Jalaur mega dam’s 146M cubic meters of water beyond reach of most Iloilo farms; Incomplete irrigation network limits protection vs El Niño

By MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO City — Despite holding 146 million cubic meters of water that could help protect Iloilo’s agricultural sector from a looming super El Niño, the high dam of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in Calinog, Iloilo can currently irrigate only about 500 hectares of farmland