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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 27, 2020

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Posted at Nov 28 01:40 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Sauyo residents take temporary shelter

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 07:39 PM

Residents take shelter at the NIA Village covered court after a fire razed their community in Barangay Sauyo in Quezon City on Friday.  Read more »

Magat Dam operation manual 'blind' to possible flooding downstream - Legarda

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 04:42 PM

The operation manual of the Magat Dam is "blind" to possible flooding downstream as its managers prioritize its safekeeping, Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda said Thursday. Read more »

Creation of water department pushed after severe Luzon flooding

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Updated as of Nov 25 10:58 AM

A lawmaker on Wednesday pushed for the creation of a department dedicated to manage the country’s water resources following massive flooding in Luzon, which had been linked to water discharged by dams. Read more »

Dahilan ng pagbaha sa Cagayan, inisa-isa ng NIA, NDRRMC

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 10:57 PM

Sinabi ni NIA administrator Ricardo Visaya kabilang dito ay ang volume ng ulan na dala ng Ulysses at heavily silted na Cagayan River. Read more »

Senator wants probe into NIA role in Cagayan Valley floods

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Posted at Nov 18 11:46 PM

The Philippine government placed the island of Luzon under a state of calamity in the aftermath of typhoon Ulysses. Read more »

Irrigation chief says protocol followed in Magat Dam; ready to face probe over Cagayan deluge

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 08:34 PM

NIA Administrator Ricardo Visaya said his agency notified local authorities before opening the spill gates of the Magat Dam while typhoon Ulysses lashed the northern region with fierce winds and heavy rains.  Read more »

Pangilinan wants inter-agency task force on water management

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 11:59 AM

An executive order that will make different agencies work together on managing issues on water may be better instead of instituting a separate department, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Read more »

SN Aboitiz clarifies it operates Magat Hydro Plant, not Magat Dam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 07:19 PM

Renewable energy firm SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) clarified on Tuesday that it operates the Magat Hydroelectric Power Plant, and not the Magat Dam which is run by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Read more »

NIA calls for 'massive' reforestation as Cagayan gov urges Magat watershed improvement

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Posted at Nov 17 11:52 AM

The National Irrigation Administration said Monday "massive" reforestation is needed, as the governor of Cagayan province called for the urgent improvement of the Magat watershed. Read more »

Cagayan residents want to pursue charges vs Magat Dam operators: gov

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 11:43 AM

Residents of Cagayan province want to pursue the filing of charges against operators of Magat Dam, governor Manuel Mamba said Tuesday. Read more »

Dams would break if they didn't release water: NDRRMC

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 07:07 PM

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Tuesday it was studying the proposal to be the authority in deciding dams' water release following record flooding in Cagayan and Marikina. Read more »

NIA, PAGASA pinanindigang tama ang mga forecast sa Ulysses

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Updated as of Nov 17 07:16 PM

Tanong ng marami, bakit hindi na lang magpakawala ng tubig sa panahon na walang ulan. Read more »

Cagayan, Isabela residents warned of Magat Dam water release: NIA

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 12:53 PM

The National Irrigation Administration said Sunday it warned residents of Cagayan and Isabela of Magat Dam's water release two days prior Typhoon Ulysses' landfall on Nov. 11. Read more »

NIA-Maguindanao official shot dead in Cotabato

Lore Mae L. Andong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 03:59 AM

An official of the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Barangay Mother Rosary Heights, Cotabato City Monday afternoon.   Read more »

Ilang irrigation projects para sa mga magsasaka atrasado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 09:20 PM

May mga iba pang proyekto para sa mga magbubukid na dapat ding siyasatin lalo na't malaki ang pondong inilaan dito, ayon sa Department of Agriculture. Read more »

Irrigation agency, firm ink deal to develop hydroelectric power at N. Ecija dam

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Posted at Oct 08 06:16 PM

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with an energy company to develop a hydroelectric power project at the Aya Dam in Pantabangan town, Nueva Ecija. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 26, 2019

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Posted at Jul 27 12:01 AM

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Change is coming

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 02:49 PM

Informal dwellers at the NIA Road in Quezon City salvage what's left of their belongings after their shanties were demolished during clearing operations. Read more »

In a first for US pageants, black women hold all 3 major crowns

Mihir Zaveri, The New York Times
Updated as of May 06 12:40 PM

The three wins have become a powerful symbol of how much American views on beauty have evolved from a past marred by racism and gender stereotypes, even as black women leaders are still severely underrepresented in other fields, like corporate America or in Congress. Read more »