NIA-Apayao Presents 27 Irrigation Projects in Ceremonial Groundbreaking

September 3, 2026 - 4:19pm


PUDTOL, APAYAO - A total of 27 irrigation projects for the province this CY 2026 were presented in a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony held on August 6, 2026 in Brgy. Emilia.

The groundbreaking ceremony is led by NIA-CAR Regional Manager Ronilio Cervantes, Pudtol officials led by Vice-Mayor Teresita Bulsao, NIA Apayao Irrigation Management Office Manager Samuel Bahiwag, CAR Federation of IA President Remy Albano who is also the president of the National Confederation Federation of IA, representatives of various LGUs and leaders and members of IAs.

With a total budget allocation of ₱471.2 million, these 27 projects in the 6 municipalities of Apayao and 1 in the municipality of Cagayan (under WAAIS) aim to serve a total area of 1,165.32 hectares, in which 48.60 hectares are considered new area. A total of 4, 507 farmers and... read more

Benguet Irrigators Group Expands Enterprise Role, Supplies Rice for La Trinidad Subsidy Program

September 3, 2026 - 4:16pm


LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – Did you know that the supplier for the rice distributed by the Municipality of La Trinidad to indigents and selected beneficiaries on August 11, 2026 is an irrigators’ group?

The Benguet Federation of Farmers Irrigators Association (BFFIA) continues to expand its role beyond irrigation management by engaging in agricultural enterprise and creating market opportunities for farmers.

As the winning rice supplier under the Farmers and Fisherfolk Enterprise Development Information System (FFEDIS), BFFIA partnered with the Malayugan Rice Granary Farmers Association of Flora, Apayao to fulfill the supply requirement of the Municipality of La Trinidad. A total of 3,225 bags of rice, weighing 25 kilograms each, were successfully delivered to the La Trinidad Municipal Gymnasium.

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2 IRRIGATOR'S ASSOCIATIONS OF CAR AWARDED AS OUTSTANDING IAs DURING NIA's 63rd ANNIVERSARY

July 6, 2026 - 9:39am

QUEZON CITY - Two Irrigators' Associations (IA) under NIA-CAR responsibility are part of the national awardees as Outstanding IAs presented during the 63rd NIA Anniversary earlier today, June 23, 2026, at NIA Central Office.

These IA awardees are Agriing Kayu Farmers Irrigators' Association (FIA) of Tabuk City, Kalinga, and Ortiz-Buma-a IA of Quezon, Isabela under the NIA-CAR's Upper Chico River Irrigation System (UCRIS). Both IAs receives a plaque and ₱500,000 worth of livelihood program.

Agriing Kayu FIA, awarded as Outstanding IA under the Communal Irrigation System (CIS) category, operates and maintains the... read more

NIA-CAR Honors Top-Performing Irrigators Group for Gulayamanan sa Patubigan

July 6, 2026 - 9:33am


TABUK CITY, KALINGA – Various irrigators' associations (IAs) across the CAR were recognized for their outstanding implementation of the Gulayamanan sa Patubigan Program after actively participating throughout Calendar Year (CY) 2025. The recognition was conferred during the CAR Federation of Irrigators' Associations (CARFIA) Congress held on June 24, 2026.

The Gulayamanan sa Patubigan Program encourages IAs under the National Irrigation Systems (NIS) and Communal Irrigation Systems (CIS) to maximize idle auxiliary areas and canal embankments by cultivating a variety of vegetables. The initiative aims to enhance food security, generate additional income for irrigators, strengthen community participation, and promote the sustainability of irrigators' associations through the productive use of available irrigation spaces.

The CY 2025 IA winners of the Gulayamanan sa... read more

NIA turns over 7 irrigation projects, awards P1.5M worth of subsidies to irrigator groups

February 25, 2026 - 5:41pm

LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET - Seven completed irrigation projects in Benguet are turned over by the NIA to the duly organized irrigators' associations (IA) during the Benguet Federation of Irrigators’ Association (BFFIA) Farmers’ Congress held at PEO grounds in Brgy. Wangal on February 20, 2026.

Funded and completed in 2025, these projects now serve a total of 177.68 hectares with 456 farmers in six municipalities of the province.

The turnover ceremonies were led by NIA-CAR Regional Manager Ronilio Cervantes, Engineering & Operations Division Manager Sammy Kimbungan, NIA Benguet Satellite Office Chester Laplana, leaders of the Irrigators’ Associations (IA) and representatives from the M/BLGUs.

These seven projects are:

1. Akayad Pamaskan CIS in Batan, Kabayan to Agpay-Pongil-Penged IA, Inc.

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