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[Title] => NIA makes a pitch for proposed P8.3-B dam in Ecija
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GAPAN, Nueva Ecija — National Irrigation administration (NIA) administrator Arturo Lomibao has made a pitch for the proposed P8.3-billion Balintingon River multipurpose project (BRMP) in Nueva Ecija, inviting prospective build-operate-transfer (BOT) proponents for the giant dam which would augment the existing water supply to Metro Manila.
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[Title] => Lomibao welcomes proposal to fix term of NIA chief
[Summary] => Retired former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Arturo Lomibao, who took over the helm of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) yesterday, welcomed proposals for a fixed term for the NIA administrator to ensure continuity in the agency’s programs, particularly on irrigation development.
In a STAR interview following the turnover ceremonies at the NIA central office in Quezon City, Lomibao, however, said it is up to Congress to approve such a fixed term for the NIA chief.
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[Title] => Lomibao’s motto: ‘Work,work work’
[Summary] => MALASIQUI, Pangasinan — When retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Arturo Lomibao formally assumes his position as the new administrator of National Irrigation Administration (NIA) tomorrow, he said his first order of the day is "Work, work, work!"
Lomibao was appointed by President Arroyo last week to head the agency, replacing Baltazar Usis as NIA administrator.
Lomibao said he wanted to instill discipline and efficiency among the 10,000 NIA employees.
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[Title] => Casecnan builder eyeing another dam in Central Luzon
[Summary] => GAPAN CITY — The builder of the $600-million Casecnan multipurpose irrigation and power project is eyeing the construction of another hydroelectric dam in Central Luzon to augment the existing water supply to Metro Manila.
The California Energy Casecnan II Inc. (CECI), an affiliate of MidAmerican Holdings, recently forged a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for the P8.3-billion Balintingon reservoir multipurpose project.
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[Title] => GMA reinstates relieved NIA official; employees raise protest
[Summary] => CABANATUAN CITY — President Arroyo has reinstated to his old post a former assistant administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) reportedly without the knowledge of Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban and NIA administrator Baltazar Usis.
The move has triggered a storm of protest from the 7,000-strong NIA Employees Association of the Philippines (NIAEASP).
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[Title] => Rehab of irrigation systems done by Q2 — NIA
[Summary] => The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) expects to complete before the end of the second quarter the rehabilitation of critical national and communal irrigation systems to support efforts to increase rice production this year.
Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban, who is concurrent chairman of NIA, said more than P500 million was recently released to 115 field offices of the agency, making total releases at the level of P1.96 billion out of the P2.3 billion earmarked for the rehabilitation program.
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[Title] => Rehab of 2 Ecija dams to affect 5,000 tillers
[Summary] => CABANATUAN CITY — Some 5,000 farmers in two cities and nine municipalities in Central Luzon run the risk of losing some P380 million in potential income next year.
This, as the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) will rehabilitate two smaller dams that feed from the giant Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija.
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[Title] => NIA embarks on P25-B irrigation program
[Summary] => The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is embarking on an ambitious P25-billion, three-year program starting in 2006 to rehabilitate the country’s major national and communal irrigation systems that would support government’s goal of achieving self-sufficiency in rice by 2009.
"We are kicking off the rehabilitation program for national irrigation systems (NIS) and communal irrigation systems (CIS) this year with the initial P500 million that was already released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)," NIA director Baltazar Usis.
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GAPAN, Nueva Ecija — National Irrigation administration (NIA) administrator Arturo Lomibao has made a pitch for the proposed P8.3-billion Balintingon River multipurpose project (BRMP) in Nueva Ecija, inviting prospective build-operate-transfer (BOT) proponents for the giant dam which would augment the existing water supply to Metro Manila.
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[Title] => Lomibao welcomes proposal to fix term of NIA chief
[Summary] => Retired former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Arturo Lomibao, who took over the helm of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) yesterday, welcomed proposals for a fixed term for the NIA administrator to ensure continuity in the agency’s programs, particularly on irrigation development.
In a STAR interview following the turnover ceremonies at the NIA central office in Quezon City, Lomibao, however, said it is up to Congress to approve such a fixed term for the NIA chief.
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[Title] => Lomibao’s motto: ‘Work,work work’
[Summary] => MALASIQUI, Pangasinan — When retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Arturo Lomibao formally assumes his position as the new administrator of National Irrigation Administration (NIA) tomorrow, he said his first order of the day is "Work, work, work!"
Lomibao was appointed by President Arroyo last week to head the agency, replacing Baltazar Usis as NIA administrator.
Lomibao said he wanted to instill discipline and efficiency among the 10,000 NIA employees.
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[Title] => Casecnan builder eyeing another dam in Central Luzon
[Summary] => GAPAN CITY — The builder of the $600-million Casecnan multipurpose irrigation and power project is eyeing the construction of another hydroelectric dam in Central Luzon to augment the existing water supply to Metro Manila.
The California Energy Casecnan II Inc. (CECI), an affiliate of MidAmerican Holdings, recently forged a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for the P8.3-billion Balintingon reservoir multipurpose project.
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[Title] => GMA reinstates relieved NIA official; employees raise protest
[Summary] => CABANATUAN CITY — President Arroyo has reinstated to his old post a former assistant administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) reportedly without the knowledge of Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban and NIA administrator Baltazar Usis.
The move has triggered a storm of protest from the 7,000-strong NIA Employees Association of the Philippines (NIAEASP).
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[Title] => Rehab of irrigation systems done by Q2 — NIA
[Summary] => The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) expects to complete before the end of the second quarter the rehabilitation of critical national and communal irrigation systems to support efforts to increase rice production this year.
Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban, who is concurrent chairman of NIA, said more than P500 million was recently released to 115 field offices of the agency, making total releases at the level of P1.96 billion out of the P2.3 billion earmarked for the rehabilitation program.
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[Title] => Rehab of 2 Ecija dams to affect 5,000 tillers
[Summary] => CABANATUAN CITY — Some 5,000 farmers in two cities and nine municipalities in Central Luzon run the risk of losing some P380 million in potential income next year.
This, as the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) will rehabilitate two smaller dams that feed from the giant Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija.
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[Title] => NIA embarks on P25-B irrigation program
[Summary] => The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is embarking on an ambitious P25-billion, three-year program starting in 2006 to rehabilitate the country’s major national and communal irrigation systems that would support government’s goal of achieving self-sufficiency in rice by 2009.
"We are kicking off the rehabilitation program for national irrigation systems (NIS) and communal irrigation systems (CIS) this year with the initial P500 million that was already released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)," NIA director Baltazar Usis.
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