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NIA Region XI Kicks Off 2026 with Simultaneous Ushering Ceremony

The NIA Regional Office Employees with the Regional Management. From left to right: Mindanao Island Project Irrigation Coordinator Engr. Salome N. Layasan; Acting EOD Manager Engr. Al Ted D. Abbot; Acting Regional Manager, Engr. Dexter A. Sablaon; Division Manager for Administrative and Finance Mr. Joel R. Soriano; and also in attendance is COA OIC Audit Team Leader Ms. Dianne M. Amigo.

NIA Region XI Marks 62nd Year with 2025 NIA–IA Day Celebration

In photo: PalitANI Ribbon Cutting Ceremony graced by Engr. Dexter A. Sablaon, Acting Regional Manager of NIA XI; Jerry F. Barayuga, RCIA President; Engr. Eusebio S. Villamanto, Manager, Operations Department; Engr. Al Ted D. Abbot, NIA XI EOD Acting Division Manager; Jerich Clyde F. Panlaque, Sr. PRO, Office of the Administrator; and Maricris V. Capistrano, Technical Consultant, Office of the Administrator. Also present were Division Managers: Engr. Nelson L. Sahot (Davao del Norte), Engr. Rona B. Presto (Davao de Oro), Engr. Dexter F.

USEP, NIA-XI Forge Memorandum of Agreement to Advance Research, Development, and Extension for Farmers

In photo (L–R): Ms. Lani M. Sumabat, CRC-B/IDS Chief; Dr. Roby V. Pagong, USEP Extension Division Director; Dr. Aristeo C. Salapa, Dean of the College of Development Management (CDM); Dr. Bonifacio G. Gabales Jr., SUC President IV of USEP; Engr. Dexter A. Sablaon, Acting Regional Manager of NIA-XI; Engr. Al Ted D. Abbot, EOD Acting Division Manager; Mr. Joel R. Soriano, AFD Division Manager; and Dr. Silverio V. Magallon Jr., Lead Technical Service Provider.

Bongloy Communal Irrigation Project Completed, to Benefit 29 Farmers in Davao de Oro

New Bataan, Davao de Oro — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA), through its Davao de Oro Irrigation Management Office (IMO), officially turned over the Bongloy Communal Irrigation Project (CIP) to local farmers in a ceremony held on July 17, 2025, in Barangay Pagsabangan, New Bataan, Davao de Oro.

By: April Pearl Q. Naguita, PRO 

Tamia Communal Irrigators Association sa Davao de Oro, Tampok sa National Validation para sa 2024 Outstanding IA Performer

National Validators along with NIA XI Personnel, Provincial, Municipal, and Barangay LGUs, and Tamia IA pose for a group picture during the preliminary program of the National Validation for the Search of Most Outstanding IA Performer Communal Irrigation System (CIS) Category.

By: Lee Ryan Ember G. Datuin, IDO-A, Date: June 4, 2025

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