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NIA, PAFSAM Inaugurate ARIIP Re-regulating Pond
NIA, PAFSAM Inaugurate...
08/12/2014 - 10:15am
Tarlac Local Executives Support BBMP
Tarlac Local Executives...
09/15/2014 - 9:15am
NIA Administrator Leads Harvest Festival in MARIIS, Hails Increase in Farmers Income
NIA Administrator Leads...
09/16/2014 - 1:15pm
More Farmers to Plant Rice in Isabela, Thanks to New Irrigation Structure
More Farmers to Plant...
09/16/2014 - 1:30pm

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NIA, PAFSAM Inaugurate ARIIP Re-regulating Pond

August 12, 2014, 10:15 AM

August 8, 2014 - (inset photo) Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Francis Pangilinan (3rd from L) and NIA Administrator Florencio F. Padernal (2nd from L) led the inauguration of the P4.3 B re-regulating pond in San Roque, San Miguel, Pangasinan under the Agno River Integrated Irrigation Project. With them are (L-R) ABONO Chairman Rosendo So, Pangasinan Governor Amado T. Espino Jr., Pangasinan 6th District Representative Marlene Primicias-Agabas, and Region 1 FIA President Oftociano Manalo. The pond (background), which can store up to 5 M cubic meters of water, serves as the catch basin of water released from San Roque Multipurpose Dam. When fully operational, the facility will irrigate about 34,450 hectares benefitting 28,207 farmers to seventeen (17) municipalities and one city and in four Congressional Districts in the Province of Pangasinan.

Tarlac Local Executives Support BBMP

September 15, 2014, 9:15 AM

The Local executives (Sangguniang Bayan and Liga ng mga Barangay Officials) of San Jose, Tarlac share the same conviction that Tarlac Province can only achieve meaningful, sustainable, and substantial development if the Balog-Balog Dam is constructed. They will be drafting a joint resolution expressing their full support of the project and will be seeking the confirmation and approval of President Benigno S. Aquino for its immediate implementation thru Sec. Kiko N. Pangilinan, PAFSAM and NIA Administrator Florencio F. Padernal. The project will bring about enormous benefits not only in the agricultural and economic sectors but also in the environment. With its impact in the agricultural and economic development for Tarlac Province, every Tarlaque?o has now all the reasons to see its long awaited construction.

This is the result of the untiring efforts of Project Manager Dexter G. Patrocinio and BBMP Staff in presenting to LGU executives the components and benefits of the project and encouraging discussion on the proposed irrigation scheme for the San Jose upland communities near the damsite. Series of presentation were done during the San Jose Sangguniang Bayan Regular Session held at Brgy. Villa Aglipay, San Jose, Tarlac on August 26, 2014 and Joint-Session of the San Jose, Tarlac Sangguniang Bayan and Liga ng mga Barangay Officials at BBMB Conference Hall, NIA Compound, Brgy. Matatalaib, Tarlac City on September 1, 2014.

NIA Administrator Leads Harvest Festival in MARIIS, Hails Increase in Farmers Income

September 16, 2014, 1:15 PM

Roxas, Isabela - Despite the water supply challenge during the start of this cropping season, farmers in the NIA-Magat River Integrated Irrigation System (MARIIS) are now reaping their golden harvest.

The Administrator strikes a pose at one of the display booths at the side of the Roxas Astrodome during the Rice Harvest Festival on September 12, 2014. (left to right) MARIIS-Division III Manager William B. Oppuer, NIA-Public Affairs and Information Staff Manager Pilipina P. Bermudez, MARIIS Administrative and Finance Manager Editha Valledor Daguio Morales, Roxas Mayor Benedict C. Calderon, and MARIIS Operations Manager Mariano G. Dancel.

Administrator Florencio F. Padernal, together with MARIIS Operations Manager Mariano G. Dancel and Isabela Governor Faustino "Bojie" G. Dy, led the ceremonial harvest on a rice farm under the North East Siffu Council of Irrigators Association here on September 12, 2014.

About 117,000 metric tons of palay have been harvested from 23,000 hectares of rice lands in the System. Engr. Dancel proudly shared that MARIIS is the first to harvest palay for this cropping season.

Administrator Florencio F. Padernal, MARIIS Operations Manager Mariano G. Dancel, and Isabela Governor Faustino "Bojie" G. Dy III ride a combined harvester-thresher, leading the rice harvest festival in Roxas, Isabela on September 12, 2014.

"Water supply was low from April to May but we pushed for early water delivery and now farmers are getting higher prices for their produce," he said.

He said that in 2012, MARIIS farmers reported an average income of P36,000 per hectare but for this year the reported average income has increased to P67,000.

Administrator Florencio F. Padernal congratulated the MARIIS farmers for a very good harvest. "But we have to look forward to the next harvest which would be better," he challenged.

He said the National Irrigation Administration will always support the MARIIS farmers and provide them with efficient irrigation service. "In turn, this would result to improved income for the irrigators groups and farmers," the Administrator said.

The Administrator receives a Certificate of Appreciation from the Presidents of the Federations of Irrigators Associations in MARIIS (from left to right) Raymundo F. Prieto (FIAD II), Antonio A. Cruz (FIAD I representative), Nemesio F. Yadao (FIAD IV, CIAM), and Alejandrino S. Pascua (FIAD III).

Administrator Florencio F. Padernal interacts with farmers displaying their produce at the "bagsakan" set up at the side of the Roxas Astodome, shortly after he led the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the place.


At a rice farm under the North East Siffu Council of Irrigators Association the Administrator with the PAIS manager, MARIIS personnel, and local chief executives headed by Isabela Governor Faustino "Bojie" G. Dy III.
The Administrator with Isabela Governor Dy.

More Farmers to Plant Rice in Isabela, Thanks to New Irrigation Structure

September 16, 2014, 1:30 PM

Corn farmers in four barangays in San Isidro, Isabela can now shift to rice farming as the Patanad Diversion Dam and Patanad Pumping Station start to operate after years of waiting. This will eventually contribute in the National Irrigation Agency (NIA)'s efforts in increasing rice production in the country.

The Patanad Diversion Dam, which was inaugurated on April 23, 2014, reuses water from Quitabayag Creek that traverses Barangay Patanad to irrigate 200 hectares of farmland that were previously used mostly for corn. The construction of the diversion dam sparked hope among corn farmers who wanted to shift to rice and to those with farmlands in elevated areas.

Patanad Diversion Dam in Barangay Patanad, San Isidro, Isabela. The diversion dam reuses water from Quitabayag Creek that traverses Barangay Patanad to irrigate 200 hectares of farmland.

Part of the project is the construction of the Patanad Pumping Station, which was opened on June 26, 2014, that would irrigate about 250 hectares in four barangays namely Patanad, Camarag, Gomez, and Doña Paulina. It started irrigating 115 hectares of rice land for wet crop 2014 and the rest of the benefitted area will be irrigated on the next cropping season once lands have been converted from corn to rice farming. Prior to the pump system, farmers have been using their own diesel-powered pumps.

Magat River Integrated Irrigation System (MARIIS) Operations Manager Engr. Mariano G. Dancel said that the presence of the project signals the beginning of a more progressive agricultural economy in the municipality. As of December 2013, MARIIS had been irrigating 60% of agricultural lands in the municipality and the construction of the project will surely increase irrigated areas.

Farmer-beneficiaries, as well as local government officials, expressed their gratitude to NIA because of the positive impact of the project to the municipality. San Isidro Mayor Rey Socrates L. Velasco said the project will surely improve the lives of farmers who have long been waiting for irrigation. Barangay Patanad chief Virgilio Castillo on the other hand said that the construction of the diversion dam was the happiest event held in their barangay and that it will truly change their lives.

Engr. Dancel, speaking on behalf of NIA Administrator Florencio F. Padernal, said that farmers could count on the agency to look for more lands to irrigate as it is NIA's mandate and to provide farmers with improved irrigation service. - with reports from Melissa C. Agbisit, NIA-MARIIS PRO.

Patanad Pumping Station in Barangay Doña Paulina, San Isidro, Isabela The pump system irrigation draws water from the diversion dam that will provide irrigation water to 250 hectares of farmlands in Barangays Patanad, Camarag, Gomez, and Doña Paulina.

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