ILOILO CITY – A new batch of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are recipients of a livelihood program that aims to restore their previous income from the construction of the Iloilo mega dam. The National Irrigation Administration-6 and the Department of Labor and Employment-6 teamed up to give a...
ILOILO CITY — The megadam project in Iloilo province will be completed with an additional P5.96-billion funding approved by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) confirmed an earlier disclosure by Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. that Marcos...
ILOILO CITY – After complaints were filed against a South Korean bank and contractor of the mega dam project in Iloilo province, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) denied allegations of human rights and environmental violations. “We were above board in terms of environmental and...
ILOILO CITY – A South Korean bank and a contractor are facing complaints of human rights and environmental violations over its role in the megadam project in central Iloilo province. A group of Filipino and Korean activists filed complaints in South Korea last Aug. 26 against the initial...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. cited two major infrastructure projects in the Western Visayas region in his third State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (second from left) leads the inauguration of the Jalaur River Multipurpose...
ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration is targeting that its flagship mega dam project in Iloilo province inaugurated this week will be operational by 2025. THE Jalaur High Dam, one of the three major dams of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) in Calinog...
By TARA YAP CALINOG, Iloilo – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated here on Tuesday, July 16, the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) after a decade of delay. THE high dam is one of the three dams of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) in Calinog...
By BETHEENA UNITE President Marcos said the largest water reservoir in Visayas is a symbol of the Philippines' and South Korea's strong friendship and shared desire for development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of the Philippines...
By BETHEENA UNITE President Marcos has urged all those who will be handling the operations of the first large-scale water reservoir in Iloilo to manage it with integrity and dedication. On Tuesday, July 16, Marcos led the inauguration of the dams of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project - Stage II...
Former Senate president Franklin Drilon on Sunday, July 14 thanked the past administration of the late President Benigno Aquino III and incumbent President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the completion of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project (JRMP II). Drilon said that while...
ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration-6 is investigating the death of a water tank driver in a road accident in the Iloilo mega dam project in Calinog, Iloilo. A ROAD within the mega dam project site in Calinog town, Iloilo province. (NIA-6 JRMP-II) The Project Management Office...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army assured tight security as the Iloilo mega dam project is nearing completion. PHILIPPINE Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) commander Major Gen. Marion Sison and National Irrigation Administration (NIA)-6 Regional Manager Jonel Borres ink a security agreement...
