NIA Central Office – NIA Administrator Gen. Ricardo R. Visaya approved the nine (9) Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) to seven (7) Hydropower Developers, December 22, at NIA Conference Room.  The said MOU gave permission to the developers to conduct Feasibility Study (FS) on the development of proposed Hydropower Plants within several NIA Irrigation Systems. As stipulated in continue reading : NIA gives green light for the FS of Potential Hydropower sites

  NIA Caraga Acting Regional Manager Engr. Madante P. Ganotisi and Cabangahan Greenfield Farmers Irrigators’ Association Inc. President Melchor A. Sauro during the turn-over ceremony of Cabangahan CIP. NIA Caraga – National Irrigation Administration Surigao del Sur Irrigation Management Office (SDS-IMO) turned-over the Cabangahan Communal Irrigation Project located at Cabahangan Multi-purpose Gym, Tago, Surigao del continue reading : P23.6-M irrigation project to benefit farmers in Surigao

  NIA Central Office, Quezon City – The National Irrigation Administration is eyeing big irrigation dams as tourist destinations. In one of his interviews, NIA Administrator Ricardo Visaya said that the agency is opening its door to Local Government Units (LGUs) and other private investors for future partnership in the usage of NIA-owned dams as continue reading : Ecotourism to rise in NIA-owned dams

  NIA, Central Office – The Upper house, during its plenary session on October 10, approved the Php 40.8 billion budget of National Irrigation Administration for 2018. NIA Chief Gen. Ricardo Visaya believed that the 6 percent increase in agency’s 2018 budget will pave way to build more irrigation infrastructures that will boost agricultural productivity of the continue reading : Senate okays NIA’s Budget; Bicam harmonizes provisions on Free Irrigation

  NIA, Quezon City- Former Major General Romeo G. Gan officially assumed the post as new NIA Deputy Administrator for Administrative and Finance.  Gen. Gan took his oath of office before Cabinet Secretary Leoncio B. Evasco on September 18, 2017 in Malacañang Palace. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte appointed him to replace Estrella Icasiano after the continue reading : NEW NIA DEPUTY ADMIN NAMED

  NIA Central Office, Quezon City – The lower house, during its plenary session on September 11, approved the Php40.8 billion 2018 budget for National Irrigation Administration. The amount is higher by 6 percent than the P38.3 billion allotted for the irrigation sector this year. Bulk of the approved budget, or the Php26.8 billion, will continue reading : NIA gets congress’ approval for its 2018 budget

  Bangkok, Thailand, 2017- SIMA ASEAN Thailand 2017- The southeast Asian Agri-Business show, 3rd edition of International Agricultural Business Exhibition & Conferences for the Agricultural Industry, in unison of COMEXPOSIUM from France and Impact Management Co., Ltd. together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives being held on 7-9 September 2017, 10:00-18:00 at Hall 5-6 continue reading : National Irrigation Administration, The Philippines, supports SIMA-ASEAN Thailand 2017

  NIA, Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration, on Monday, reiterated that the agency is fulfilling President Duterte’s marching order on Free Irrigation Service Fee. More and more Irrigators’ Associations (IAs) are signing up with the new Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) contract which outlines core guidelines in the Free Irrigation policy. As stipulated in continue reading : NIA fulfills Free ISF, Back Accounts payment up for Senate and Congress ruling

  “Do what is right and legal”, said NIA chief Gen. Ricardo R. Visaya during his visit in NIA Caraga on August 23, 2017. His first visit in the region outlined his 4-point agenda which  set as his guiding principles in leading the egency. In his speech, Gen. Visaya strongly condemned graft and corruption which continue reading : NIA Caraga welcomes Gen. Visaya

  August 1, 2017 – The National Irrigation Administration secured the ISO Certification 9001:2008 after it successfully passed the two (2) stages of audit carried out by the third party auditors from AJA Registrars. Included in the certification are NIA Central Office, NIA – UPRIIS Head Office in Nueva Ecija, NIA Region 4A Regional Office continue reading : NIA secures ISO certification