Three expensive irrigation projects would increase the Cordillera Region's potential to produce food, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA)-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Read more »
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has put forward a significant initiative to create a Department of Water Resources, aiming to reorganize and streamline the country’s water management systems. Read more »
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) hopes to begin construction of the PHP20.7-billion Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project (PRBIDP) near Capiz, in 2026. Read more »
The truth is, the post-Marcos years did not bring adequate reforms or enough new infrastructure to address the country's water needs. In Luzon alone, whatever inroads Marcos Sr. made, have been left far in the rear-view by the rapid urbanization and population boom experienced by the capital region and surrounding provinces. Read more »
The Department of Agriculture (DA) intends to increase funding by about twofold in the upcoming year in order to increase the incomes of farmers and fishermen, modernize farms, and enhance food security. Read more »
The Mimaropa region's National Irrigation Administration (NIA) began building a number of irrigation projects in 2024, highlighted by the Sagana Communal Irrigation System in the province of Oriental Mindoro and the Maliwanag Communal Irrigation System (CIS). Read more »
