NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) immediately conducted a repair of the damaged connecting pins of the Macañao sluice gates caused by heavy Monsoon rains on November 27-28, 2020 at Namnama, Cabatuan, Isabela.Macañao Checkgate is a water reuse irrigation structure irrigating around 4,882 hectares of agricultural land within the municipalities of Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian, and part of Cauayan City in the Province of Isabela. The irrigation structure has eight rectangular sluice gates which can be opened or adjusted to meet the irrigation requirement of its covered area. However, due to inclement weather conditions, the Macañao, Gaddanan, and Florida Creeks, together with five other drainages from San Mateo and Alicia, Isabela, had overflowed which contributed to the increase in the water volume at Macañao Checkgate. It prompted NIA Magat River Integrated Irrigation System (NIA-MARIIS) Division IV, which has jurisdiction over the Macañao Checkgate, to reopen the sluice gates with the assistance of the gatekeeper, barangay officials, and barangay tanods of Namnama.However, though the plan is to open all eight sluice gates for the speedy flow of water, only five gates were opened. The pressure of water in the canal had somewhat damaged the connecting pins of…...

 NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has released the updated partial assessment on crop and infrastructure damages brought about by the onslaught of Typhoons “Rolly”, “Quinta”, Pepito”, and “Ulysses” covering several regions in the country. The Partial Report from the Operations Department showed that as of December 02, 2020, damages to crops and infrastructures reach P2.908 billion. A total of 69,712 farmers were affected, comprising 77,076.66 hectares of agricultural land nationwide.Typhoon Rolly (Goni) which made its first landfall in the country on November 02, 2020 hitting the provinces of Catanduanes, Albay, Quezon, and Batangas brought the greatest damages to crops and infrastructures in Region V amounting to P275.869 million, affecting 1,217 farmers comprising 830.47 hectares of agricultural land in the region.On the other hand, Typhoon Quinta (Molave), which made its first landfall in the vicinity of San Miguel, Albay on October 25, 2020, brought the biggest damages to crops and infrastructures in Region V amounting to P243.112 million, affecting 7,616 farmers with an aggregate landholding of 5,435.22 hectares in the region.Typhoon Pepito (Saudel) which made landfall over the San Ildefonso Peninsula in Casiguran, Aurora on October 20, 2020 crossed the island of Luzon, leaving the greatest damages…...

 NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA), represented by Administrator Ricardo R. Visaya, signed the Joint Memorandum Circular and Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Implementation of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Convergence Program with all heads of departments, bureaus, government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), government financial institutions, state universities and colleges (SUCs), local government units (LGUs), and other EHPAP partners and development partners, on December 09, 2020 via Google Meet.The signatories of the Joint Memorandum Circular include Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles, DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista, DAR Secretary John R. Castriciones, DA Secretary William D. Dar, DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año, DepEd Secretary Leonor M. Briones,  DOH Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, DOST Secretary Fortunato T. Dela Peña, DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, TESDA Secretary Isidro S. Lapeña, NAPC Secretary Noel K. Felongco, DICT Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II, Landbank President/CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo, DBP President/CEO Emmanuel G. Herbosa, Commission on Population and Development Executive Director Juan Antonio A. Perez III, World Food Programme Philippines Deputy Country Director Mats Persson, and Food and Agriculture Organization Philippines Representative Xiangjun Yao.The original Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (PAHP) Program was…...

 NIA Region 9 – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) turned over the P5-million Mercedes II Solar Pump Irrigation Project (Mercedes SPIP) to the Irrigators Associations (IAs) of Mercedes, Cabaluay, Culianan, and Talabaan on November 30, 2020. The inauguration and turnover ceremony was held at the project site located in Barangay Mercedes, Zamboanga City.Mercedes II SPIP is the first solar-powered pump irrigation project in the locality initiated by Zamboanga City District II Representative Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe with the supervision of NIA Zamboanga-Basilan-Sulu-Tawi-Tawi Regional Sub-Office (ZAMBASULTA RSO) Acting Manager Robert Bernie L. Rada II.  The solar powered centrifugal pump gets its water source from a spring and can pump an average of 170 cubic meters in six hours. The irrigation system is powered by 28 solar panels that can discharge approximately 200 gallons of water per minute. The system is also equipped with surveillance cameras and fortified with security fence to ensure utmost safety and security measures. The project will irrigate five hectares of agricultural land in the barangay, benefitting 10 farmers and their families.Among the Guest of Honors were District II Representative Dalipe, Councilors Jhon M. Dalipe and Al-Jihan R. Edding, IA Prsident Hja. Aida N. Loong, together with MCCT…...

 NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration-Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS), headed by Department Manager Rosalinda B. Bote, targets to complete Watershed Management Program for Pantabangan Dam, Nueva Ecija by April 2021 to mitigate the impact of climate change.As our country is highly vulnerable to the effects of the global climate change, including sea level rise, increased frequency of extreme weather phenomena, rising temperatures and heavy rainfall, NIA established efforts to ensure that watershed areas managed by our Agency continue to be protected and sustain required quantity and quality of water in our reservoirs. The implementation of the Climate Change Project of NIA-UPRIIS consists of the establishment and maintenance of 220 hectares Reforestation and Agroforest Plantation such as Molave, Narra, Mimosa, Duhat, Langka, Guyabano, Cashew, Bignay and Sampalok that started this March 2020. The total amount of the said project is P16,465,000.00 including the Contract Works and Force Account Works. As of October 31, 2020, the said climate change project has overall physical accomplishment of 74.04% and financial accomplishment of 51.60%.Furthermore, the P1.3-M Maintenance and Protection of 10,356 hectares NIA-Watershed Area as Capital Outlay Project has started July 16, 2020 and target to be completed by the end…...