Section 15Sec./Art. 15

Abolition of NWSA; Transfer of Assets, Liabilities, and Personnel. The Corporation known as the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority shall be abolished upon the organization of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System as provided for in Section 2 (a) of this Act. Its records, properties, equipment, assets, rights, choses in action, obligations and liabilities are hereby transferred to, vested in, and assumed by the System: Provided, That an inventory and valuation of the properties, equipment, assets, rights choses in action, obligations, liabilities of NWSA shall be made by the Auditor General, and the accountable officers of NWSA shall continue to be fully accountable therefor, until issued a certificate of clearance by the Auditor General.

Employees and laborers, including the personnel of the planning and coordinating office and the provincial, city and municipal departments in the places enumerated in Section 2(c) of this Act are hereby transferred to and absorbed by the System: Provided, That the Board of Trustees is hereby authorized to make personnel movement on the basis of merit and fitness in accordance with the comprehensive and progressive merit system to be established by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System immediately upon its organization: Provided, further, That the salary of any employee shall in no case be reduced as a consequence of said personnel movement: Provided, finally, that in no case shall the expense in any fiscal year for salaries, wages, allowances, emoluments, and other fringe benefits exceed thirty five per cent (35%) of the gross income of the system in the immediately preceding fiscal year.