The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) will be working with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to enhance engagement of the private sector in the development of its facilities. This partnership was formalized through a Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) Agreement which was inked by the parties on September 18, 2024. NIA Administrator Eduardo Eddie Guillen and F. Cleo Kawawaki, Head, Office of Markets Development and PPP (OMDP) led the signing at the NIA Central Office. Under this, ADB will provide technical assistance and support to NIA in designing and preparing projects that shall be funded through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) at no cost to the agency. This means that ADB will help NIA in ensuring that its proposed PPP projects shall be technically and financially viable and shall go through competitive selection process. The agreement covers the development of PPP projects in NIA’s existing facilities such as the Pantabangan Reservoir in the Province of Nueva Ecija, the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in the Province of Iloilo, and canals of existing irrigation systems. Floating solar power systems at the reservoirs of Pantabangan and JRMP II as well as in irrigation canals will be designed for PPP under the TAS.The delivery…...

More than 380,000 kilograms of Bagong Bayaning Magsasaka (BBM) Rice were sold to members of the vulnerable sector across the country as the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) held the Grand Launching of the Bagong Bayaning Magsasaka Rice (BBM Rice) on September 13, 2024 in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. NIA Administrator Engr. Eduardo Eddie G. Guillen led the said event which was held simultaneously in all NIA Regional Offices nationwide. Data gathered by NIA Central Office reveal that 38,198 sacks of rice (10 kilograms per sack) were sold throughout the country. Caraga recorded the highest sales of 9,905 sacks, followed by Region XII (5,790 sacks) and MIMAROPA (5,634 sacks). These sacks of BBM rice were sold to the vulnerable sector composed of senior citizens, persons with special needs, solo parents, and members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). It became possible with the successful implementation of NIA Rice Contract Farming Program. The program is in line with the #BagongPilipinas and food security thrust of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.House Speaker Hon. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez served as the Guest of Honor and Speaker for the grand launching. House Committee on Appropriations Chair Hon. Elizaldy S. Co, House Senior Deputy Speaker…...

 Your browser does not support the video tag. DZRH: DOS POR DOS - ADMINISTRATOR'S INTERVIEW DZRH Interview (August 1, 2024) – Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen shared updates on the progress of Contract Farming and status updates during Typhoon Carina. He assured that the damages were very minimal and would not affect crop production. As a coping mechanism during typhoon, the cropping calendar will also be adjusted to avoid the effects of changing weather conditions. Through NIA’s Contract Farming Program, rice priced at P29 per kilo will be introduced through the Kadiwa outlets. To stay updated on NIA's programs or our irrigation services, we invite you to: Follow, Like, and Share our page https://www.facebook.com/nia.gov.ph If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to email us at [email protected]. #BagongPilipinas#NIAGearUp#bayaNIAn#TuloyAngDaloyNIA#NIA...

Your browser does not support the video tag. PANOORIN: Noong ika-29 ng Hulyo 2024, isinagawa ang isang panayam sa DZBB 594 Super Radyo sa programang "One on One: Walang Personalan" na pinangunahan nina Connie Sison at Orly Trinidad, kasama ang Administrador ng Pambansang Pangisawaan ng Patubig (NIA) na si Engr. Eduardo Eddie Guillen. Tinalakay nila ang mga update at aksyon ng NIA ukol sa mga hakbang laban sa pagbaha.Binanggit ang mga hakbang ng NIA upang maiwasan ang pinsala mula sa bagyo at pagbaha, kabilang ang pagpapakawala ng tubig mula sa mga high dam.Ayon kay Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., isa sa kanyang mga layunin ay ang pagpapatayo ng mga high dams upang magbigay ng suplay ng tubig para sa irigasyon at proteksyon laban sa pagbaha. Kabilang dito ang Bayabas Dam sa Central Luzon, na inaasahang magbibigay ng malaking tulong sa agrikultura at pag-iwas sa pagbaha sa rehiyon.Ganoon din ang Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) sa Iloilo na nagbibigay ng probisyon hindi lamang sa irigasyon kundi pati na rin sa pagpapaunlad ng turismo environmental and watershed management, at iba pang mga layunin.Isinaad din ni Engr. Guillen na bukas ang mga proyekto ng NIA para sa iba't ibang uri ng pakikipagtulungan o…...

Your browser does not support the video tag. PANOORIN: Ngayong ika-15 ng Hulyo, malugod na ginanap ang panayam sa ika-85th na anibersaryo ng DZRH, sa programang Dos Por Dos kasama ang Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng Patubig (NIA) Administrator na si Engr. Eduardo Guillen. Sa makabuluhang panayam na ito, tinalakay ang mga pinakabagong update sa ahensya, kasama ang kanilang mga inisyatiba at proyekto na naglalayong maging self-sufficient ang bansa sa bigas.Sa pagtugon sa layunin ng Bagong Pilipinas na maging rice-sufficient, ipinahayag ng NIA Administrator ang ilan sa mga programa at proyekto ng NIA, katulad ng pagbabago ng Cropping Calendar at ang Convergence Project na katuwang ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno.“Yun po yung talagang crossroads ng Philippine agriculture tungo doon sa gusto ng ating Pangulo- na umunlad ang Bagong Pilipinas,” ani ni Engr. Guillen.Bukod dito, tinalakay rin ang programa ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na Build Better More (BBM), na layuning tugunan ang mga pangangailangan sa imprastruktura ng bansa. Kasama sa mga layunin nito ang pagtutulungan ng NIA at Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) para masolusyunan ang mga environmental at social issues. May mga proyektong irigasyon rin na magbibigay hindi lamang ng benepisyo sa mga magsasaka kundi magdadala rin ng economic benefit, na magreresulta…...