Meet the new Deputy Administrator for Administrative and Finance Sector of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). On August 9, 2023, NIA Deputy Administrator Robert Victor G. Seares, Jr. took his Oath of Office before Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin at the Malacañang Palace, San Miguel, Manila. Let us know him with these 10 amazing facts. continue reading : Meet the New DAAF

Nueva Ecija- Presided by Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Dr. Leocadio S. Sebastian, the Rice Industry Stakeholders Engagement (RISE) Meeting was conducted on July 27-28, 2023. NIA OIC-Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Operations Sector Engr. Josephine B. Salazar led the Department, Regional, Project Managers, and selected NIA key personnel  in attending continue reading : RISE Meeting towards Rice Self-Sufficiency

  NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) recorded P3.520-billion partial typhoon damages to crops and irrigation infrastructures brought about by the onslaught of Typhoon Egay. As of July 31, 2023, a total of 69,432 farmers were affected, cultivating 43,875.55 hectares of agricultural land nationwide. Typhoon Egay, known internationally as Doksuri, made its continue reading : PARTIAL TYPHOON DAMAGES TO CROPS AND IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURES REACH P3.520-BILLION

  Quezon City – President Ferdinand “Bongbong R. Marcos Jr. have set forth his plans and programs to improve the country and recalled the challenges encountered and continue to face as he delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24, 2023 at the House of Representatives, Constitution Hills. In his continue reading : NIA SUPPORTS AGRI PLANS OF PRESIDENT MARCOS

  NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is prepared for the impending El Niño phenomenon as NIA Field Offices nationwide already crafted their respective El Niño Action Plan. It contains different mitigating measures, such as water delivery schedule, utilization of Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) Technology, Diversification of Crops, and the use of continue reading : NIA’S PREPARATION FOR EL NIÑO

  NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Board of Directors approved the further development and implementation of the three (3) priority irrigation projects for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) during the 992nd NIA Regular Board Meeting on June 29, 2023 at the NIA Board Room, 3rd Floor, Building B, NIA Central Office. The projects continue reading : P37.9-BILLION WORTH OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS NOW SET FOR PPP

  NIA Central Office – NIA Acting Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen and Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lee Byung Ho signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on food security, disaster prevention, and climate change response on June 16, 2023 at NIA Administrator’s Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Building B. The MOU continue reading : NIA and KRC sign MOU on Irrigation Development

  NIA Central Office – President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., as concurrent Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary, presides the Convergence Meeting for Masagana Rice Industry Development Program (MRIDP) on May 31, 2023 at NIA Conventional Hall, 5th Floor, DCIEC Building, NIA Central Office. Together with the various heads of agencies, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Acting continue reading : NIA SUPPORTS MASAGANA RICE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

  NIA Central Office – NIA Acting Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen, NIA Senior Deputy Administrator Engr. Robert C. Suguitan, China Power Engineering Consulting Group International Engineering Co., Ltd. (CPECC INTL.) Vice President Zhao Jiang, and Ocean Eagle Energy Philippines, Inc. (OEEPI) President Atty. Celestino Gerald L. Cabrera signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for continue reading : NIA signs MOU with CPECC and OEEPI for project implementation

  NIA Region XII – In support to the President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. battlecry for unity to achieve lasting peace that paves the way for national progress and the Department of Agriculture (DA) Food Security Program, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Acting Administrator Engr. Eduardo Eddie G. Guillen visited the Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project – continue reading : IRRIGATION PROJECT IN PIKIT, NORTH COTABATO: FROM WAR ZONE TO ECONOMIC ZONE