NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) set the green light for the construction of the P893-million Balbalungao Earthfill Dam on July 2, 2020 in Lupao, Nueva Ecija amidst the present COVID-19 pandemic. With strict compliance with Minimum Public Health Standards, NIA Administrator Ricardo R Visaya led the Agency’s first groundbreaking and continue reading : NIA breaks ground for P893-million Balbalungao Earthfill Dam amidst COVID-19 pandemic

  NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) ensures timely and efficient implementation of its big-ticket irrigation projects, namely 1) P11.212-billion Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in Calinog, Iloilo which broke ground on February 27, 2019, 2) P4.37-billion Chico River Pump Irrigation Project (CRPIP) in Pinukpuk, Kalinga which broke ground continue reading : NIA fast-tracks implementation of Big-Ticket Projects

  NIA MIMAROPA – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has started the installation of the P3.557-million Isumbo Pump Irrigation Project (Isumbo PIP), the first solar-powered irrigation pump in Barangay Isumbo, Sofronio Española, Palawan. The project implementation commenced on May 29, 2020 after being awarded to the Contractor, Reinastar Trading and Construction Supply. Isumbo PIP covers continue reading : NIA installs P3.557-million solar-powered irrigation project in Palawan

  NIA Central Office – In light of recent developments, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) implements a lockdown considering that as of June 30, 2020, the Agency has recorded three confirmed cases of COVID-19, although the said employees are not reporting to work since June 11, 2020 and June 19, 2020. For the period of continue reading : NIA Central Office locks down for prevention and control of COVID-19

  NIA Region III – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA), headed by Administrator Ricardo R Visaya, and the Provincial Government of Bulacan, headed by Governor Daniel R. Fernando, conducted an ocular inspection of Angat Afterbay Regulator Dam (Bustos Dam) located at Barangay Tibagan, Bustos, Bulacan on June 09, 2020 after the recently reported collapse of continue reading : NIA Conducts Ocular Inspection of Bustos Dam

  NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has conducted an immediate site inspection and investigation of the reported damage on Rubber Bladder No. 5 of Angat Afterbay Regulator Dam (AARD) located at Barangay Tibagan, Bustos, Bulacan on May 13, 2020 after NIA Regional Office No. III sought technical assistance from NIA Central continue reading : NIA Fast Tracks Rehabilitation of Bustos Dam

  The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and Irrigators Associations (IAs) are one with the nation in fighting Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. As part of the Agency’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), NIA steps up by conducting various efforts to help our farmers, frontliners, and COVID-affected families through NIA Regional Offices, NIA Employees Association of continue reading : Partnership of NIA and IAs in Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

  To secure the health and safety of its employees during the times of COVID-19 Pandemic, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) conducts disinfection of service vehicles and thermal scanning for employees. Upon entering the NIA premises, NIA Medical Team will check on the health status of each employee. After securing medical clearance, employees can now continue reading : NIA Adapts to COVID-19 Pandemic

  Two weeks after the Luzonwide lockdown due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) created  a Task Force for the management of Covid-19 within its ranks. The intention of the Task Force is to immediately respond to the needed medical attention of NIA personnel, and ultimately to prevent, continue reading : NIA Central Office Creates a Task-Force COVID-19

  Diliman, Quezon City – NIA Administrator Ricardo R Visaya participated to the Task Group on Food and Water Security Meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), chaired by Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar, on April 24, 2020 at DA – Central Office Conference Room. **For questions and/or clarifications, you may continue reading : NIA participates to Task Group on Food and Water Security Meeting