Marcos transfers NIA control to OP

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued an executive order transferring to the Office of the President (OP) the control of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Malacañang said on Tuesday.

Signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on behalf of the President last September 5, Executive Order (EO) 69 reverts NIA as an attached agency of the OP.

«Irrigation management and development [are] vital towards achieving food security and ensuring infrastructure development in the country, which are among the Administration's priority initiatives,» part of the circular reads.

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin. FILE PHOTO

«It is imperative to streamline and rationalize the functional relationships of agencies with complementary mandates in order to promote coordination, efficiency, and coherence within the bureaucracy. The NIA is hereby attached to the OP for policy and program coordination,» it added.

EO 69 likewise orders the reorganization of the NIA Board, which will now be composed of the following: Representative from the Office of the President; Administrator, NIA; Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways; Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary, National Economic and Development Authority; and Representative from the private sector to be appointed by the President.

The order shall take effect immediately.

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