Strengthening Economic Regulation of Water and Sanitation Services in the Philippines

Acronyms

AMI	Advanced Metering Infrastructure
AMR	Automatic Meter Reading
AWC	Asia Water Council
BWSA	Barangay Water and Sanitation Associations
CAPEX	Capital Expenditure
CBO	Community-Based Organisations
CCC	Certificate of Conditional Conformance
CPC	Certificate of Public Convenience
CPCN	Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
CPI	Consumer Price Index
DBM	Department of Budget and Management
DENR-WRMO	Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Water Resource Management Office
DEPDev	Department of Economy, Planning and Development
DICT	Department of Information and Communications Technology
DILG	Department of the Interior and Local Government
DMA	District Metered Area
DOF	Department of Finance
DOH	Department of Health
DOST-PNRI	Department of Science and Technology – Philippines Nuclear Research Institute
DPWH	Department of Public Works and Highways
DWR	Department of Water Resources
GIS	Geographic Information System
ICT	Information and Communications Technology
INFRACOM	Infrastructure Committee
INFRACOM-SCWR	Infrastructure Committee Sub-Committee on Water Resources
ISSP	Information Systems Strategic Plan
IWMP	Integrated Water Management Plan
IWRM	Integrated Water Resources Management
JMC	Joint Memorandum Circular
KPI	Key Performance Indicators
LEE	Local Economic Enterprise
LGSF	Local Government Support Fund
LGU	Local Government Unit
LWD	Local Water District
LWUA	Local Water Utilities Administration
MCEE	Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment
MCMS	Municipal Centralised Management System
MIS	Management Information System
MWSS	Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
MWSS-RO	Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office
NAMRIA	National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
NDRRMC	National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
NEDA	National Economic and Development Authority
NIA	National Irrigation Administration
NIWIS	National Integrated Water Information System
NOWD	Non-Operational Water District
NRW	Non-Revenue Water
NSSMP	National Sewerage and Septage Management Program
NWIS	National Waterworks Information System
NWRB	National Water Resource Board
NWSR	National Water Security Roadmap
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPEX	Operating Expenditure
PAGASA	Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
PAWD	Philippine Association of Water Districts
PCB	Programme Convergence Budgeting
PDP	Philippine Development Plan
PNDSW	Philippine National Drinking Water Standards
PPP	Public-Private Partnership
PPPC	Public-Private Partnership Centre
PSA	Philippine Statistics Authority
PWSSMP	Philippine Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan
RAB	Regulatory Asset Base
RWSA	Rural Water Supply Associations
SCWR	Sub-Committee on Water Resources
SDG	Sustainable Development Goal
SPWU	Small Private Water Utility
SSP	Small-Scale Private Water Service Provider
SWM	Smart Water Management
TOTEX	Total Expenditure
UN	United Nations
URAF	Unified Resource Allocation Framework
WASH	Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene
WD	Water District
WINS	Water Management Information Networking System
WRC	Water Regulatory Commission
WRMO	Water Resources Management Office
WSP	Water Service Provider
WSS	Water Supply and Sanitation