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(Bond Of Success)
Based on the 2009 data
since the establishment of
National Irrigation Administration,
49.2 percent of the
3.126 million hectares land area
of the Philippines has irrigation systems.
Some of these irrigation projects
which are found in Visayas and Mindanao
were supervised and headed by the SPISP
since 2000.
The Southern Philipppines Irrigation Sector Project
is one of the foreign-assisted projects
of the Government of the Philippines
This is jointly implemented by
the National Irrigation Administration.
and the Provincial Government
of Agusan Del Norte...
Water is the basic need for agriculture.
What is plant without water?
These plants thrive with water and that
they need for emphasizing the need for water.
Water is the basic function of every irrigation dam.
Aside from this, people unite and learn to organize
themselves because of the project.
These are called PO's or People's Organizations.
The project was designed for
both rice and vegetable.
From the start, two organizations were organized.
lCRIA is for farmers who are into rice farming
while CULFIA is for those who are into
vegetable farming.
We provided the CULFIA and the ICRIA
with trainings on
water distribution and water requirement.
We corrected the common perception
that rice fields require lots of water all the time.
And we also taught them that
not all plantations need much water,
and that we should only provide
the amount of water necessary.
They gave us seminars and trainings
to develop our knowledge, skills and attitude.
lCRIA was created out of
the irrigation dam project.
But before we had Irrigation Lagang Ocana CIS.
But after the construction of the Can-Asujan Dam,
they become preoccupied
with the rice plantations instead.
ln my observation,
there is already a unity among us.
Before, whenever people are called for a meeting,
only a handful would attend.
More members
do attend meetings because of CULFIA.
As we go on with our association,
its members keep on increasing.
My mother is one of the officers of ICRIA,
lntegrated Carcar Rice Irrigators' Association.
My mother never earned this high
until NIA and CULFIA came.
l even had to stop my studies.
But thanks to God, l am back to school now.
And because of CULFIA people can plant anytime
even during dry season like now.
The installation of the irrigation system
is a tremendous help to my studies
and my mother is earning more now.
The NIA organized us to become an association
whose members are the ones
who will primarily benefit from the irrigation.
We created a committee
to safeguard the irrigation site.
Whenever there is delivery, we have a quality
and quantity control committee that is in charge.
l saw the dedication of the farmers.
They're willing to extend any help
for the completion of the project.
The irrigation system has mainly two parts -
the watershed or the reservoir site
and the irrigated area.
These People's Organizations
are our partners in the reservoir site.
Because they are the ones
directly affected by the reservoir,
we provided them with livelihood programs.
lt was in 2008 when we started
the Tabla Valley Management Project.
We first had the PO's
and then we strengthened the existing
P.O.s (People's Organizations) in the watershed.
The main objective of the watershed...
... for the farmers to have contour farming because
one of the problems we saw was (soil) erosion.
lt is the same with the other beneficiaries.
given to us through our barangay association
helped us a lot.
Because of them, we have learned goat-raising,
chicken-raising,
backyard gardening and many more.
And whenever a member
or his family needs emergency cash,
he can go to our association for help.
l am a member of the Watershed BOD.
We plant tress to avoid flash floods.
We also have goat-raising.
Before, people living in the watershed area
Iacked the know-how to protect the watershed.
But when the
watershed management component arrived,
they were taught how important the watershed is
and the trees in the area
in preserving and conserving water.
They realized that if
the watershed area becomes denuded
lt is the project's objective
to maintain and preserve the water in the area.
We are all one in protecting our forest.
These organizations would like to extend
their heartfelt thanks and gratitude for all the help
and blessing that the NIA-SPISP
and the ADB extended to them.
Thank you ADB for funding
and making this dam possible.
l would like to thank SPISP
NIA and the DENR as my institution
for giving me this opportunity
to implement this project.
To NIA, SPISP
and ADB, thank you!
l thank NIA.
AIso toADB, the funding institution,
and to SPISP , the DENR and the LGU.
Thank you for this unique program ofSPISP.
They gave light to our lives.