UPRIIS honored with Hall of Fame Award for best IISO

THE NIA Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (UPRIIS) emerged as the top performer for the Integrated Irrigation Systems Office (IISO) for CY 2021 under the leadership of Department Manager Rosalinda B. Bote. Adjudged as Best IISO of the Year after careful evaluation of the NIA Program on Awards and Incentive for Service Excellence (PRAISE) Committee, UPRIIS is now a Hall of Fame Awardee of Best IISO and was awarded on June 22, 2022 at the Matikas Hall, NIA Central Office, Diliman, Quezon City during the NIA 59th Founding Anniversary Celebration.

Ms. Bote received the plaque and cash incentive for the Best IISO Hall of Fame Award, as well as a token for being the leader of the office, as awarded by the NIA Top Management Officials headed by Administrator Ricardo R. Visaya and Anniversary Guest of Honor and Speaker Cynthia A. Villar.

Moreover, UPRIIS also bagged four other award categories of PRAISE with corresponding cash prizes, plaques and tokens.

UPRIIS Division II was hailed as IISO Division Office of the Year under the stewardship of its Manager, Engr. Alvin L. Manuel, Sr. This was the second time Division II seized this award, the first was in CY 2019.

Nobleto G. Perido of UPRIIS Dam and

Reservoir Division under the leadership of Engr. Ernesto D. Ponce champed Field Office Best Employee on Core Function of the Year, while Ceejay O. Paclibare of UPRIIS Division I manned by Engr. Felix L. Teaño, Jr. was Rookie of the Year Awardee.

Aside from these awards, Makabilog Maynabo Tambo IA was also recognized as CY 2021 National Most Outstanding Irrigators Association (NIS Category) headed by President Rolando Maniquiz, Jr. Said IA is under UPRIIS Division III manned by Engr. Elenita L. Toquero.

Themed “Synergy. Sustainability. Security. NIA@59: Conquering the Challenges of the New Normal,” Sen. Villar acknowledged how NIA is able to sustain its operation as a viable corporation and service-oriented agency with challenging issues at hand.

“Congratulations Administrator Visaya and your team for the very good accomplishment, a record in history, that the status of irrigation for 2021 is 11.68 percent higher than the irrigation development status ten years ago.”

“I wish you well as we transition to the next administration. I look forward to better times ahead for NIA and the Irrigators Association nationwide. May you have more accomplishments for the Filipino farmers and for the water users…happy 59th Anniversary! she said.