Farmers' unity restores damaged irrigation canal

October 12, 2018 - 2:16pm

‘Abbuyog’, Kalinga’s local term for bayanihan or community labor

‘Abbuyog’, Kalinga’s local term for bayanihan or community labor, was also the main tool of about 70 members of the Matagoan Irrigators’ Association in temporarily restoring the washed out canal in Brgy. Ipil, Tabuk City.

About 25 meters of the Tabuk Supply Canal 2B, part of the Upper Chico River Irrigation System (UCRIS), the region’s largest national irrigation system, was damaged in the evening of September 28. According to Engr. Noly Sabado, head of the Operation and Maintenance Section of the Kalinga Irrigation Management Office (IMO... read more

Completed irrigation system in Abra ready for use this farming season

July 26, 2018 - 6:35pm

Among the beneficiaries of the Calao CIS are empowered women who worked with the men in instituting rules for the maintenance of the irrigation system.

Bucay, Abra—Farmers in this town laud the implementation of an irrigation project as it was completed earlier than schedule and in time for their farming season this July.

The Calao Communal Irrigation System (CIS) in Brgy. Calao has a budget allocation of two million pesos from the CY 2018 Balikatan Sagip Patubig Program (BSPP) of the... read more

Chico River Pump Irrigation Project rises in Kalinga and Cagayan

July 26, 2018 - 6:09pm

Officials of NIA, Chinese government, Province of Kalinga and Cagayan lead the groundbreaking ceremony of Chico River Pump Irrigation Project in Brgy. Pinococ, Pinukpuk, Kalinga on June 8, 2018.

The P4.37-billion Chico River Pump Irrigation Project (CRPIP), the first flagship infrastructure project to be financed by China under President Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” program, has already started.

Funded by a soft loan from the China Exim Bank and to be implemented by the China CAMC Engineering Company, Ltd., the Chico River PIP aims to irrigate 7,530 hectares in Tuao and Piat, Cagayan and 1,170 ha in Pinukpuk, Kalinga benefitting 4,350 families.

“The... read more

NIA-CAR turns 25!

July 26, 2018 - 6:00pm

Turnover ceremonies at Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet during the birth of NIA-CAR in 1993

2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the National Irrigation Administration of the Cordillera Administrative Region (NIA-CAR). According to Engr. Benito Espique Jr., the acting regional manager of NIA-CAR, the institution was able to survive and reach its 25th year because of the dedication of the people working in the offices.

Birth of NIA-CAR

While the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) was established in 1963, NIA-CAR was only established on May 11, 1993. Originally, the provinces under CAR were part of regions 1 and... read more

Irrigation project breaks ground in Buguias, Benguet

July 26, 2018 - 5:54pm

Engr. Benito Espique, Jr., NIA—CAR Acting Regional Manager, leads the groundbreaking ceremony of Lapalap River—Dagdag Small Irrigation Project in Brgy. Bangao, Buguias, Benguet. With him are municipal and barangay officials, church leaders and members of the Lapalap Dagdag Bangao Farmers Irrigators' Associations.

Buguias, Benguet—About 25 hectares of vegetable farms in this town will soon enjoy new irrigation facilities as a P10 million irrigation project breaks ground on Thursday, May 24, 2018.

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