Republic Of the Philippines

National I rrigation Administration

Regional Office No. V (Bicol Region)
Panganiban Drive, Naga City, Camarines Sur

TO : ALL ACTING IMO MANAGER

This Region

SUBJECT : SIGNED MEMORANDUM 0F AGREEMENT quoA) ON THE NIA-DPWII

CONVERGENCE PROGRAM

Furnishing you herewith is a signed copy of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the NIA-
DPWH Convergence program (KATUBIGAN Program) for the development of service roads in

irrigation areas and Small Water Impounding Projects (SWIP)/Small River Improvement
Projects (SRIP).

Please be guided by the signed MOA for the Development Framework, Criteria, Mutual

Responsibilities, Commitment and Convergence Champions and Technical Working Group

(TWG) to ensure the effective implementation of the said KATUBIGAN Program.

For your guidance and reference.

tyaniban Olive, Naga Cfty, Camariries Sur, Ptiilippines

givone Nos.: (054) 871-5611. Telefax No.: (054) 871-5604
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 R[ PU l}LIC OF TIT I l'H I U l'PI N [S
NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION
1|UE70NCITY

luly 10, 2023

MEMORANDUM

TO ALL REGIONAL/DEPARTMENT MANAGERS, REGIONAL

OFFICE IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT OFFICE (IMO) ANI)
DIVISI0N MANAGERS, ANI) ALL OTI]ER CONCERNED

SUBJEC.'` SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) ON THE

NIA-DPWI] CONVERGENCE PROGRAM

We ai-e furnlsliing you a copy of the signed Meniorandum of Agi.eeiTient (MOA) on

the NIA-DPWH Coiivergence Program for the Development of Service Road in
lrrigatioli Areas and Small Water lmpoundlng Projects (SWIP)/Small River
Improvement Projects (SRIP).

The NIA and DPWH have collaborated and agreed to the agreement, (i)
Development Framework and Criteria, (ii) mutual responsibilities and
commitment, and (ill) the Convergence Champions and Technical Working Group.

WecanachievetheoveraHConvergenceProgramobjectivesbyaligningtheefforts,
resources, and expertise of NIA and DPWH in the effective implementation of both
paities foi` a period of five (5) years from FY 2023 to FY 2028.

For youi-guidance aiid reference.

ENGR. EDUARDO EDDIE G. GUILLEN

ActmgAdministrator

National Govemmelll Cellter, EDSA, Dilliiian, Quezon City, Plilli|Ipines

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ON Tli F, NIA-I>pwi I r.`ON'v[;Rt;ENCE I'ROGRAM
I+`oR TIIF, DF,yFjl,ol.MEN'I` oF sli:Rvi(`E ROADs IN iiunlGATloN AItEAs AVTi
."ALi , WATER IMp{itJNDI N6 PROJF.(.`Tsrs^IALL RlvER iMI]RovEMEm
I'RCLJIllcTS

I(NOW All, Mli:N I}Y THI!;SB PRF,,qENT`i:

1l`is Memorandum .if Agi.cement (MO^) is made and enlered into hy and between lhc
t`(illow.ing Pallies:

'Thc NATIONAL IRR]GA'l`lor`' ADMINISTRA'rl0N, herein

raprescnted by its ^l)M!NJSTR^'[`OR, I.:r)UARDO G. GIJILJ.EN. with

principalofficealtheNational(jovel.nmcmC`cnter`EDS^.Diliman`Qucanli
City` herein referred to a.q "Nl^";

tll'd

ll`e DF,PARTMF,NT OF Pul}l.IC` WORKS ^ND HIGHWAYS. hcrcin

roprtaented b}. its SECRETARY. MANIJF,I, M. B0NO^N, with prineipel
address at the DPWH nuilding, Boi`ifacio Drivc` Port Aica` Manila. I]erein
referred to as "DPWH":

WltERE^S, DI'WH is tlic sla{L`'s I.ngiirecriiig and coiislruction arm, crc.ated by `iiltuc or
I.:xeeulive Order No. 124, series ot` 1987. alid is responsible I.oT tlic plaming, desigiL
coiislructitm and imintcnance of infi.aslru.:toe facilities. especiall)' national highways, flood
colilrol ai`d water resources development sy.steni, and olhci. public works in accordance wilh
"ljonal tle`Jclopmcnt obuectives:

WHElus^S, iinder Section 2 or Prcsidenlial Decroc No. 552. series of 1974` NIA is priniarily
i.csponsiblc for lhe planning. consti.uction. operation, alld iiiainteunnce ol. irrigation .aystems
and facilitic.s tl`al provide water supply for the cfficienl prnduction of food crops` to ensure ll`c
suslaineblc clevelopment of agric`Ilture in tlic Pliilip|)ices;

WHEREAS, Piusidel„ I.`crdinand Riimualdcz Marcos, Jr. I`as set i.orlh an 8-point
Sacicecoiiomic Agcnd:i that includes increasiiig I`ood security and improving food logi31ic``
aimed al providing afroidable ouid flccessibl.. f`cod I.or all Filipinos;

Wl lI!;RE^S, the NIA and I)I'WH rectignizc the importfliicl` oi. supporting the admini`stralion`s
agei`da ()n lbod scourity and logistics. aligiiii`g the efl.ous of` both agencies tovards lhi`
achicvcmciitofconmiongoals.pr()n`(ttiligtlre¢fficii`nl`ltiluealionofresourcesofbothagcncies.

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.`'()W, 'l`Ii[;ltEl<`ORli;, I.or and ili considcratl{)n ol. lhe foi.egoing premises, and the tciTiis an{l
conditiiiiis hci.eiiial`tt`r set I.ortli. the PartiL's have hiTI.ct(i agi.ci.d oi` lhc folliiwi|ig:

I. N^Mi<: AN[i p(iltposr; oi<` 'I`itH i>ROGR^M

•1 lti` Nl^ aiid I)['W+i have collab{iraled aiid ngi.|'i`d to cslablish lhc NIA-I)PV`1l (`onvcngcnce

Program called Kalsn(Ia Tungo sa Patubigan (KATUBl{;^N).

I hloiigh this ^greemciit, tlic Parties shall lay dour the peraliiclers and working arrangonenl
lbr th.` plunnilig, idcnlificutioii, prioritiicalion, evalu8li`)ii. ri',gulalion, supervisiori`
implc.ii`cnta(ion, diid monitoring aii{l evaluation (M&l.:) of. small water impe`iiidiing projccls
( Swl l'), sii]all nver improvt'm..til pi.o.iects (SJuP). and ser`Iicl. load infl.astructue projects that
willincrcascaccessandmobillt}Jol`l.amicrsandrur:Jlresidcntst`)theirrespcctivecommunilies,
i]rovid..efficienlirflnsponofrcodi)roducts,promoll'sustaimblengricultunldevclopm.`nl,a":I
cttiiii.ibiitc [o the Marcos Administration`s prioril}i agcndr on ft]od security.

I I. Di:VF,I,olJM F.N1` r`R^MEW()RK ANl) CRITF.RI^

Ideiili ricaljon and prioritization ttt` pl`)jects und..r lhc KATUBIG^N I'rogrfim sliall adhere and
iilign lo tlle following overall dcvclopilicnt l`ramcworks:

I. Philippine m`'clopmen. l'hn (PDP) 2023-2028 Cha|.tor .l`welvc -llpgrad.

Infraslm.lure -.ro ciiablc ecoiiolnic tralisfon"ilion for a prospertius, inclusive, aiid
rcsilicntstreicly`1heovcnirchingoh`iecliverortheinfroslruelurescctor{tverlhenii`dium
lL.nn is to "Bilild Bctler More." 'rhe stralcgic J`ramcwork is Seared toward the dclivcry
tif` su`qtainahle. re`silicnt, intt`grated, and m<xlcm infrastrucnii.c s}`slcms`. 11 comprises
cross-cutiiiig strategies and specill.` strategies conespondiiig ttt ¢ach of lhe
infrastruelur.` subscctoi.s: conncclivity (physical ai`{l digital), walcr I.esouree.g` energy,
aird social inli.astrilctLirc;

2 PDP 2023-2028, Cli»i}ter l<`i`'e: "Model.nize AgI.li.ullure and Agrjl)usiliess" - lire

I.lan p`irsiics fl whole.-or-sociely approach in modemiz;ing ngricu]lure and agribusiness.
cixphasizingtt`ccruciali.oleol.holhtliegovcmmcntaiidprivatcscctorinenhancingthc
elTicielicy of t`griculture, I.{)rcslry aiid fisherlcs (Ar.I.`) pr`tdiiclion, expandmg access lo
markels and +\l..I.`-based cntei.prises, and Improving the resilicncc tif Ar+. value cl`aius.
'I`l`is will be complcmenlcd "'ith strategies to strcngthcn Qgncullural institiiliolts the(

will enabli. lhe modernj+iilion or lhe coilnlry.s agrictillue and agribusjness;

1 Core ivlandale`i orthe l}c|)artment of piibli. Woi.ks and [ligh`"ys; and

i 'rlie Natioiml lrrigalion ivl@slerplan Z02lJ-2030 -A mtional level master plan which
aims lo providc nalioml guiilelmcs for ii.rigation developnicnl in tlic co`inlry. ,.~-,.

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 MCMrorulrdum or ^gm:nit.Ill t}ii llic Nl^-DPWH {:`wlvcr€cime l'mt!rom
I,8gc 3 of a

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A. Mi)'ru^L REspor`T.smli ,iT]Es ^NI) CoMM)']`MENT.`

•[`lic ['artic.i shall jointly assume thi` followiing I.espol`sihiJities and commiltTlents:

I Disseminfitc nceessal)' guidelii]es al`d policies to Local Go`Jemntcnt units (LGUs)`

tluough the I)epartmei`[ ot` tl]c li`tel ioi and Loi`al Gi`vcrrmeiil (I)I L(3);
2. Estahli,`h a shared iill`ormaLit)n s}rstem I.iir projccl moi]itoring:
I. I`oordinatc with respcctivc regional orrices in support o].the prograni:
4. C`oordinatc. who.n liccessBry, with ctther go`Jcmment agcncics involved ill find and
water security (i.e., Ilepartment of Trade a]id Industry. Department of Environmcnl
and Natural Rt;``stlilrces, Department ol. Interior and local Ci(}vemment) for the
scamlcss imp]cmenti`tion oflhc Program;
5, F,valuntc proposed SWIP, SRIP, and scr\Jicc road inlfasiructurc projects, nd
identify iieeessary improvcmcnts;
6. ^llttcatc the nccc`:isary rcsourccs to achieve lhe l'i.ogmin's ohucc[ivcs` and explore.
whcDevcr rcasible, `i`ch]]ical aiid rinancial assistance froni doiioi. agencies; and
7 Coiiducl regular moiiit{jring and cv{iluati.on or pTojcot implcmenlation. and prepere
perjodii. rL.irorts.

R. I{usl.ONS[B[[,ITIES {)F T[]F, NL^:

ldeiilify |ilittriry irrigation arciis and facilities {lial require (fl) constructi(>n or
service/access roads, (b) small walcr impoiindirig and (c) `sm81l river improvcmen`
pTojec(S;
C{tordi!mte and consult agriculfure. irrigation aiid fam`er communities that wlll bL`
afrcctcd by or w]Il bi-refit from the proposed pro.|ccts;
PTcpare and subihit to the I)PWH the following -
a. All ielevant location maps of the fuirded and proposi.d piojects
(including elcctror`jc `Jersiom tir these maps):
b. CertiricaLion thai thcrc is ntj {i\.erlapping of projccts included ii. this
l]rograli` with NIA find I)epaitment of. Agriculluri. (DA): and
c, Certir`cBlion that the proposed and eirdorsed pii{}jcels arc i`lcared from
an}t mall-made aiid natural structures` t.res or legal claims. aii{l thal
I)PWH will not i`ttinpci`satc for any I{Ovi'/lgind claim.i rror undertake
on}' relocation or rcsclllertrent 8ctivilies;
d. 0llrer documciits which may be required by the DPW[l in suppttil or
the l'r()gram; zind
ljndertcke the mainlcnai]cc of nll SWIP, SRIP. and Service/acc..ss ronds after
DPwl]'s turnover of.comp]ctcd pr{i.iccts to the NIA. unless tlii`i
is (ransrcne(I by the NIA to ct)ncemed L,(}lJs.

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(.. Rl.:Sl'()NS[I!Il,['[`]ES OF l`[lTt DPwll:

I Set the hudgt`t:ny threshold for the Pi'ttgram aiid pro`ide the aniiual bildgclar.v
rcquircmei]l rtir llre same, after allocating fui`ds for I)rngrmms and projects under it's
infrastructure flngchip projL`cls an{l olhor priority pingiani.i. and taking into account
the budgi`i ccili ng set by the Daparm`enl of Budget and Maliagciirei" (DBM):
(`iall fln{l is.3uc lhe policy guidelines for the consl"ction aiid development of LSWIP.
SRIP, and sei`vicc/access ronds leading lo irrig8t]on arefls;
Provide lhe nceessfiry technical tLjsislance for the l'rogJam` which includes llre
prepera(ion of program of wttrk, fcasjbilily studies, detailed cnginecring de8igns`
iii`d cost eslimates. for the conslruclion or inprovemcnt ol` SWIP` SRJP aiid
scr`'icc/ucccss roads lending to irrigation areas;
F`acilitalelhcconslructionofpmjeclsfundcdunderthcGcncralApproprialioirsAcl
(G.M), using thi. desigli standal.ds for fami-to-Mahel Ronds (r`MRs), and olli.ir
rolcvanldcsignstandard3whichmaybei.isucdby}`orlhcprojcclsinthisProgmnF
J'rovjdc NIA with the slalus report regarding projcet inplemcnlatio" and
Turn-ov..r completed projccls lo lh¢ NJA.

Iv. ctiNVERGENc,'i.: cH^MpioNs AND .I.F,tmNlcAI, WORKING GRoljp

NIA-DJ'WH Convcngence Cliani|)ions and .I`echiiical Working Group (TWG) is herchy

created with the l`ol[owing duties and I.espousibilitics:

I. C,.on`'engen..e (,`lmmpions

8. 'I`hc ctinvcrgcnce chami)jolis arc:

• Tlic NIA I)eptity ^dminislrator in charge ol.planning, and the

• `l.lic lJPW[I undersecr..{ary l`or l'laiining and publl.c-Pri\.ate partnership
Services.

b. The Coiivergencc Champions shall super`fise the identificatioli of SW[P,

SKI P and service/access ned projcet§ for tlie KA'rur}lci^N I'rogmm. and
condiict tiulput monilorilig. in accordance with the pi``tvision of this MO^;

2. Nli\ , DPwll Colivergclice Program Celitral Techul.`al Working (3roup

((-TWG):

ii. 'l`1ie (`TW(.`i shall bc. i`o-clraji``d by:

• The. NIA I)cpartmcnl Man8gcr in change ot.planning and

• Tlii. I)Pwl] I)ireclor for l'la.ming `Sowice;

b. 'l`hc 1.-I W(; shall irerrttrm the rollowing dutlcs oi`d resit{)nsibi

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• l`ollcct all lhc' .`ubiiiitt.'tl proposal.s I.or the I'rogruni and tli..ir rclaled
ilticumcntary siJpprii I;
• E`J€iliialc proposed SWIP, SRII'. nd service/access Toad projects;
• Validate lhe draft Priorily List of swII'. SRIP. .1nd service/access road
projl.cls iinder lhc Program;
• Prepare the Mulli-Ye€ir KA1.lJBIGAN Prograin and Forrard BslimatLls
of ihe priority i"i.iet;(.s llml win enhance food b.€curity alid logistics
cf]icicncy, including on-goiiig and new pi-ojccl``.
• I'rcp.Ire the Aniiual KATUBIGAN I'iT)gmm and bndgct allcoation for
[li.i iipcoming budgcl year, w.ithin the M.il{i-Year KATUBrGAN
l'rogram. in(`luding on-going imd new projects: and
a Undertckc an armual review aj`d propo`se ameiidments. if any. Io llie
(`ollowing:

( I) Project l'rioriljzntjon critcria

(2) Process F)ow

• I)ceumcnohe mcctings` activities, and outputs orthe TWO;
• Conduct regular program in(Miitoring and rcpoiliiiE lo the Chairpersons
tif llic. TWO: aild
• l'ri`parc reports an]d proposals orlhe TWG.

}. INIA-I)PWH Regional 'reclllii.al Working Group.s (R'r``'Gs)

a. i.:iiclt R-l'WG sliaH he composed of the NI^ Rcgioml Manager, the DPWII
Rcgiolml DirecloT, conccmcd division chiefs, :md lcohnical, and
adn`inislrativcstafffi.omboththeNIAandDPWIJRegioml0ffices(Rch)
as dctenninet] by (he chaiipersoiis or ll.e RTWGs.

Ii. .I.lic ltTWG may iiiitia.e and shaH ..eview and validalc propused projecl.s in
tlie I.egion fol. submission to thc C.I.WG. .nre RTW.G shan inimediately
maspondlorequestsforinfomiationai`dvalidationforprojeclsgcnerardb}t
lhe (`t:nlral Orflces of llie two Agencies, b}' providing com|tlclc slalT woi.k
in Tclation to lhc cri-tcria and dceunicnlary requirement.5 fur approving
proposed projects; and
c. .rhe Rl.WG sliall submii io lhe CTW(`I I-cgiilar stat`is reptirt.s ol` approved
K^TIJ[}IG^N projects in tlie region.

\'. EFFF,CTI VE I)ATI: Ai`'D TF.I"

nti`Agri.ement`slraHtaki.clrccluponslgriingb}'hothperliesantlshaHbi`mfort>ctoraperiod
ot`tive (5) years or /`rtHn rY 202.} to F`Y 2028.

Aliyamendm.`nioflhcprovi.tii{in.sinihis^grecli]cnishanbemadeiiiwiitingflndsigiiedby
ilie ^dmiiiistralor and .`ccrotal)I ot the Nl^ {ind I)PWH. rcspr.ctlvcl.y Eiifer prrty may
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li'miimal.ithi``MOApl.ovidedthalathri`c-monoiprittrwiittelinoljcci``gjventiithco!her.
leimimll{i th;a MnA h,..``,;Jut +i` .... L__`_ __

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In riirtlicraiice {)1` theii. it:sptx;live 1.esponsibilitics and objcelivcs`, the Pallies hereby flgrec lo
faithfully .iL`idc by lhc pl.ovisions of lhis Agreemc`nl:

F:I)UA rE :.,.:.: GUILLF.N 'L. .: .

ng Adminis(Valor
Na'iolliL [rrjgati{m Adltiinistration
lbeprrtmelil of Public Wtii ks aird I ligliways

NOTE[) BY:

llis E.`cellenc)' I.`l:Ill)I N^ND RON tJALl)H7. Mf\RC`OS, JR.

Scoretary. Dcprrtmcnt of Agric`ilture
iJREsiDF.NT oF .rliE RHpUBI.Ic oF TII[{: pHILlpplNEs

Wl.I.NESsl.;S:

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LEOcAI)io s. sEnASTIAN
UnderscL.rotary Uiidcrsecrctary rcir Phiii`iiig und PPI' Services
Rice Industry Dcvelopmc.nt I)eprrtmeiit or Piibl ic \\`.irks antl I Jighways