NIA RESTORES IRRIGATION TO NEARLY 40,000 HECTARES IN NUEVA ECIJA
NUEVA ECIJA – “Himala (Miracle).” This was how many Novo Ecijano farmers described the swift completion of the repair of the Talavera River Super Diversion Canal (SDC) Siphon, which was officially commissioned by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on February 1, 2026, at the boundary of Barangays Ligaya and San Nicolas, Llanera, Nueva Ecija.
The commissioning was led by NIA Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen, together with Mr. Felipe Tres Largo, representative of Senator Francis "Kiko" N. Pangilinan, NIA UPRIIS Acting Department Manager Engr. Alvin L. Manuel, Regional Confederation of Irrigators' Association (RCIA) President Dante A. Lazatin, Division Federation of IA President Federico C. Cinense III, DA Regional Technical Director Arthur D. Dayrit, and local government officials.
















