00:00This is the first and the biggest solar-powered pump irrigation project
00:05in the Philippines by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in Isabela.
00:10According to the President, this will help to maintain a sufficient supply of water
00:16for the hundreds of hectares of rice fields in the province,
00:19even if the drought arrives.
00:21Alan Francisco has the details.
00:23This is the first and the biggest solar-powered pump irrigation project in the Philippines by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in Isabela.
00:31According to the President, this will help to maintain a sufficient supply of water
00:37for the hundreds of hectares of rice fields in the province, even if the drought arrives.
00:40This will help to maintain a sufficient supply of water
00:44for the hundreds of hectares of rice fields in the province, even if the drought arrives.
00:47Moreover, this is a weapon in using food sufficiency or having sufficient food in the country.
00:53We will expand this.
00:56We need to have a speaker so that we can have a fund again.
01:04We need to have a speaker so that we can have a fund again.
01:08This is 350 hectares.
01:10We will make it 700 hectares.
01:13We will double it.
01:16So that we can have water down here.
01:22So that we can have water down here.
01:25So that we can have water down here.
01:30So that we can have water down here.
01:33Not only for irrigation, but also for the water supply of our consumers.
01:41Because we don't need all the water here.
01:44Thank you very much for giving us solar.
01:48This is our livelihood.
01:50Thank you, thank you, thank you very much.
01:52At the same time, the President also called on the National Irrigation Administration
01:56to rehabilitate and modernize Magat Dam.
02:00Magat Dam was built in 1975 under the leadership of his father,
02:06former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.
02:09This is the primary source of irrigation for the 85,000 hectares of land in the Cagayan Valley region.
02:16My father, President Marcos Sr., did not make a mistake
02:22in building Magat Dam, which will serve as the foundation of agriculture
02:28here in Isabela and the entire Cagayan Valley.
02:30He followed it to the 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Isabela.
02:34President Marcos thanked the 5th Infantry Division
02:38for ensuring peace and security for our countrymen in Northern Luzon.
02:43Because of this, people are free to work, study, and live in peace.
02:50The President also added to the new Philippines
02:53the service of soldiers as the foundation of progress.
02:57The President also directed to witness the partnership between
03:01the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
03:04and San Ignacio Energy Resources Development Corporation
03:07for the 440 MW Peak Solar Project.
03:10It is expected to support the government's efforts
03:14in using renewable energy for safe and reliable energy.
03:19The project will be held in Ilagan City and Gamo Municipality,
03:23which will start in the 4th quarter of this year.
03:26It is expected to be ready for commercial operation in the 2nd quarter of 2026.
03:32This project is not only about transforming the energy landscape in Isabela.
03:37It is about strengthening our entire national grid,
03:41moving us closer to a resilient and renewable energy secure future.
03:46The last activity of President Marcos in the province
03:49is the distribution of assistance to farmers, fishermen, and their families.
03:54Here, he continued his promise to his father
03:58that the former President Ferdinand E. Marcos
04:01will continue to support the entire Cagayan Valley region.
04:04It means that if we are facing a problem,
04:08it is not just assigned to one person.
04:10The entire government will look at what needs to be done.
04:16I am excited to be one of our countrymen in Isabela
04:21to provide assistance from the government
04:24and to bring our service closer,
04:27especially to our farmers, fishermen, and their families.
04:33There is a purchase of fertilizer, sir.
04:36Even if it is just a little, it can be done, sir.
04:39It is a big help, sir.
04:40From Isabela Alan Francisco for Pamansan TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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