the University of the Philippines with a BA in English Studies, magna cum laude, and a Bachelor of Laws. She obtained her Master of Laws in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Center graduating with distinction.

VP for Water Supply Operations

Maynilad Water Services Inc.

Engr. Ronaldo “Ronald” Padua has over 24 years of professional experience and technical expertise in  the Water Industry. He is a homegrown company’s talent, having risen from the ranks from his stint in  the company as a Supervising Engineer to Vice President and Head of the Maynilad Water Services Inc Water Supply Operations Division. He is at the forefront of providing stable water supply to Maynilad’s more than 1.5 million accounts  across the West Zone of the Greater Manila Area, through the efficient management of the company’s  raw water sources, water treatment plants and water distribution of potable water for end-users. He  manages complex operational challenges and has the ability to develop strategies for medium and long  term programs in a water supply operation. He also handles various challenges in Regulatory compliance  with regards to Service Level Agreement, Water Quality and Technical Master Plan. He has a Civil  Engineering degree from the University of Santo Tomas.