President Marcos on Monday, June 10, assured Cagayan Valley that he plans to follow his father’s footsteps in improving the agricultural sector of the region. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of the Solar Pump Irrigation system at Brgy. Cabaruan,...
President Marcos has urged the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to modernize and rehabilitate the Magat Dam, an infrastructure that he described as the key to agricultural development in Isabela and the Cagayan Valley region. NIA Photo Marcos said this during the inauguration of the...
LUNA, Isabela – A four-year-old child was rescued from drowning on the Magat River in Barangay Lalog 2 here on Good Friday. Police said the victim left his family who were having a picnic to swim on the river unnoticed. He was seen drowning and was rescued by authorities. Rescuers revived...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is courting investments from the British International Investment (BII) for the development of the Magat and Pantabangan dams. NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen said on Tuesday, Feb. 13, said the agency is inviting investment in various water...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – The provincial government of Isabela on Monday, September 18, expressed concern over the condition of Magat Dam in Magat, this province, due to siltation. Isabela Gov. Rodito Albano III, presiding during the 128th Regional Development Council-2 meeting at the...
Government-run National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP group had sealed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will explore ‘water management’ component of the Alimit hydro project – primarily those that go beyond electricity generation, such as irrigation and...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said on Friday, July 28, that its three big dams or high dams are still collecting water and far from spilling level, thus, it won’t open its gates any time soon to release water despite the heavy rains brought by Super Typhoon “Egay”. *Angat Dam...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A man drowned while taking a bath in the Magat River in Barangay Bagong Silang, San Mateo, Isabela on Sunday, April 30. Police identified the victim as Moises Dumlao, 36, of Barangay Bagong Silang. Investigation said the victim decided to take a bath in the river after a...
(PAGASA-HMD / TWITTER) Residents in low-lying communities in Isabela were warned against possible flooding as the Magat Dam in Isabela discharged water from its reservoir on Monday morning, Aug. 22. In an advisory issued at 9 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
RAMON, Isabela -- The Magat Dam here will release water at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, in anticipation of heavy rains from the "habagat" or southwest monsoon. In a statement, the National Irrigation Administration-Magat River Integrated Irrigation System said the water level at the Magat Reservoir...
RAMON, Isabela – Officials of Magat Dam assured the huge water reservoir in Luzon is in good condition, allaying fears among the people living around the area that the recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake may have caused some structural damages to it. Magat Dam. File photo / Liezle Inigo According to...
RAMON, Isabela – Acting National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda visited the Magat Dam here Tuesday, August 2, and declared the structure safe following the magnitude-7 earthquake last month. NIA acting Administrator Benny Antiporda meets officials and technical...
