April 2020

April 2020

NIA receives ISO 9001:...

25 Apr 2020 - 8:58pm

NIA participates to Task...

25 Apr 2020 - 9:08pm

NIA Central Office...

26 Apr 2020 - 1:15pm

NIA receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification

April 25, 2020, 8:58 PM

NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is now International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 Certified after being assessed by the Certification International Philippines, Inc. (CIPI) on February 10, 2020. The certification is valid until February 09, 2023. CIPI is the third-party ISO-accredited certifying body that audited NIA’s Quality Management System (QMS) for public administration of irrigation services on September 18 to December 17, 2019 and bestowed the registration certificate under the management of Administrator Ricardo R Visaya. The audit was conducted to determine the NIA’s compliance with the standards of ISO. The scope of registration focused on the major activities of the Agency, including Central Office, Regional Offices, and Irrigation Management Offices (IMOs). The activity is part of the Agency’s continual improvement in the delivery of its services as a government agency.

**For questions and/or clarifications, you may contact:

EDEN VICTORIA C. SELVA
Officer-in-Charge
NIA Public Affairs and Information Staff
E-mail: evcselva2000@yahoo.com
Landline: (02) 8921-3741

NIA participates to Task Group on Food and Water Security Meeting

April 25, 2020, 9:08 PM

Diliman, Quezon City - NIA Administrator Ricardo R Visaya participated to the Task Group on Food and Water Security Meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), chaired by Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar, on April 24, 2020 at DA - Central Office Conference Room.

**For questions and/or clarifications, you may contact:

EDEN VICTORIA C. SELVA
Officer-in-Charge
NIA Public Affairs and Information Staff
E-mail: evcselva2000@yahoo.com
Landline: (02) 8921-3741

NIA Central Office Creates a Task-Force COVID-19

April 26, 2020, 1:15 PM

Two weeks after the Luzonwide lockdown due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) created a Task Force for the management of Covid-19 within its ranks. The intention of the Task Force is to immediately respond to the needed medical attention of NIA personnel, and ultimately to prevent, contain and mitigate transmission of the virus within the NIA Central Office.

Composing the Task Force are several task groups with specific duties and responsibilities as follows: 1) an Oversight Group, headed by the NIA Administrator, with the three other Top Management Officials and the Manager of the Administrative Department as members; 2) a Task Group on Response Operations , chaired by the Agency Medical Doctor and with members composed of personnel who are graduates of nursing profession and other allied medical profession and members of the General Services Division; 3) a Task Group on Resource Management and Logistics composed of personnel from the Procurement and Property Division and the General Services Division; 4) a Task Group on Security Measures composed of the Civil Security group of the Agency; and 5) a Task Group on Strategic Communications composed of personnel from the Administrative Department, Management Information Division and the Public Affairs and Information Staff.

Two NIA Service vehicles had been assigned for this purpose: one is designated to serve as a NIA Ambulance vehicle and a van to serve as a medical COVID-19 Vehicle.

Forward looking, the NIA Central Office dormitory has been identified to serve as an isolation building to house NIA Personnel identified as ‘SUSPECT’, ‘PROBABLE’ and ‘CONFIRMED’ COVID-19 Cases for assistance and monitoring.