NIA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 17, S. 1998, April 29, 1998
CLARIFICATION ON THE COLLECTION OF IRRIGATION SERVICE FEES
comments/statements from some sources that irrigation service fee (ISF)
is free and shall no longer be collected by NIA because of the enactment
of the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) of 1997,
Republic Act 8435.
To correct this misrepresentation, all concerned are directed to
disseminate the information that there is no specific provision under
the aforecited law mandating that the ISF shall be free. The law even
mandates NIA to cause the review of the rates and recommend reasonable
rates. For your ready reference, Section 35, Chapter 4, Title I of the
AFMA is hereunder quoted, to wit:
“Irrigation Service Fees (ISF) — Upon effectivity of this Act, the
NIA shall immediately review the ISF rates and recommend to the
Department reasonable rates within six (6) months from the effectivity
of this Act.”
For immediate dissemination.
Adopted: 29 Apr. 1998
(SGD.) ORLANDO V. SORIANO
Administrator