BANGUED, Abra – About 2,085 farmers in three towns of this province are expected to benefit much from the Abra River Irrigation System which will soon be fully operational after undergoing massive rehabilitation. Photo from Zaldy Comanda A total of P300 million has been allotted for the...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The National Irrigation Administration-Cordillera turned over a total of nine irrigation projects worth P36 million to different beneficiary irrigators/associations during a simple ceremony on Thursday (April 21) at the Benguet Sports Complex in Wangal, La Trinidad....
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has transferred 60 percent of its 100 percent ownership over the massive P33.75 billion Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project (CMIPP) to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM). NIA Administrator Ricardo R....
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) broke ground for a P1.3-billion irrigation project in Pangasinan which could help the irrigation of nearly 2,000 hectares of farmlands. In a statement, NIA said it has already started the construction of the Dumoloc Small Reservoir Irrigation Project...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has inaugurated P74-million worth of irrigation projects that are enough to cover 753 hectares of agricultural land in Bicol. NIA has recently inaugurated and turned over irrigation systems in Albay and Camarines Sur in Bicol. These projects will have an...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has started the construction of a massive irrigation project in Bohol that will cost the government as much as P1.5 billion. In a statement, NIA Administrator Ricardo R. Visaya led the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the P1.5-billion Bohol Northeast...
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. is batting for a more vigorous government action to address the irrigation needs of the farmers even as he aired confidence that a full coverage of all irrigable areas in the country can be achieved. Senator...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) supports the proposed transfer of the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) from the Office of the President (OP) to the Department of Agriculture (DA). “It is very clear and logical that NIA should be under the DA, since all its activities are directly aimed at...
Iloilo Representative Janette Garin on Monday, Sept. 27 questioned the P1-billion worth of funds proposed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) supposedly for the government’s solar panel irrigation system (SPIS) project, saying she finds the program “untimely” and “impractical” at this...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has installed an irrigation system dependent on solar power in Isabela in a bid to help farmers suffering from drought during the dry season. DAR Sec. John Castriciones said the P1 million-worth project in Barangay Sinili in Santiago City will address the...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the government agency tasked to provide free irrigation to farmers nationwide, will get a lower budget of P31.46 billion for next year. NIA In a statement, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) pointed out how figures from past National Expenditure...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is now trying to reach out to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as certain sand and gravel quarry sites start to threaten several irrigation projects in the country....
