Marcos tells NIA to work with DPWH to save funds

MANILA, Philippines --- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to work together on irrigation projects to ensure the best use of funds, NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen said on Tuesday at a Palace briefing. Guillen said this was Marcos' directive for the strategic implementation of convergence initiatives for the agriculture sector. "Our president is Ilocano. That's why he's stingy. He wants to maximize funds," Guillen said in Filipino. Guillen said NIA had already given the DPWH its list of priority projects. "Again, we have provided the list of the projects, and the...

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