| A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF IRRIGATION IN THE PHILIPPINES |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| INTRODUCTION |
| IRRIGATION IN HISTORY AND THE RICE TERRACES |
| THE SPANISH REGIME |
| RAPID GROWTH-THEN DORMANCY |
| RICE PROGRAMS AND IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, 1945-1962 |
| ADVENT OF NIA |
| FINEST IRRIGATION AGENCY |
| FULFILLMENT OF MANDATE |
| 1986 AND BEYOND |
| THE MAKING OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS |
| FOREST DEGRADATION AND WATER POLLUTION |
| FARMERS' PARTICIPATION IN IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT |
| FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3601 |
| PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 552 |