Memoranda of Agreement MOA) between the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and five (5) Irrigators Associations (IAs) were signed on March 18, 2022 at JL Hotel, Pagadian City. The MOA pertains to the construction of 5 irrigation projects in Zamboanga del Sur for CY 2022.
Prior to the MOA signing, a Pre-construction Conference was held in order to briefly explain the project profile to the concerned IAs and local government units. The total area of farmland to be irrigated for these 5 projects is 95 hectares. The following are the projects to be constructed with the respective location and new areas:
1. Carpoc-Lubosan CIP, Lapuyan, ZDS – 30 hectares
2. Lunib SIP, Vicenzo Sagun, ZDS – 20 hectares
3. Linoguayan SIP, Vicenzo Sagun, ZDS – 15 hectares
4. Guinlin SIP, Vicenzo Sagun, ZDS – 20 hectares
5. Lacupayan SIP, Tigbao, ZDS – 10 hectares
Acting Regional Manager Salome N. Layasan during her speech shared her gratitude to the LGU leaders who showed their support to the agency and most especially the farmers. She also dedicated the construction of these projects to the IAs and imparted her request to value and care for for these irrigation facilities once implemented.