NIA Region IX Inaugurates new Training Facility

NIA Region IX – NIA Acting Administrator Engr. Eddie G. Guillen, together with NIA IX Regional Manager Salome N. Layasan, led the inauguration of the new NIA-IX Training Center located at the Regional Center, Balintawak, Pagadian City on April 29, 2023.
The Training Center will serve as a hub for training and education, and venue for activities and events for NIA employees and farmers. The three-storey facility is composed of function hall, conference rooms, canteen, guest house, and mini-gym. The project has a total project cost of P57.5 million.
Administrator Guillen expressed his gratitude to the Pagadian City Government for donating a good location for NIA Region IX. He pointed that one of his strategic policy agenda is the Capacity Building of human resources, thus he recognize and take pride in the inauguration of this new facility, which will stand as a silent witness on how NIA continuously capacitates its employees and farmers through the conduct of seminars and trainings fitting to them. He then reminded NIA Region 9 as a whole to remain steadfast in their mission to improve the lives of every Filipino farmers in Zamboanga Peninsula, as well as the islands of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
Also present in the event were representative to Pagadian City Mayor, Councilor Dra, Dicky Fernandez, presentative to Provincial Governor, Board Member Hernan Dela Cruz, the Department Manager of Financial Management Department, Ms. Milca B. Cayanga, all NIA-IX regional and field office managers, and NIA Region IX personnel.
The inauguration of the Training Center is a significant milestone of NIA Region IX. Every knowledge gained by employees and farmers who are trained in this facility will serve as a way to cultivate intelligence, talent, skills and abilities of each and every NIAn and farmers in Region IX.