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                    [Summary] => MAITUM, Sarangani – Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Jesus Emmanuel Paras and other PCA officials visited recently the farmer beneficiaries of the PCA – International Coconut Genetic Resources Network (Cogent) Poverty Alleviation project in this town.


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                    [Title] => Panganiban cites agri journalists, inducts new PAJ officers
                    [Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban paid tribute to the country’s agricultural journalists, citing their very important role in agriculture and rural development.


Panganiban was the guest of honor during the 29th anniversary celebration of the Philippine Agricultural Journalists, Inc. (PAJ) held Friday night at the Aberdeen Court, Great Eastern Hotel in Quezon City. 


Panganiban also inducted the new officers of PAJ who will have a term of two years. 


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                    [Title] => P351.3-M irrigation project in Nueva Ecija now half-complete
                    [Summary] => PALAYAN CITY – The P351.3-million Aulo Irrigation Project (AIP) is now half-complete.


Engineer Fedencio Casiño, AIP project engineer and head of Task Force Aulo, said the construction of the 27-meter high, 435-meter long earth dam has accomplished a 50.5-percent completion rate as of presstime. Once completed, the dam will irrigate 810 hectares of agricultural lands in this city benefiting 495 farmers.


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                    [Title] => NIA plans to condone P1.2-B unpaid irrigation service fees
                    [Summary] => CABANATUAN CITY — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is eyeing the condonation of up to P1.2 billion in unpaid irrigation service fees (ISFs) of farmers being serviced by the Pantabangan Dam, a top official of the Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (UPRIIS) said.


"We are still waiting for the (implementing) guidelines for the condonation from the NIA central office," said engineer Antonio Nangel, newly designated acting department manager of the NIA-UPRIIS. 


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                    [Title] => P625-M irrigation project to be completed in December
                    [Summary] => The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) expects to complete by December the P625-million Tarlac irrigation project funded by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).


Agriculture Secretary and concurrent NIA chairman Luis Lorenzo Jr. yesterday said construction of the foreign-assisted project that taps the groundwater resource of Tarlac for irrigation purposes is now about 75-percent complete 


The project aims to harness the province’s abundant aquifers or underground reservoirs for irrigation instead of relying on rivers and lakes which Tarlac lacks. 

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                    [Title] => ‘Napocor has no contract with power firm’
                    [Summary] => The National Power Corp. (Napocor) has no existing contract with CE Casecnan Water and Energy Co. for the supply of energy from the Casecnan multipurpose project, Sen. Joker Arroyo revealed yesterday.


Arroyo, chairman of the Senate committee on ways and means, made the revelation as his panel resumes this afternoon its investigation into the controversial project.


He said that while there is a contract between CE Casecnan and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), there is none between the former and Napocor.


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                    [Title] => Joker: All kinds of anomalies found in Casecnan contract
                    [Summary] => "All conceivable anomalies could be found in this single contract."


Sen. Joker Arroyo, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, made this comment on the very first day of hearing on the status and operations of the multibillion-dollar Casecnan hydroelectric project.


An inter-agency review committee had previously identified the Casecnan project as one of 27 anomalous contracts entered into by the government with independent power producers. The contract involves the payment of about P6.8 billion a year or P137 billion over 20 years for power and water.

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                    [Title] => NIA set to start work on P5.8-B irrigation canals of Casecnan dam
                    [Summary] => The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said it would begin work on the P5.8-billion irrigation canals of the Casecnan Multi-Purpose Project (CMPP)  in Nueva Ecija to enable the system to achieve its full operation in the next five years.


NIA Administrator Jesus Emmanuel Paras said the canals, funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), has been assured of local counterpart funding by the Department of Budget and Management of 20 percent of total cost. The DBM has committed to release the allotments early this year.


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ADMINISTRATOR JESUS EMMANUEL PARAS

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Engineer Fedencio Casiño, AIP project engineer and head of Task Force Aulo, said the construction of the 27-meter high, 435-meter long earth dam has accomplished a 50.5-percent completion rate as of presstime. Once completed, the dam will irrigate 810 hectares of agricultural lands in this city benefiting 495 farmers.


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Arroyo, chairman of the Senate committee on ways and means, made the revelation as his panel resumes this afternoon its investigation into the controversial project.


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NIA Administrator Jesus Emmanuel Paras said the canals, funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), has been assured of local counterpart funding by the Department of Budget and Management of 20 percent of total cost. The DBM has committed to release the allotments early this year.


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PCA program helps coco farmers earn more

October 2, 2005 - 12:00am

MAITUM, Sarangani – Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Jesus Emmanuel Paras and other PCA officials visited recently the farmer beneficiaries of the PCA – International Coconut Genetic Resources...

Agriculture

Panganiban cites agri journalists, inducts new PAJ officers

September 25, 2005 - 12:00am

Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban paid tribute to the country’s agricultural journalists, citing their very important role in agriculture and rural development. Panganiban was the guest of honor during...

Agriculture

P351.3-M irrigation project in Nueva Ecija now half-complete

By Manny Galvez | December 28, 2003 - 12:00am

PALAYAN CITY – The P351.3-million Aulo Irrigation Project (AIP) is now half-complete. Engineer Fedencio Casiño, AIP project engineer and head of Task Force Aulo, said the construction of the 27-meter...

Agriculture

NIA plans to condone P1.2-B unpaid irrigation service fees

By Manny Galvez | June 7, 2003 - 12:00am

CABANATUAN CITY — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is eyeing the condonation of up to P1.2 billion in unpaid irrigation service fees (ISFs) of farmers being serviced by the Pantabangan Dam, a top...

Nation

P625-M irrigation project to be completed in December

By Rocel Felix | March 21, 2003 - 12:00am

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) expects to complete by December the P625-million Tarlac irrigation project funded by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Agriculture Secretary and concurrent...

Business

‘Napocor has no contract with power firm’

By Efren Danao | August 15, 2002 - 12:00am

The National Power Corp. (Napocor) has no existing contract with CE Casecnan Water and Energy Co. for the supply of energy from the Casecnan multipurpose project, Sen. Joker Arroyo revealed yesterday. Arroyo, chairman...

Headlines

Joker: All kinds of anomalies found in Casecnan contract

By Efren Danao | August 9, 2002 - 12:00am

"All conceivable anomalies could be found in this single contract." Sen. Joker Arroyo, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, made this comment on the very first day of hearing on the status and...

Headlines

NIA set to start work on P5.8-B irrigation canals of Casecnan dam

By Rose de la Cruz | January 6, 2002 - 12:00am

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said it would begin work on the P5.8-billion irrigation canals of the Casecnan Multi-Purpose Project (CMPP) in Nueva Ecija to enable the system to achieve its full operation...

Agriculture