Naga City – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) region 5 has a new acting regional manager (RM) in the person of Engr. Romeo M. Lopez.

By: Analene J. Escolano

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) held the 2^nd Irrigators Associations (IAs) Congress on June 6, 2017 at the Villa Caceres Hotel in Naga City, which was participated in by some 200 IA leaders from the six Bicol provinces.

The Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) celebrates its 10^th year of implementation in June. As the ARTA lead implementer, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) enjoins all government agencies and the general public to join the fight against red tape and corruption.

By: Analene J. Escolano

Wearing off socks with his cozy sneaker-shoes on, the simple and hardworking NIA administrator, Peter Tiu Laviña arrived in the regional office in Naga City, morning of January 16, 2017.

By Ed G. Yu

Veni, vidi, vici.

He came, he saw, he conquered in a snap the hearts of Bicolano and Bicolana officials and employees  of NIA Bicol the first time he set foot in its regional office as its new director one September morning in 2014.

By Ed G. Yu

Built in the early 1980’s, THIRIS, formerly known as the Naga-Calabanga Irrigation Project under the then National Irrigation Administration Bicol River Basin Irrigation Development Project (NIA-BRBIDP) sought to address rural poverty in the four towns of Calabanga, Bombon, Magarao, Canaman, all in the province of Camarines Sur.

By Ed G. Yu & Analene J. Escolano - Article

Mandated to provide timely and efficient irrigation service to farmers, the NIA in the Bicol region covers the six provinces of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, and the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate.

By Jagel Mae S. Escandor, R5 - Article

There are a thousand reasons why I did not want to join the government service when I was younger, but along the way, I found one reason that made me choose to stay.