299 irrigation projects worth over P20B delayed — COA

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 05:50:29 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit has flagged 299 irrigation contracts worth P20.70 billion that have been delayed for up to 2,287 calendar days due to poor performance of contractors and other factors. COA’s audit report of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for 2018 released this August 9 also revealed that liquidation damages were […]

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NIA: Only court can stop Chico project

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 21:38:39 +0000

NIA: Only court can stop Chico project

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is not suspending construction of the China-financed Chico River Pump Irrigation Project

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IP body asks NIA to halt Chico project

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 23:22:34 +0000

IP body asks NIA to halt Chico project

BAGUIO CITY, BENGUET, Philippines — Work on the Chinese-financed Chico River Pump Irrigation Project should be suspended because the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and its Chinese contractor have not been issued a certification that they obtained the consent of affected tribes in Kalinga province, a committee of the Cordillera Regional Development Council (RDC) said on Tuesday.

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NIA defends ‘highly skilled’ Sino workers at Chico River project

Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Sat, 04 May 2019 21:11:08 +0000

The Chinese workers helping build the P4.37-billion Chico River Irrigation Pump Project are highly skilled and trusted by the Chinese company and they only represent a small percentage of the total work force involved in one of the Duterte administration’s major infrastructure projects, the government said on Saturday.

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NIA gets extension for Balog-balog Dam construction in Tarlac

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 07:01:36 +0000

The construction of the Balog-Balog Multi-Purpose Project Phase 2 (BBMP2) in Tarlac, supposed to be finished in 2018, has been extended up to 2022 because of delays. 

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NIA gets extension for Balog-balog Dam construction in Tarlac

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 07:01:36 +0000

The construction of the Balog-Balog Multi-Purpose Project Phase 2 (BBMP2) in Tarlac, supposed to be finished in 2018, has been extended up to 2022 because of delays. 

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Water in Angat Dam enough for farms until May – NIA

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:16:57 +0000

Water in Angat Dam enough for farms until May – NIA

BULAKAN, Bulacan — Water collected at Angat Dam is sufficient for irrigating farmlands in Bulacan and Pampanga provinces and for supplying potable water for Metro Manila residents, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).

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NIA engineer slain in Maguindanao ambush

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:28:37 +0000

An official of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) based in Midsayap, North Cotabato was killed in an ambush in Maguindanao Tuesday afternoon, police said.

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P11.2-B Iloilo megadam construction to start after 6-year delay

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:16:09 +0000

The construction of an P11.2-billion megadam project in Iloilo province is set to start early next year after a more than six-year delay.

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Irrigation repairs seen to delay rice planting

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:23:37 +0000

Seven towns in Pangasinan, Tarlac, and Nueva Ecija provinces were forced to suspend planting rice for six months starting in November.

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