Suspended National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Benny Antiporda denied on Wednesday, Nov. 16, the charges levelled against him by some of the agency's officers and employees that resulted in his suspension from work without pay for six months by the Office of the Ombudsman. In a press...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has started the assessment of the status of on-going irrigation projects nationwide. NIA Administrator Benny Antiporda said the activity was aimed at addressing challenges, problems, and issues during project implementations, as well as to discuss the...
A decades-long dispute between a local tribe and the government over the right to implement the Casecnan Multi-purpose Irrigation and Power Project in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya may have finally been resolved, according to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda. In his...
A decades-long dispute between a local tribe and the government over the right to implement the Casecnan Multi-purpose Irrigation and Power Project in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya may have finally been resolved, according to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda. In his...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has adopted a new protocol in preemptive spilling of dams. NIA administrator Benny Antiporda said the move is to ensure that that rivers downstream would not overflow and would not aggravate the situation especially in flood-prone areas. “NIA is...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) advised the public about the opening of Radial Gate 3 of Magat Dam on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29. In a statement, the NIA-Magat River Integrated Irrigation System (NIA-MARIIS) said Radial Gate 3 will be opened at 4 p.m. by one meter to release...
ILOILO CITY – A South Korean firm is under fire for alleged non-payment of royalty fees in the extraction of sand and gravel in the ancestral domain of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) for the construction of the mega dam in Calinog, Iloilo. MEMBERS of the Panay-Bukidnon Indigenous Peoples (IPs) show...
LAGUNA – The Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program of the National Irrigation Administration Region IV-A signed a memorandum of understanding with government agencies in line with the government’s initiative in addressing key challenges on social and economic growth,...
Repairs are still ongoing at irrigation systems affected by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that jolted Ilocos and Cordillera Region, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda said on Tuesday, Aug. 23. NIA Administrator Benny Antiporda (Screenshot taken from PTV’s FB...
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 – 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...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar has lauded the accomplishments of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in realizing an accelerated and sustainable irrigation development. Speaking during the 59th Anniversary celebration of NIA, Villar acknowledged the collective efforts of the agency's...
