PILA, Laguna
(PIA) — The National Irrigation Administration
(NIA) unveiled its new slogan, ‘NIA Gear Up’ which
serves as the agency’s
guide in employing modernization and innovation
to enhance irrigation services for the livelihood of
Filipino farmers in the Calabarzon region.
Regional Manager Engr. Roberto Dela
Cruz unveiled the commitment wall adorned with
gears as a metaphor for
a powerful, synchronized
movement where the motion of one gear influences
others.
“We cannot work
alone, and we should always be guided by our objectives. Like these gears which symbolizes our
agency, there are no big or
small efforts in our agency.
Each one of us contributes
for the good of our agency.
Indeed, these gears encourage us to level-up our
commitment to deliver effective change needed by
the agriculture sector” he
implementation of NIA’s
re-fleeting program which
seeks to further modernize and innovate the agricultural sector.
During the program, six units of Zoomlion
Crawl-Type Excavators were unveiled that
will be used in maintaining
irrigation canals, facilitating water distribution, and
addressing the immediate
repair or construction of
facilities affected by natural disasters in key areas
within the region.
Though the nation will brace the effects
of El Niño in the coming
months, Dela Cruz said
that their personnel remains committed and dedicated towards irrigation
development, food security, and providing assistance to farmers.
He added: “NIA
CALABARZON is poised
for a transformative journey, aiming to reshape the
landscape of agriculture in
the region for a more prosperous and sustainable
future.” (CH/PIA-Laguna;
with reports from NIA IV-A)
emphasized.
The regional
manager recognized the
crucial roles of all employees as an interconnected
mechanism, serving as an
effective tool to achieve
food security in the country as one of the goals of
the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos
Jr.
This year, Dela
Cruz said that NIA IV-A
will focus on modernizing irrigation systems
and facilities, promoting
sustainable agriculture,
strengthening Irrigators
Associations (IAs), and
investing in research and
development initiatives.
Staying true in
this commitment is the
implementation of NIA’s
re-fleeting program which
seeks to further modernize and innovate the agricultural sector.
During the program, six units of Zoomlion
Crawl-Type Excavators were unveiled that
will be used in maintaining
irrigation canals, facilitating water distribution, and
addressing the immediate
repair or construction of
facilities affected by natural disasters in key areas
within the region.
Though the nation will brace the effects
of El Niño in the coming
months, Dela Cruz said
that their personnel remains committed and dedicated towards irrigation
development, food security, and providing assistance to farmers.
He added: “NIA
CALABARZON is poised
for a transformative journey, aiming to reshape the
landscape of agriculture in
the region for a more prosperous and sustainable
future.” (CH/PIA-Laguna;
with reports from NIA IV-A)
