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To Download the PDF File ISO CertiFIED proposeD THE NIA’S QUALITY SWEET NIA BUDGet OF NIA MISSION IWRM 101 GOODBYE FOR (Part I) For 2018 NIA 8 PILLAR Volume 34, No. 4, 2017 The National Irrigation Administration’s vision of becoming a professional and efficient irrigation agency is drawing nearer with the realization of providing quality service according to international ISO standards. see page 6 Certified nia.gov.ph Contents Contents For Comments/ Suggestions/ Contributions: Call us @ (632) 921-37-41 Volume 34, No. 4, 2017 www.nia.gov.ph [email protected] Editorial 3 Filipino MVQP www.facebook.com/nia.gov.ph/ 4 I heard... I Did.. ISO.. I Sus 5 Meet the New NIA Board Member: Gregorio G. Sarmiento, Private Sector Representative Significant Events Editorial Board 6-7 ISO Certified NIA Administrator: Gen RicarDO R Visaya (Ret) Senior Deputy Administrator: Plans & Programs BGen abraham B BAGasin (Ret) 8 Proposed Budget of NIA for 2018 Deputy Administrator for Engineering & Operations: ENGR. C’zar M. Sulaik 9 IDD leads Joint NIA-IA Planning Deputy Administrator for Administrative & Finance: Workshop on the Revised IMT with MGEN ROMEO G GAN (Ret) Free Irrigation Service 10 THE NIA’S QUALITY MISSION Editorial staff IWRM 101 (Part I) Executive Editor & Consultant: Pilipina P. Bermudez 11 Emancipating NIAns from the Flu Editor-In-Chief: Eden Victoria C. Selva Virus Associate Editor: Luzviminda R. Peñaranda 12-13 Photo News Managing Editor: Clarizze C. Toribio Copy Editing & Editorial Staff Limelight Copy Editor/ Writer: Pops Marie S. Dadea Feature Editor/ Writer: Maria Luisa A. Frias 14-15 Sweet Goodbye for NIA 8 Pillar News Editor/ Writer: Jhon Vince R. Santoalla 16-17 11 Steps and Counting: The Chronicles Graphics & Layout Team of Engr. John L. Socalo Design & Layout Artists: Remster D. Bautista & Ana Cristel K. Untivero Photographer: Allan John O. Zita Pagpupugay sa Buwan ng Wika 18-19 Wikang Filipino: Kilalanin at Tuklasin Administrative Support Staff Mark V. Daradal 20 Hamon Arnel M. Reves John Neil O. Villanueva NIA bags 1st Runner up in 2nd Transco Invitational Basketball League 02 NIA Currents Volume 34, No. 4, 2017 Editorial PANANAW TUNGKULIN PANGUNAHING PINAHAHALAGAHAN Sa pagsapit ng taong 2020, ang Bumuo, magpatakbo, at Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng magpanatili ng isang sistemang Paninindigan Patubig ay isa nang tanggapan patubig na naaayon sa ng pamahalaan na ganap at panuntunan ng “Integrated Katapatan epektibong kaagapay tungo Water Resource Management” sa sama-samang paglago ng na ang yamang-tubig ay daan De-kalidad na Paglilingkod ekonomiya ng ating bansa at tungo sa paglago ng ating katuwang sa pagbibigay ng agrikultura na magdudulot makabubuhay na kita at may ng mataas na kita ng mga kalidad na pamumuhay para sa magsasaka. ating mga magsasaka. PATAKARAN PARA SA MATAAS NA ANTAS NG PAMAMALAKAD Na tayo ay naninindigan na magbibigay ng teknikal, pagpapatakbo, at isang mabuting magaling, mabisa at tuloy-tuloy na tapat na pamamahala sa pamamagitan ng pakikipagkaisa serbisyong patubig tungo sa pagkamit ng sa mga magsasaka at mga tagatangkilik. pinakamataas na kasiyahan ng magsasakang Filipino na syang makakapagbigay ng ambag Na tayo ay mananatiling tapat sa ating mga tungo sa sama-samang paglago ng ekonomiya ng pangunahing pinahahalagahan na ‘paninindigan’, bansa. ‘katapatan’ at ‘de-kalidad na paglilingkod’ upang patuloy na mapahusay ang mataas na antas ng Na tayo ay magsusumikap para makamit ang pamamalakad ng NIA. ating mga estratehiya tungo sa kahusayang Filipino MVQP Isinalin sa Filipino ni G. Fidel Martinez Volume 34, No. 4, 2017 NIA Currents 03 Editorial I heard... I did.. ISO.. I SUS ISO 9001 is the world’s most popular and the most commonly However, after the two stages of audit carried out by used standard for quality management system (QMS). An AJA Registrars, we relaxed a bit and tended to forget the ISO QMS shows that you provide products and services efforts we invested to get the ISO Stamp. Now that we are that meet the customers’ requirements, comply with the certified, the challenge is to sustain the reforms that we have laws/legislation, as well as meet the organization’s own instituted which made us worthy of the ISO Certification. requirements. Furthermore, it shows that these products and Sustain means maintaining a work environment according to services are delivered with consistent quality. ISO standards, practicing the 5S regularly, less or no more missing documents because the document tracking system NIA Central Office together with NIA Region 4A, Quezon is in place and is working, defined functions and roles of Irrigation Management Office, and Upper Pampanga River each staff because of working Operations Manuals, regular Integrated Irrigation System, was granted its ISO 9001:2008 review and update of each units systems and procedures so last July 25, 2017. After almost a year of hard work, the that these are updated to what is more workable, and more exclusive rainbow had already been caught. It will be importantly, better customer satisfaction because we have effective until September 2018 and so we are gearing up better or more efficient Agency services. again for ISO 9001:2015 certification in order to be in the loop of being an ISO compliant Agency… As an ISO but office, we are (almost) good with our workplace, we still have some muscling-up to do with Getting the stamp of the prestigious ISO 9001:2008 our processes, especially procurement services, records Certification shows that NIA has complied with keeping, document tracking system, customer service, internationally-recognized quality standards. customer feedback monitoring, and ….. sustaining the stamp of our ISO 9001:2008 is requiring us some more effort – as While there are pessimists among our ranks who do not we now say it “EFFORT PA MORE”, while gearing up for believe in the efficacy of the stamp, there is no denying that ISO 9001:2015 demands from us “2x or even 3x EFFORT PA we are now enjoying the fruits of our efforts – firstly, we MORE”. Still the Certification is only for four NIA offices have a cleaner and orderly workplace, our files are better and we have 15 Regional Irrigation Offices and 52 IMOs organized such that these can easily be located, each more nationwide which must be ISO Certified as well if we department has its own Operations Manual and a customer want to execute a unison movement and indeed claim that feedback mechanism. In fact, some sectors have conducted NIA is an ISO certified agency. workshops to improve their internal processes. We have yet to see if the ISO Certification helped the Agency in carving its corrupt image. 04 NIA Currents Volume 34, No. 4, 2017 Meet the new nia board member: Gregorio G. Sarmiento, Private Sector Representative Frya Camille D. Ballesteros and Josias M. Mercado, PR Assistants, PAIS-C.O. regorio “Boy” G. Sarmiento, the Rody Duterte Solid Group (RDSG), a multi- new Member of the Board for sectoral movement that advocates environment Private Sector of National Irigation preservation, grassroots entrepreneurship, Administration (NIA) describes drug-free and peaceful community. G himself as a farmer, executive, community frontrunner, political leader, and Upon joining NIA, which the Joint NIA-IA livelihood advocate. Conference aims to formulate plans to fulfill President Duterte campaign promise of free His contribution on both public and business irrigation service fee. The IA was represented sectors, gained for him the trust and by all Presidents of Regional Confederation of confidence of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Irrigators Association (RCIA) nationwide. In His public engagement deals with the practice recognition of the free irrigation service fees, of moving community towards socio-economic each RCIA will donate about 3,000 sacks of development, nation-building related programs 50-kilogram of rice to be distributed to poor and advocacy on the improvement of farmer’s families and marginalized sector of the society. quality of life. According to him, “It commands This will be held in December 2017. sacrifices and commitment in working with President Duterte. I will do my very best to Board Member Sarmiento graduated from contribute in providing assistance and service Holy Cross College of Digos (now Cor Jesu to less fortunate families as mandated by our College) of Digos City, Davao Del Sur in 1977 President”. and took up Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Accounting. He is happily married to Before joining the NIA, he held various his spouse, Annabelle Pelayo de los Reyes, an positions both in the public and private sector. entrepreneur, a father of three professionals, Notably, as the Founding National Chair of and a grandfather to Miguel and Kaitlin Sofia.# Volume 34, No. 4, 2017 NIA Currents 05 Significant Events ISO certified NIA Portia Sandoval Angulo, Industrial Relations Development Officer A, HRD, NIA-CO 06 NIA Currents Volume 34, No. 4, 2017 Significant Events NIA stands tall and proud that it now belongs to the Lucena City, Quezon Province. The said activities include line-up of public and private organizations that received a) development, b) construction, c) operation, and d) the very much coveted International Organization for maintenance of irrigation systems. Standardization (ISO) certification. The benefits gained from the ISO 9001:2008 QMS It may be recalled that NIA’s journey towards the said certification experience, among others include: a) certification begun on 18 March 2016 during the leadership promotion of transparency and predictability through clear, of then
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