Guillen said that the Bayuyan SRIP will also lessen the flooding problem in the municipality as the irrigation dam, once completed and operational, can store a capacity of 1.09 million cubic meter of water.

The construction of the project will be completed by 2025.

It is NIA's biggest irrigation project in the province, so far, and includes the construction of a 29.72-meter high, zoned earthfill dam and appurtenant structure and a terruvian dam accross Brgy. Goce river.

"Pero hindi yong proyekto mismo ang pinakamalaki. Ang pinakamalaki dito ay ang pagmamahal ng administrasyon ng NIA at administrasyon ni President Marcos na makagugol ng sapat na halaga upang ang proyektong makikita natin ay mapakinabangan ng ating mga magsasaka (The project's biggest value is the love of Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. as well as NIA which allocated a substantial amount so that our farmers will benefit from it)," Castro said.

The activity was also graced by President Roxas local government officials led by mayor Receliste Escolin, who stressed that the local government unit will ask the