New Region 1 NIA Boss Preps New Projects

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

URDANETA CITY –The new regional manager of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) here has been priming- up his programs and projects after he was reinstated to his post a month ago.

NEW MANAGER. New Region 1 Manager of the National
Irrigation Administration John Celeste answers the phone
in his former office in Davao City as regional manager in
Region 11of the irrigation bureau. Celeste just assumed a
 month ago the post in Region 1. MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA

Engineer John Celeste, who hailed as NIA Regional Manager in Region 11, said the programs and projects he would introduce in the four provinces NIA Region 1 would give more services to the farmers, closer relationship with them with the irrigation bureau, and strict monitoring of projects undertaken by the NIA.
“Provide tayo ng mas magandang serbisyo sa mga farmers, magkaroon ng closer na relationship between farmers and NIA, bantayan natin iyong implementation ng mga projects para mas maganda ang quality upang mas tumagal ang trabaho, lahat dito maging aktibo at sama-sama tayong  mag-monitor ng mga projects,” he stressed.
After the recent reshuffle of the regional managers of the irrigation bureau all over the country, Celeste said another national reshuffle looms among provincial NIA managers.
“Hintayin ninyo na lang ang order ng Manila. Meron ng pahiwatig na, after reshuffle ng regional managers, provincial managers na ang susunod. Tingnan natin dito”.

Celeste said his regional office has been appropriated with P888 next year in the General Appropriation Act. The allocation, he said, included special projects that would be funded by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), small water reservoir, and special projects.
He cited the Agno River Integrated Irrigation Project, a separate entity, is not included next year in his almost a billion of pesos budget.