With the unwavering support of  President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in fostering the agricultural sector, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) headed by Acting Administrator Engr. Eduardo Eddie G. Guillen successfully acquired the 141 units of excavator amounting to a total significant investment of  P776 million. These excavators were finally distributed to NIA regional and project continue reading : GEARING UP TO MORE IMPROVED IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURES

NIA Central Office – Immediately after the Magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Region VIII on November 20, 2023 and Magnitude 7.6 earthquake on December 2, 2023 in Caraga, NIA Acting Administrator Engr. Eduardo Eddie G. Guillen directed all NIA Regional Managers to conduct inventory and assessment of damages to irrigation infrastructures. Based on the partial report submitted by continue reading : PARTIAL EARTHQUAKE DAMAGES ON IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCURES REACH ₱109.49 MILLION

NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) enters into two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) to fast-track irrigation development and utilization of NIA’s assets and irrigation projects for renewable energy development on December 7, 2023 at NIA Administrator’s Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Building B. NIA Acting Administrator Engr. Eduardo Eddie G. Guillen and BPE continue reading : NIA SIGNS 2 MOUS FOR IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT

NIA Central Office – NIA Acting Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen and New Canaan Energy Resources Corporation President Alfonso C. Gillego signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the development of canal-top solar in the NIA Agno River Integrated Irrigation System located in Rosales, Pangasinan on November 20, 2023 at NIA Administrator’s Conference Room, 2nd continue reading : NIA, NEW CANAAN ENERGY TO HARNESS SOLAR ENERGY FOR PANGASINAN’S IRRIGATION PROJECT

NIA Central Office – NIA Acting Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen, NIA Senior Deputy Administrator Engr. Robert C. Suguitan, Ostrom Climate Solutions, Inc. (Ostrom Climate) President and Chief Executive Officer Phill Cull, and International Land Use Director Jane Boles signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the implementation of “The Climate-Smart Rice Project in Upper continue reading : NIA and Ostrom Climate ink MOU on Climate-Smart Rice Project in Nueva Ecija

NIA Central Office – Federation of Irrigators Association of Central Negros-Bago River Irrigation System (FIACN-BRIS) of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region VI, headed by Acting Regional Manager Jonel B. Borres, sold rice for Php 25 per kilogram (kg) in partnership with the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental on “Bigas ng Bayan” opening day on continue reading : RICE AT P25 PER KILO AVAILABLE FROM NEGROS OCCIDENTAL FARMER-IRRIGATORS

NIA Central Office – NIA Acting Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen, Bugkalot Ancestral Domain Environmental Management Council (BADEMC) Representative Antonio K. Pasigian, and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Chairperson Allen C.  sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the Corporate Social Responsibility for the Bugkalot/Ilongot Indigenous Cultural Communities on September 27, 2023 at NIA continue reading : NIA, NCIP, and BADEMC sign MOA on Corporate Social Responsibility

  San Miguel, Manila – NIA Acting Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen, Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Water Resource Management Office (DENR-WRMO) Undersecretary Dr. Carlos Primo C. David, and National Water Resources Board (NWRB) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Executive Director Atty. Ricky A. Arzadon sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for repurposing NIA’s water rights continue reading : NIA, NWRB, and DENR-WRMO sign MOA on repurposing NIA’s water rights

  NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA), headed by Acting Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen, intensifies its continuous pursuit on the benefits of developing and constructing solar-powered irrigation projects in 183 sites nationwide already in the pipeline for CY 2024. An additional 791 potential sites for solar-powered irrigation projects are being proposed continue reading : NIA INTENSIFIES DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR-POWERED IRRIGATION PROJECTS

  Kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng kaarawan ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. at bilang suporta sa kanyang agenda na gawing mas abot-kaya ang suplay ng pagkain sa lahat ng Pilipino, inilunsad ng NIA Regional Offices sa buong bansa ang KADIWA sa NIA Program. Ang paglulunsad ng KADIWA sa NIA ay alinsunod sa direktiba ni NIA continue reading : KADIWA sa NIA, inilunsad