The newly-opened million Barotac Viejo Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (SRIP) will be further developed for aquaculture and farm-tourism. “Ten percent of the 50 square kilometers of the water reservoir will be allocated for fishery and is expected to generate 3,442 metric tons of fish annually,” National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Ricardo R. Visaya said during the project’s inauguration last April 16. “We can establish restaurants and boating activities for the tourists to enjoy,” he added. During the inauguration, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the NIA, Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Department of Tourism (DOT), and local government units for an inter-agency collaboration for the proposed agriculture, fishery and eco-tourism site.

Santiagudo, E. R. S. (2019, April 23). New BarotacViejo irrigation facility to be developed for tourism, aquaculture. BusinessWorld, p. S1/10.