NIA Administrator Benny D. Antiporda presides the Oath Taking Ceremony of Engr. Salome N. Layasan as the Regional Manager of NIA Region IX at the Conference Room of the Administrator, 2nd Floor, Building B, NIA Central Office.
Prior to her appointment as the full-fledged Regional Manager, Engr. Layasan served as the Acting Regional Manager of the same office and Division Manager of Davao del Sur Irrigation Management Office of NIA Region XI.
NIA Region IX, Zamboanga del Sur IMO (ZDS IMO) officially turned over Maragang II Small Irrigation Project (SIP) to Lacarayan-Maragang Irrigators Association (IA) in a Turnover Ceremony held at the Mini Gym of Brgy Maragang, Tigbao, ZDS on September 15, 2022.
The irrigation facility has a total project cost of 7M and is located in Brng. Maragang, Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur. The system will irrigate a total of 20 hectares of agricultural land benefitting 22 farmer beneficiaries.
ZDS IMO Manager Benedicto Isagani O. Pulis Jr. extended his gratitude to the Local Government officials of Tigbao and Brgy. Maragang for their utmost support during the implementation of the project.
Likewise, IA President Cordero shared his gratefulness to NIA for giving them the long-awaited irrigation facility which they consider as a big blessing to their community. This new irrigation will surely help to further improve the livelihood of local farmers in the area.
September 17, 2022. Earlier today, 17 Volunteers from NIA Region IX have joined the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) to collect pounds of garbage in a local beach in Pagadian City
This activity was initiated by the City Government of Pagadian to raise awareness on the growing pollution of beaches and at the same time empower people to take an active role in the preservation and cleaning up of the ocean.
The ICC is a promise to bring cleanliness and purity to nature as a whole. And NIA commits not only to preserve its irrigation facilities, but to protect our coasts and waterways.
LABANGAN, ZAMBO. SUR - The Zamboanga del Sur Irrigation Management Office (ZDS IMO) commemorates the 70th Araw ng Zamboanga del Sur by conducting a “Tree Planting Activity” on September 15, 2022.
A total of 150 giant Bamboo seedlings were planted along the riverbanks of San Isidro Supplementary Irrigators Association (IA) located in Barangay San Isidro, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.
NIA would like to express its gratitude to Provincial Governor Victor J. Yu ( Victory Zamboanga del Sur ) thru Maam Lindey L. Herrera, Officer In-Charge of Department of Agriculture (DA) ZDS Provincial Office (Department of Agriculture ZAMPEN) for donating the giant bamboo seedlings that would certainly protect the San Isidro watershed in the future.
The activity was spearheaded by ZDS IMO Manager Benedicto Isagani O. Pulis, Jr., Ann Novabos Maligro – Supervising IDO of Communal Irrigation Systems (CIS) including Salug and Dipolo River Irrigation System (SARIS & DIPRIS) , Doroteo Tres Reyes – Supervising IDO for Labangan River Irrigation System (LABRIS) and the different Irrigators Development Officers (IDOs).
DIPLAHAN, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY - The NIA - Internal Audit Services (IAS) represented by the Senior Internal Control Officers, Ms. Wenonah J. Dela Vega and Ms. Janice T. Luyun conducted a Field Validation and Inspection on the previous audit findings and recommendations particularly in Gaulan Irrigation Project (IP) located in Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay.
NIA - IX Regional Manager Salome Naragas Layasan personally joined the validators during the inspection. They were accompanied by the technical staff from Zamboanga Sibugay Irrigation Management Office (IMO) namely Engr. Maria Gertrudes P. Gania (Ma Gertrudes Pagute), Engr. Marie Therese T. Tingub (Tingub Therese), and the Project-in-Charge of Gaulan IP, Engr. Emiliano Lagan II (Choy Lagan) .
