Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 15:28
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. |
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 14:18
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. |
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 13:22
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. |
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 13:58
Quezon City – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA), headed by Administrator Ricardo R. Visaya, attended to the Congressional Inquiry and Deliberation on House Resolution No. 1345 and House Resolution No. 1348 on November 23, 2020 at the House of Representatives Nograles Hall South Wing Annex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City.
The House Resolutions seek to look into the cause of unprecedented flooding in the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses. The deliberation was convened by the House Committee on Agriculture, chaired by Representative Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga, 1st District of Quezon Province, and Special Committee on North Luzon Growth Quadrangle, chaired by Representative Ramon “Mon-Mon” V. Guico, 5th District of Pangasinan.
NIA Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Operations Sector C’zar M. Sulaik, Magat River Integrated Irrigation System (MARIIS) Department Manager Wilfredo C. Gloria, Acting Public Affairs and Information Department Manager Eden Victoria C. Selva, and other staff from NIA Central Office and MARIIS attended the House deliberation and inquiry. |
