(PAGASA / FACEBOOK) The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) will be releasing water from Magat Dam in Isabela on Sunday, Oct. 10, in anticipation of heavy rains from tropical storm "Maring" (international name "Kompasu") and tropical depression "Nando," said the Philippine Atmospheric,...
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...
It has been five years since the Department of Agriculture (DA) proposed to take back the jurisdiction over the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), and the agency is finally getting the support it needs from other government agencies, thanks to the fact that it no longer has the same Cabinet...
PSALM At least seven firms to join the auction of the one-year operation and maintenance service contract (OMSC) for the 165-megawatt Casecnan hydropower facility in Nueva Ecija, the state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) said. PSALM listed as prospective...
The review committee and the board of directors of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has approved the proposed competitive bidding for the operation and maintenance (O&M) contract of the 150-megawatt Casecnan hydropower facility. psalm logo In 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...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) will be undertaking a competitive auction for the operation and maintenance service contract (OMSC) of the 150-megawatt Casecnan multi-purpose project (CMPP) that has both irrigation and power generation functions. psalm...
A ‘settlement and release agreement’ had been inked between SN Aboitiz Power Inc. (SNAP) and government-run National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on the treatment as well as resolution of concerns for the Magat dam and linked hydro facilities in Northern Luzon - primarily those relating 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...
CONCRETE layering starts for the high dam of the P11.2-billion megadam project in Iloilo. (JRMP-II) ILOILO CITY – The construction of a high dam that is part of an P11.2-billion project has started in Iloilo. The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) confirmed that the first layer concrete...
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...
