The Northern Samar Irrigation Management Office (NSIMO) conducted a Seminar Workshop on Work Attitude and Values Enhancement (W.A.V.E) on September 15-16, 2022 in Allen, Northern Samar.

The seminar-workshop was facilitated by two reputable resource speakers from the University of Eastern Philippines (UEP). Dr. Jannette T. Montallana, Administrative Officer V, gave lecture on “Pagkatao” and “Pagkaka-kawani” which discussions focuses on personhood and ethics in the workplace. Dr. Joy Presado, Assistant Professor IV, gave lecture on "Pakikipagkapwa-tao" and "Pagka-Pilipino" which delves on human relationship and the Filipino values enshrined in the constitution.

Engr. Ruby C. Tuan, Jr. highlighted during the flag raising ceremony this morning, that all employees should perform their individual commitments towards attaining the Agency's objectives.

He emphasized that being a civil servant, all should be responsible and committed in rendering the NIA's services to our relevant interested parties, especially the farmers, because every second counts.

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) together with other Government Agencies, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and Local Government Units (LGUs), participated the Eastern Visayas Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2023-2028 Visioning Workshop on September 15, 2022 at the Felipina Hall, NEDA,Regional Office, Palo, Leyte.

Four (4) Mechanical Engineering students of Eastern Visayas State University, Ormoc City Campus successfully completed the 240 hours of on-the-job-training (OJT) at the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region VIII.

Regional Manager, Ruby C. Tuan, Jr. spearheaded the graduation on September 13, 2022 at the NIA VIII Training Center, expressing his high hopes that these students will graduate in their chosen field, be part of the NIA family in the future, and be one of the committed employees to perform the mandate of the Agency, which is to assist the farmers and improve their quality of life.

All NIA Region VIII officials, spearheaded by the Regional Manager, Engr. Ruby C. Tuan, Jr., convened to attend the teleconference via Zoom on the Performance Review Assessment for all ongoing Engineering Monitored Projects in Preparation for the 3rd Quarter FY 2022 Performance Review.

This activity highlights the implementation of projects within the budget, schedule, and of quality standard. Likewise, a collective effort of all NIAns to address issues and concerns affecting the prompt delivery of services.

Thirty participants from the Administrative and Finance Division attended the 1st batch of Computer Literacy Training Program conducted on August 30-31, 2022.

2nd batch and 3rd batch of the training will be conducted on September 1-2 and September 3 & 10, 2022, respectively.

This aims to capacitate employees with basic computer skills thereby increasing their professional competencies, resulting to increased performance and productivity and improved employee morale and satisfaction.

The NIA VIII desires to continue to adopt the standard of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) by making it a way of life.

Members of the region's ISO Planning Team, composed of all ISO team chairpersons, Irrigation Management Office (IMO) Managers, and Division Managers, convene to assess implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) adhering to the NIA and international standard. Likewise, discuss interventions and activities for its continuous implementation by integrating the system to the roles and responsibilities of every employee.

In line with the continued implementation of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP), thirty (30) farmer beneficiaries of Kasammava Farmer Irrigators Agriculture Cooperative (FIACO), Inc. are recipients of the two-day Micro-Enterprise Development Training for Zero Hunger, specifically on Chicken Layer Raising, jointly initiated and facilitated by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), and the Ormoc City Agriculture Office on August 24-25, 2022 at Bao Irrigation Satellite Office, Valencia, Ormoc City.

National Irrigation Administration Region VIII - A training on first aid-Basic Life Support and Disaster Management Orientation was held at the NIA Regional Office 8 Training Center in observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month 2022.

The National Irrigation Administration Region VIII sweat out this morning for a Zumba session as a kick-off activity, in celebration of the 122nd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary, with the 10-year theme "Transforming Public Service in the Next Decade: Honing Agile and Future-Ready-Servant Heroes".

This is a nationwide fundraising activity participated by various  Government Agencies, which proceeds benefit the Pamanang Lingkod Bayani (PLBi), a program that honors government workers who died in the line of duty through the provision of one-time financial assistance plus scholarship opportunities to their family members.