JOSE B. DEL ROSARIO, JR.
Chairman, Board of Directors & President

Water resources development planning & project implementation · Irrigation water management · Corporate planning and policy · Institutional & organizational strengthening · Financial management & loan funds administration · Procurement · Agricultural & rural development · Hydrology

  • Chairman and President, HydroTerre Consultants, Inc. (HTC), 1992 - present
  • Technical adviser; team leader; water resources development consultant to HTC projects:
    • JBIC assisted NIA Bago River Irrigation System Rehabilitation and Improvement Project, Negros Occidental, 2006 - present
    • JBIC TA for the NIA: Improving Operation for the Bohol Irrigation System, Bohol Province, 2005 - 2006
    • JBIC assisted DAR Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project, Phase 2, Nationwide, 2000 - 2007
    • JBIC assisted NIA Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project, Irrigation Component, Nueva Ecija, 2000 - 2008
    • JBIC assisted NIA Tarlac Groundwater Irrigation Systems Reactivation Project, Tarlac Province, 2000 - 2005
    • Akkoy Hydropower Project Dam Design, Turkey, 1999
    • Bayabas Dam and Reservoir Water Supply Project Studies, Bulacan, 1996 - 1997
    • Akean Resort Development Water Supply Project, Aklan, 1995
    • San Roque Multipurpose Dam Environment Study and Seismic Risk Assessment, 1995
    • ADB assisted NIA Second Irrigation Systems Improvement Project Feasibility Study and Design, Leyte, 1995
    • World Bank assisted NIA Water Resources Development Study, 1994
  • Civil engineer consultant to the ADB: Western Visayas Agro-Industrial Development Project FFM, Panay and Negros Islands, Philippines, 1996
  • Civil engineer consultant to the ADB: Rural Infrastructure Development Project, Regions 9 and 10, - 1993
  • Contracts specialist consultant to the USAID - Philippines Economic Support Fund Development Projects, 1988 - 1989
  • Irrigation and land development consultant to the ADB: Sind Forestry Development Project FS, Pakistan, 1987 - 1988
  • Civil engineer consultant to the ADB: Namgang Area Development Project PCR Mission, South Korea, 1986
  • National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 1971 - 1986; 1989 - 1992
    • Administrator, 1989 - 1992
    • Assistant Administrator for Project Development & Implementation, 1983 - 1986
    • Director for Project Development, 1973 - 1983
    • Director, Corporate Planning Group, 1980 - 1983
    • Chief, Magat River Multipurpose Project Feasibility Study Team, 1971-1973
    • Civil Engineering Aide to Supervising Civil Engineer, 1964 - 1971
    • Civil Engineering Aide, Bureau of Public Works, 1962 - 1964
  • Major NIA project involvements - Magat River Multipurpose Project; Upper Pampanga River (Pantabangan Multipurpose Dam) Project; Communal Irrigation Development Project; Balog-Balog Multipurpose Project; Jalaur River Multipurpose Project; Palawan Integrated Area Development Project; Tago River Irrigation Project; Medium Scale Irrigation Project; National Irrigation Systems Improvement Project; Watershed Management and Erosion Control Project; NIA Systems Operation and Maintenance Study; Central Luzon Irrigation Development Plan Project; Tarlac Irrigation Systems Improvement Project; Aurora Penaranda Transbasin Project; Chico River Irrigation Project; Small Water Impounding Projects; planning & construction administration of more than 40 foreign assisted irrigation projects; rehabilitation & improvement of more than 120 national irrigation systems.
  • NIAConsult Inc., 1980 - 1986
    • Chairman, 1989 - 1992
    • President, 1983 - 1986
    • Vice President for Engineering 1980 - 1983
    • Project sponsor/principal/technical adviser:
      • DOI Staff Training and Development Program, Indonesia, 1982 - 1983
      • Transmigration Project II & III, Indonesia, 1983 - 1985
      • Irrigation Rehabilitation Project FS, Bhutan, 1984 - 1985
      • Command Area Development Project, Nepal, 1982 - 1986
      • Hill Irrigation Project, Nepal, 1982 - 1983
      • Irrigation Sector Program, Nepal, 1989 - 1992
      • Participatory Approach Program in Irrigation Development Training Programs for Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand.
  • Engineering consultant to international financing institutions and infrastructure agencies
  • Chairman, Philippine National Committee, International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage
  • Loan negotiations with IBRD, ADB, OECF, USAID & other international financing institutions.

E D U C A T I O N

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Water Resources Development, University of Roorkee, India, 1969
  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines, 1962
  • 8th Place, Civil Engineering Board Examination

T E C H N I C A L   T R A I N I N G

  • Multipurpose Water Resources Project Evaluation, US Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., 1973
  • Water Resources Project Planning, US Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., May - July 1971
  • Water Resources Planning, United Nations Development Programme - ECAFE Roving Seminar for Southeast Asia, 1970
  • Irrigation Water Management, Asian Development Bank - National Irrigation Administration, 1969
  • Agricultural Project Preparation and Evaluation, UNDP- Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy, 1968
  • Hydrology, US Bureau of Reclamation, 1964 - 1965