CANDON CITY, ILOCOS SUR – More than a thousand Ilocano farmers got a chance to raise their concerns on agriculture and irrigation when Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM), Secretary Francis “Kiko” N. Pangilinan, and National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Florencio F. Padernal jointly visit this city on March 26 to attend continue reading : Ilocano Farmers Meet OPAFSAM Chief

LA UNION – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) turned-over on Mach 31 the Bued #1 Communal Irrigation System (CIS) and the Tumapoc CIS to irrigators associations (IAs) in Rosario and Burgos towns of this province. These two CISs, from then on, will be managed and operated by the IAs. The Bued #1 CIS in Rosario, continue reading : Two Irrigation Projects Turned-over to Farmers

March 10, 2015 – NIA Administrator Florencio F. Padernal, NPC Chairman Gladys Cruz-Sta. Rita, and MWSS Administrator Gerardo A.I. Esquivel led the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the rehabilitation of the Angat Afterbay Regulator Dam (also known as Bustos Dam) at the MWSS Headquarters in Quezon City. This project aims to rehabilitate continue reading : NIA Inks MOA with MWSS & NPC to Rehab Bustos DAM

JARO, Iloilo City – TOP government officials, experts and planners gathered for the latest inter-agency discussions on the implementation of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose II (JRMP II). With the focus now on the identified concerns and demands of stakeholders, National Irrigation Administration Region 6 (NIA Region 6) officials led the renewed local effort. This is continue reading : NIA 6, Partner Execs Firm up Unified JRMP II Strategies for Lowland, Upland Stakeholders

NIA Quezon City – In lieu of sustained cooperation and collaboration, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) once again entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue a 24MW hydropower project in one of the identified areas within the existing Baligatan headworks and irrigation structures along the irrigation canals from continue reading : NIA, Snap Inks Partnership Through MOU

NIA Quezon City – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) entered and signed into a contract amounting to Php 119,452,990.53 on Tuesday, January 27, with New Kanlaon Construction, Inc. for the one-year construction of the Quipot Main Canal and its appurtenant structures. The Quipot Main Canal is one of the essential major components of the Quipot continue reading : NIA Pursues Irrigation Project in Quezon, Batangas

NIA Quezon City – The recent meeting between the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), LGU officials, and the Bugkalot Confederation on December 3, 2014 ended with a positive note as Dr. Florencio F. Padernal took on the lead in clearing the path to resolve issues regarding the tribe’s claims. Two continue reading : NIA Strengthens Partnership with Bugkalot Tribe

SAN MATEO, Isabela – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) led the switching-on ceremony of the 45-kilowatt mini-hydro power plant along an irrigation canal here on November 4, 2014. NIA Administrator Florencio F. Padernal (2nd from L) and MARIIS Operations Manager Mariano G. Dancel (1st from R) accompany DOE Undersecretary continue reading : NIA Switches on Jica-Funded Mini-Hydro Power Plant in Isabela

Ramon, Isabela – “We have to be thankful for a project that helps a lot in increasing the income of farmers which is our ultimate objective,” said National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Florencio Padernal during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Magat River Irrigation System (MARIS) dam optimization project here on November 4, 2014. The project continue reading : NIA, SN Aboitiz to Optimize MARIS Reservoir

Palayan City, Nueva Ecija – The National Irrigation Administration led by Administrator Florencio F. Padernal and the provincial government of Nueva Ecija headed by Governor Aurelio M. Umali hosted this year’s Nueva Ecija Water Summit on October 15, 2014 at the Nueva Ecija Convention Center, this city. The activity primarily aimed to present the current continue reading : NIA, Nueva Ecija LGU Host Water Summit, Lay Down Battle Plan Against El NIñO