NIA Quezon City - The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) welcomes its new Administrator, Engr. Florencio F. Padernal, DPA. He was appointed as member of the NIA Board of Directors by no less than President Benigno Simeon Aquino III on July 2. On July 4, he was officially elected and proclaimed as the new NIA Administrator during a meeting of the Board presided by Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Francis N. Pangilinan. The proclamation was followed by a simple turn-over of leadership from former Administrator Claro V. Maranan, whose term ended on June 30, to Engr. Padernal. The turn-over rites was witnessed by other NIA Board members and the agency's senior officials. An Engineer by profession, Padernal had once been the Chairman of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) from 2002 to 2004. He also worked as a consultant and chief technical adviser of the World Bank in China and Mongolia from 1990 to 1993. He also held various posts including chief civil engineer and project director in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 16 years. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Adamson University. Aside from being…...

National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Claro V. Maranan together with Assistant Administrator Romy Anonuevo, Manager for Operations Department Efren Roqueza, IMO Division Manager-A Mario M. Hebreo and other officials inaugurate new irrigation projects from June 26 to 27, 2014 in the province of Palawan. The inauguration of the said projects is part of the agency's on-going efforts to provide a rapid delivery of irrigation projects to farmers in the province that they need for their crops. "This is President Pnoy's answer to the needs of irrigation in our country. It is an accomplishment by the President that was made through NIA," Maranan said. He added that his visit is in line with No. 7 of his Seven Point Program which is to "build stronger commitment to farmers and other stakeholders". The projects inaugurated in the Northern part of Palawan are the Sandoval Small Irrigation Project is an Ogee Dam located at Roxas, Palawan built at the cost of P9,418,811.40 that covers the First District composed of Brgy. Sandoval, Roxas, Palawan. It has an irrigable area of 60.40 hectares that will benefit 42 farmers and is under the Arutayan Irrigators Association. Mabini Small Irrigation Project is an Ogee Dam located at…...

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has scheduled a number of activities for its week-long 51st Anniversary Celebration from June 16 to 20, 2014 with the theme "Tulong-tulong, Sama-sama sa Pagsulong ng NIA sa Pandaigdigang Pagbabago ng Klima."NIA celebrates its 51st Anniversary National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Claro Maranan (at the podium) delivers his inspirational message to employees during the NIA's 51st Anniversary Celebration last June 20, 2014 with the theme "Tulong-tulong, Sama-sama sa Pagsulong ng NIA sa Pandaigdigang Pagbabago ng Klima" at the Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City. Also in the photo are (seated at the stage from l-r) are Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Operations Modesto Membreve, Deputy Administrator for Administration and Finance Lorna Grace Rosario and Senior Deputy Administrator Felix Razo. According to Public Affairs and Information Staff (PAIS) department head Ms. Pilipina P. Bermudez during the flag raising ceremony, the activities lined up for the said event will start with a forum on "Mag-negosyo On Choosing A Profitable Business" conducted by the Technological Resource Center on June 16 at 1pm at the IEC Building. There will also be a tiangge to be sponsored by the Philippine Carabao Center and the Bureau of Forest and Aquatic Resources…...

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) under the directive of Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization Secretary Francis N. Pangilinan, held a one-day Orientation on the Implementation of Hydropower Projects for the agency's Regional Offices last June 3, 2014 at the 5th Flr. Building A of the NIA Complex in Edsa, Diliman, Quezon City.NIA discusses hydropower project - National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Claro Maranan (second from left) discuss the importance of hydropower during a one-day Orientation on the Implementation of Hydropower Projects for the agency's Regional Offices last June 3, 2014 at the 5th Flr. Building A of the NIA Complex in Edsa, Diliman, Quezon City. Also in the photo are NIA Hydropower and Other Special Water Development Projects Group Chairman Engr. Vicente Galvez (left), Senior Deputy Administrator Felix Razo (second from right) and NIA Hydropower and Other Special Water Development Projects Group Vice Chairman Atty. Genever Dionio (right). The activity was organized by the NIA's Hydropower and Other Special Water Development Projects Group headed by its Chairman Assistant Administrator Vicente E. Galvez and hosted by Technical Secretariat Ms. Aubrey R. Sarmiento to brief Regional Managers and their focal persons on the potential benefits of utilizing hydropower to…...

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) held a coordination meeting regarding a Forest land Management Project (FMP) of the Upper Pampanga River Basin last May 22, 2014 at the NIA Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City. Also being tapped for the project is the National Power Corporation (NPC). NIA Administrator Claro V. Maranan and other Department Managers met with DENR Forest Management Bureau Director Ricardo Calderon and other officials who gave a presentation on the project whose main objectives were the following: 1. Rehabilitate degraded forest in Pantabangan-Carranglan watershed; 2. Improve forest conservation to improve social and economic conditions of affected communities; 3. Contribute to disaster risk mitigation efforts in vulnerable areas and 4. Strengthen forest land management through Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM).NIA-DENR Forest Management Project meeting held The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) held a coordination meeting regarding a Forest land Management Project (FMP) of the Upper Pampanga River Basin last May 22, 2014 at the NIA Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City. Photo shows NIA Administrator Claro Maranan (center) with DENR Forest Management Bureau Director Ricardo Calderon (right), NIA Technical Assistant-Administrator's Office…...