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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Free Irrigation Service Act, which exempts farmers who own 8 hectares of land or less from paying irrigation fees, and allows for the writing off of their loans and penalties to the National Irrigation Administration. Under the act signed into law on Feb. 2, the farmers are covered by the exemption if the water in question is derived from “national irrigation systems and communal irrigation systems […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the new head of the National Irrigation Administration. Quoting Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, a radio report said Duterte appointed former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Ricardo Visayas at the helm of the agency. The appointment comes days after Peter Laviña, former campaign spokesperson of Duterte, resigned from the NIA’s top post amid corruption allegations.
AURORA, Isabela (Eagle News) – Ipinagbibigay alam sa lahat ng mamamayan na nakatira malapit sa ilog ng National Irrigation Administration (NIA) na maaaring magpakawala ng tubig sa Magat Resorvior anumang araw mula ngayon. Ito aniya ay sanhi nang tuloy-tuloy na pag-ulan sa Magat Watershed. Mula sa dalawang metro kubiko bawat segundo (200cms) ang pakakawalan tubig at maari pa aniyang madagdagan ito depende sa lakas ng ulan sa watershed. Kaya ipinapayo sa lahat na iwasan ang […]
A Palace official has assured that the welfare of the Filipino people remains the main priority of President Benigno S. Aquino III. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. made the assurance in reaction to the statement of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) criticizing President Aquino for joining the campaign sorties of Liberal Party (LP) candidates instead of attending to the problems in the country such as the drought brought about by the El Nino weather phenomenon. “Sa […]
BANGUED, Abra — Ramdam na ramdam pa rin ng mga magsasaka sa Bangued, Abra ang epekto ng El Niño. Ayon sa National Irrigation Administration (NIA), nanunuyo na ang irigasyon na ginagamit na patubig ng mga sakahan sa probinsya. Hindi na rin anila sapat ang tubig na dumadaloy sa Abra Communal Irrigation System. Ang Abra Communal Irrigation System ang nagkakaloob ng patubig sa mga sakahan sa tatlong munisipalidad sa Abra kabilang ang Tayum, Pidigan at Bangued. […]
(Eagle News) – Nararanasan na rin ng mga magsasaka sa Bangued, Abra ang epekto ng El Niño. Ayon sa National Irrigation Administration (NIA), natutuyo na ang irigasyon sa mga sakahan sa Abra. Hindi na rin anila sapat ang tubig na dumadaloy sa Abra Communal Irrigation System. Ang Abra Communal Irrigation system ang nagkakaloob ng patubig sa mga sakahan sa tatlong munisipalidad sa Abra: ang Tayum, Pidigan at Bangued. Galing naman ang tubig sa Abra River. […]
MANILA, Mar. 3 — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced yesterday the release of P11.8 billion to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for the expansion of irrigation across the country, as well as the P500 million for the Quick Response Fund. “This latest release, which is part of NIA’s budget this year, will go towards Irrigation Network Services and Locally-funded Projects,” Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad said. “The remaining portion of NIA’s P32.7 […]
The National Irrigation Administration will begin giving aid to farmers as water levels in dams continue to dry up.
