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DAR distributes 1,286 has. government-owned lands to Bukidnon farmers
A total of 875 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Bukidnon received their certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) during a simple ceremony led by Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Brother John R. Castriciones held in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Friday, June 25, 2021,…
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Castriciones inspects Camp Keithley in Marawi City pushing for its immediate distribution to qualified farmer-beneficiaries
Marawi City, Lanao del Sur – Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary (DAR) Secretary Brother John Castriciones led the ocular site inspection of Camp Keithley in this city to jumpstart the agency’s plan to immediately distribute the area to qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries…
DAR employees receive 2nd dose of Covid-19 vaccination
The 1st dosage of the vaccine was administered last May 28, 2021, held at the DAR gymnasium. Clarhese Reyes, one of the DAR employees who received the 1st shot, said that after the 1st vaccination, she was already looking forward to getting the 2nd jab and be fully protected from the virus.…
DAR to strengthen the country’s agrarian reform and agricultural sector
DAR’s support services include infrastructure projects, farm inputs, and machinery, credit facilities, capacity building, and livelihood opportunities, among others. Support Services Office Undersecretary Emily Padilla said the DAR would pool all its resources to achieve sustainable rural…
DAR recovers revenue in Crisostomo Estate
The DAR chief said the revenues to be generated “will be of great help to the government in financing its various infrastructure projects and social welfare programs.” The Crisostomo property was donated to the government by the late Fr. Gregorio Crisostomo and was annexed by the DAR…
DAR builds processing facility for women farmers of Lake Sebu
Pereyra said the project’s aim is to increase the income of farmers by providing them with a facility to process and add value to their farm products. Aside from rice and corn, handicrafts from nito grass are the main agri-products of farmers in Lake Sebu. Pereyra said the women farmers,…
DAR turns over Php 14.11-M bridge projects in Nueva Ecija
The Secretary divulged that the provision of support services is a continuing activity of the DAR to boost the food production of the country and improve the lives of the farmers. “What is the use of giving them lands if we don’t provide support services such as infrastructure…
Egg machine kumikita kahit may quarantine
Dingalan, Aurora. Ala-sais ng umaga, randam pa ang hamog sa dampi ng hangin, unti-unting sumisikat ang araw sa Barangay Ibona, Dingalan, Aurora habang sina Maricel, Ma. Theresa, Soledad, Rosalinda at Magdalena ay nasa loob ng isang kulong na dampa na may 96 na inahing manok. Sunod-sunod na…
DAR celebrates Independence Day with persons deprived of liberty
According to DAR’s Program Beneficiaries Development Division Chief, Melecia Ong, “This is DAR’s way of expressing our gratitude to BJMP for supporting the agrarian reform beneficiaries by purchasing their products under the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty…
DAR distributes agri farm inputs to boost rice production of 200 farmers in Isabela
He said the 200 farmer-members of Barcolan Buenavista Dammao Development Cooperative (BARBUEDA DECO) benefited from the 20 bags of hybrid rice seeds, 40 bags 14-14-14 fertilizers, 40 bags of 46-0-0 fertilizers, 20 bottles/liters of pre-emergent herbicides and 180 liters of Carrageenan plant…
Cebu ARBs receive 2 bridge projects worth P57.6 million from DAR
“The DAR keeps on looking for ways to improve the lives of the farmers. We will continue looking after their welfare,” he said. Aside from the bridge projects, the DAR also distributed a total of 1,263 hectares of agricultural land in the town of Pinamungajan and Toledo City. Support…
DAR launches rice block farming in Bohol
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently launched rice block farming at Calatrava, Carmen in the province of Bohol to boost the palay production in the area by consolidating their lands and giving them the chance to manage their lands collectively in order to produce more. Provincial…
Castriciones strengthens DAR’s internal control system
Recognizing the importance of establishing and maintaining an effective internal control structure at the Department of Agrarian Reform, DAR Secretary Brother John R. Castriciones recently signed Memorandum Circular No. 5, series of 2021, creating a Policy Statement which strengthens the…
DAR celebrates Independence Day with persons deprived of liberty
Meanwhile, JINSP Fe Reynalda Chan of the Tacloban City Jail Female Dorm said, “Continuous coordination and linkages to other government and non-government organizations in the community is highly recommended to augment the needs of the PDLs while temporarily confined at this jail…
DAR delivers food for QC jail inmates
Padilla said: "There is a need to pursue this marketing arrangement aggressively to fight hunger, poverty and illiteracy." According to her, many individuals languishing in jails are themselves victims of circumstances, most of them are forced to commit offenses out of extreme hunger and…
Department of Agrarian Reform
The Department of Agrarian Reform is the lead government agency that holds and implements comprehensive and genuine agrarian reform which actualizes equitable land distribution, ownership, agricultural productivity, and tenurial security for, of and with the tillers of the land towards the improvement of their quality of life.
