Hapid Irrigation System Gets New Facilities
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Jul-Dec 2020 Volume x, Issue 2 The official newsletter of the National Irrigation Administration-CAR hapid irrigation system gets newVolume X Issue facilities 2 Tebteb ni Cordillera 1 Story on page 2 Ifugao farmers get new irrigation diversion dam Lamut, Ifugao – Farmers of Lamut, Ifugao can now have more reliable and efficient irrigation water delivery with the newly completed diversion dam of the Hapid Irrigation System in this town. This was assured by Engr. Benito T. increase and can reach the firmed-up service area of Espique, Jr. during the inauguration of the said the system of 2,424 hectares. irrigation facility which was led by Hon. Solomon Chungalao, Representative of the Lone District of Ifugao, Hon. Jerry Dalipog, Governor, other local officials, regional heads of agencies and Irrigators’ Associations held in Brgy. Bimpal on October 1, 2020. Hapid Irrigation System serves eleven barangays of the Municipality of Lamut. To date, it was able to irrigate 1,040 hectares, which is the target area for this wet season. “We are more confident nowadays to cultivate our land because this diversion dam assures continuous flow of irrigation water,” said Pedro Bataan, Jr., one of the farmer-beneficiaries and member of the Irrigators’ Association. Hapid IS, which was first declared open in Inauguration of the newly completed diversion dam of the Hapid Irrigation System in Lamut, Ifugao on October 1, 2020 is led by 2002, used to have a gravity intake-type diversion Hon. Solomon Chungalao, Representative of the Lone District of at the Ibulao River. While the system is operational, Ifugao, Governor Jerry Dalipog, NIA-CAR Regional Manager the NIA and the farmers encountered problems in Benito Espique, Jr., and NIA Ifugao Satellite Office Head Patrick the maintenance especially during calamity, and in Resurreccion witnessed by other local officials, regional heads of the dry season when water at the river meanders other agencies, NIA employees and farmer-beneficiaries away from the old intake. The system has a main canal of more than 28 With the clamor for a more stable structure, kilometers and lateral canal of 45 kilometers. Of these, the P70 million allocation for the diversion dam was only 8.68 kilometers is concreted at the main canal and finally funded in 2018 and it was completed in May only 13.65 kilometers at the lateral canal 2020. Resurreccion said that NIA has programmed According to Engr. Patrick Resurreccion, the continual concreting of main and lateral canals in provincial head of NIA-Ifugao Satellite Office, the the succeeding years to help in the efficient flow of irrigated area of Hapid Irrigation System can still irrigation water. Irrigated area of Hapid Irrigation System in Sitio Landing 2 Tebteb ni Cordillera Volume X Issue 2 Ifugao leaders, regional agency heads lead groundbreaking of pump irrigation project 2020 contracts Alfonso Lista, Ifugao— Groundbreaking ceremony of this year’s project contracts of the Alfonso Lista Pump Irrigation Project (ALPIP) is led by Hon. Solomon Chungalao, Representative of the Lone District of Ifugao, Governor Jerry Dalipog, Vice-Governor Glenn Prudenciano, Alfonso Lista Mayor Edralin Alipio and NIA-CAR Regional Manager Benito Espique, Jr. together with DPWH-CAR Director Khadaffy Tanggol, Office of the Civil Defense-CAR Director Albert Mogol, Engr. Abraham Collado of ASC Construction and Concrete Products and Rev. Fr. Constancio Abbugao on October 3, 2020. Hon. Solomon Chungalao, Representative of the Lone District of Ifugao, Governor Jerry Dalipog, Vice-Governor Glenn Prudenciano, Alfonso Lista Mayor Edralin Alipio and The project aims to NIA-CAR Regional Manager Benito Espique, Jr. lead the Groundbreaking of this year’s irrigate a target service area of project contracts of the Alfonso Lista Pump Irrigation Project together with officials of 2,300 hectares in four barangays DPWH-CAR, Office of Civil Defense, the winning contractor and of Alfonso Lista, namely, Sto. Rev. Fr. Constancio Abbugao on October 3, 2020. Domingo, Namnama, Calupaan, Namillangan. station, transbasin tunnel with a length of 513 meters, One of the big-ticket projects of NIA-CAR, 7.7 kilometers of main canal, 15.88 kilometers of lateral ALPIP will pump irrigation water from the Magat Dam to canals, 4.64 kilometers of service road, project building the service area through the construction of pump and and other facilities. sump intake, installation of five units of pumps, sub- “As it is a multi-year project which is being implemented in several years, its funding was also released gradually. This year, 2020, NIA is implementing the finishing components of ALPIP amounting to P460 million pesos, subdivided in seven contract packages,” said Engr. Espique, Jr. ALPIP has a total project cost from 2012 to 2020 of P1.310 billion and is targeted to be completed by 2022. “This project will fervently help realize the clamor of the people of Ifugao for irrigation, so we request for more funding and extension of the project to benefit the other barangays of Alfonso Lista,” appealed Congressman Chungalao to NIA. After the groundbreaking, a ceremonial signing of contracts was conducted with the contractor. Volume X Issue 2 Tebteb ni Cordillera 3 SOLAR PUMP. National Irrigation Administration turns over the just completed Romuladez Solar Pump to Sitio Aba Irrigators’ Association (IA) of Rizal, Kalinga as Hon. Allen Jesse Mangaoang (4th from left), Representative of the Lone District of Kalinga, NIA-CAR Regional Manager Benito Espique, Jr. 6th from left), Kalinga IMO Manager Ronilio Cervantes (4th from right), IA President Antonio Santiago (5th from right) and other IA officers and stakeholders take a souvenir photo with the Solar Pump as background. Solar pump project turned over to Irrigators in Kalinga Rizal, Kalinga—No electricity utilized. No diesel can equate to P270,000 in annual savings at P75 per consumed. Yet the irrigation pump in this town is working, hour in electricity bills,” said Engr. Ronilio Cervantes, and irrigation water is flowing abundantly for an average head of NIA-Kalinga Irrigation Management Office. of 9-10 hours a day. Engr. Cervantes shared that the project is This developed with the newly completed powered by 30 solar panels and installed with a Romualdez Solar Pump irrigation project in Rizal, Kalinga submersible pump of 7.5 horsepower lowered to a which was turned over to Sitio Aba Irrigators’ Association depth of 52 meters. With a nine to ten-hour operation for operation and maintenance in a simple ceremony on in a day, the solar pump has a minimum discharge of September 4, 2020. 200,000 liters per day where more sunlight equates “The project uses the power of the sun to move more water. Also, two units of reservoir tanks were water, without the need for grid power or diesel, which constructed to store water from the solar pump. Mr. Antonio Santiago, president of Sitio Aba Irrigators’ Association, said they can now cultivate their lands for rice and some high value crops for two croppings a year because of the Romualdez Solar Pump. The service area of six hectares which used to be rainfed were not tilled for some years due to lack of irrigation water. The project benefits 15 members. “Solar pump projects for irrigation contribute in making lands productive and consequently helping feed the growing population of the Philippines. We hope for more projects like this in Kalinga,” said Hon. Allen Jesse Mangaoang, Representative of the Lone District of Kalinga and the guest of honor during the simple turnover ceremony. Engr. Benito T. Espique, Jr., NIA-CAR Regional Manager, and Engr. Ronilio M. Cervantes, the former Head of Kalinga Irrigation Ms. Remedios Dilag, one of the Management Office who is now assigned at the Regional Office after staunch proponents of the project, expressed turning over the position to Engr. Leonardo A. Lamangen, on October gratitude to the government thru the National 12, try the water from the newly completed Romualdez Solar Pump Irrigation Administration and Hon. Allen Irrigation Project in Romualdez, Rizal, Kalinga. Continued on page 5... 4 Tebteb ni Cordillera Volume X Issue 2 ...continued from page 4 Jesse Mangaoang, NIA Apayao and kalinga imos as well as Quinones Construction for the speedy completion of welcome new chiefs the project despite the pandemic. The project started in June 2020 and was completed in August. Meanwhile, NIA-CAR Regional Manager Benito T. Espique, Jr. urged the Irrigators’ Association Hon. Allen Jesse Mangaoang, to strengthen their Representative of the Lone association with the District of Kalinga graces assistance of NIA and the inauguration of the newly hopes that the project Kalinga IMO completed Romualdez Solar will enhance livelihood Pump Irrigation Project and in the area because Engr. Leonardo Lamangen is now the new head of aims to have more projects like NIA Kalinga Irrigation Management Office after Engr. Ronilio it for the province. aside from farming, the service area can have M. Cervantes turns over the NIA flag as symbol of leadership in a simple ceremony held at NIA Kalinga IMO grounds, Bulanao, potential for fishpond, Tabuk City, October 12, 2020. hog raising and high value crops. Regional Manager Benito T. Espique, Jr. facilitated With a contract cost of P1.78 million, the turnover ceremony. Romualdez Solar Pump is funded under NIA’s Establishment of Groundwater Pump Irrigation Project Before his designation as Acting Division Manager of (EGPIP) CY 2020 allocation. Kalinga IMO, Engr. Lamangen was the head of Apayao IMO for about three years. Meanwhile, Engr. Cervantes will be reassigned to NIA Regional Office. “Tebteb ni Cordillera” are Ibaloi words meaning Spring of the Cordillera. With the region dubbed as the “Watershed Cradle of Northern Philippines”, this paper hopes to see the headwaters of rivers in the North eternally and lavishly flow.