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

March 18, 2022 | In observance of the month of March as the Fire Prevention Month with the Theme: “Sa Pag-Iwas sa Sunog Hindi ka Nag-Iisa”, NIA-R9 invited the Bureau of Fire Protection R9 Pagadian City Central Fire Station headed by Acting City Fire Marshal, SINSP Jasmin S. Tanog to conduct a Fire Safety Awareness Lecture and Fire Drill. The short lecture followed by a fire drill informs and spreads awareness on basic fire safety skills.

Practice fire safety.

Fire safety is an everyday job.

The Zamboanga del Sur Irrigation Management Office (IMO) in partnership with RPD Consulting Inc. conducted two (2) batches of

Planning Workshop for the Formulation of the Irrigation Water Resources Management Plan - for Salug River Irrigation System (SARIS) and Labangan River Irrigation System (LABRIS), held on March 16, and March 17, 2022, respectively.

The ultimate goal of the activity is for the agency to devise a concrete plan in order to preserve and protect the irrigation water resources under the National Irrigation Systems (NIS) of NIA Region 9.

The team of RPD Consulting Inc. headed by Mr. John Gibert Gopez, Vice President for Technical Operations, shared their expertise in data gathering and vision formulation through Focus Group Discussion in preparation for major projects.

The workshop specifically aimed to formulate an Irrigation Water Resource Management Plan (IWRMP) for the rehabilitation, protection, and management of LABRIS and SARIS to minimize soil erosion and sedimentation affecting the lifespan, efficiency, and serviceability of the irrigation systems.

NIA-Regional Irrigation Office IX Acting Regional Manager Engr. Salome N. Layasan, EOD Manager Engr. Maritez I. Soria, AFD Manager Albine Dave V. Jubilado, and SIDO Rosie Lyn R. Bayawa lead the EPAHP Region IX Marketing Agreement Mass Signing held at Function Hall, NIA Building, Labangan, ZDS today, February 24, 2022. In full support (via online teleconferencing) were the NIA Administrator Gen Ricardo R Visaya (Ret) and Institutional Development Division Manager Leo L. Gallego from the NIA Central Office. Field Office Managers and IDS Heads were also present to support their respective Irrigators Association.

EPAHP is a government’s initiative to mitigate hunger and ensure food and nutrition security. The program objectives can be achieved by assisting the different Irrigators Associations in establishing linkages with the potential partners to market their farm produce.

In this year’s EPAHP implementation, NIA Region IX was able to link seven (7) Relevant Interested Parties (RIPs) as partner agencies tied up with eleven (11) Irrigators Associations, to wit:

January 13, 2022 | The National Irrigation Administration Region IX ZAMBASULTA Regional Sub-Office inaugurates and turn-over the completed project of Linduman Small Irrigation Project located at Sitio Linduman, Barangay Vitali, Zamboanga City under CY2020 fund with an allocation of 34 Million. The project programmed one intake structure located at Sapa Grande and ten (10) ground level reservoirs including installation of six (6) inches diameter HDPE pipe with a distance of 9,305 linear meters from the intake. Its total irrigable area is 60 hectares that could irrigate high valued crops and rice crops which benefit a total of fifteen (15) farmers.