In any disaster situation like the current coronavirus pandemic, food security and a strong agricultural system are vital to ensure that Filipinos will have enough food supply and avert the threat of hunger. This is the reason why the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) continues to...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is targeting to inaugurate 35 irrigation projects worth nearly P3 billion this month of August, the agency's top official said. In a statement, NIA Administrator Ricardo Visaya said that NIA "continues to develop and construct irrigation systems...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will design a revenue-sharing scheme for farmers and indigenous people (IPs) who will manage the forest areas surrounding the massive P4.37-billion Chico River Pump Irrigation Project (CRPIP) in Pinukpuk, Kalinga. In a statement, the DENR...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has completed the rehabilitation of an irrigation project in Pampanga that was funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a statement, NIA said that it has already completed the newly rehabilitated Porac-Gumain River Irrigation System...
The ambitious solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) of former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is finally coming to fruition, with Mindanao’s first set of SPIS now up for commissioning. Piñol, who is now the chairperson of Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), said the first local...
Boosting the Philippine agricultural sector can create a multiplier effect on the economy especially under this time of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, the Japan International Cooperation Agency said in a statement Wednesday. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) JICA...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is opposing a bulk water supply project in Quezon Province that was awarded to the consortium led by businessman Dennis Uy’s Udenna Water Integrated, Inc. through a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. In a position paper submitted to Tiaong...
DAVAO CITY - The Bangsamoro Parliament mulls to create a Bangsamoro Irrigation Coordinating Office to address the irrigation gaps in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) including the investigation of potential water resources in the region for use in irrigation. According to...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and CT Citimotors, Inc. have signed a contract agreement for the acquisition of 95 units of light and transport equipment worth P155.3 million. A statement showed that this set of equipment will be used for the monitoring and evaluation of the status of...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is expected to break ground nearly P14-billion worth of irrigation projects nationwide in a bid to support the country’s agricultural productivity. The latest data released by NIA showed that for the month of May to August of this year, the agency is...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday joined the international community in mourning the death of Chinese scientist Yuan Longping who is also known worldwide as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. “The Asian world shares China’s grief,” Locsin said in a tweet, three days after...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has completed an irrigation project in Nueva Ecija that could irrigate more than 700 hectares of farmlands and benefit more than 200 families who make a living through farming. In a statement, NIA said that despite the prevalence of the COVID-19...
