DAR conducts 1st “Serbisyong DAR-to-DOOR” CLOA distribution in Laguna
Paete, Laguna – Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) John R. Castriciones led the first “Serbisyong DAR-to-DOOR” distribution of certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) to forty-three (43) agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) comprising a total of 38.7 hectares of land where he personally handed over to six (6) ARBs their titles living along the way to the venue while the rest were distributed at the Multi-Purpose building located in Brgy. Wawa, Siniloan, Laguna, July 1, 2020.
Catriciones personally delivered to the 6 ARBs their titles right at their doorstep to ensure that the farmers would receive their CLOAs. He handed the CLOA in a gift wrap and told the ARB in the vernacular, "May dala po kaming regalo sa inyo. Kami na po ang nagdala mismo dahil ito ang bilin ng Pangulo na ilapit namin sa inyo ang gobyerno. "
Seeing what was inside, teary-eyed farmers thanked the President and DAR for this unprecedented move of bringing the government closer to the people.
“This is the first time that DAR has done this, it is fulfilling and it’s worth it," Çastriciones said.
"Salamat po mahal naming Pangulo. Nakakahiya naman po na kayo pa ang nagpadala sa amin ng titulo," said Michael Dimafeliz, who became a beneficiary through hereditary succession because his father is old and had a stroke.
The second part of the distribution was held in the covered court where Castriciones distributed titles to ARBs located in Brgry. Wawa and Brgy. Magsaysay, Siniloan, Laguna.
The ARBs received their CLOAs under the new normal situation where the ARBs did a gesture of bowing down with their right hand on their heart, saying thank you afterwards and doing the fists bump.
ARB Ernesto Bringas pleaded “Sana gumawa ng paraan ang pamahalaan na matigil ang pamimili ng lupa ng mga dayuhan sa aming lugar. Nangangamba po ako na baka dumating ang araw na ang lupa ng Pilipinas ay pag-aari na ng mga banyaga. Hiniling ko din po na huwag ng pigilan ang mga pulis at military ang mga magsasaka na lumabas sa kanilang mga sakahan sapagkat ngayon ay panahon na ng taniman.”
Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Elizabeth Z. Villapando said the titles are among the 1,353 CLOAs turned-over by the Land Bank of the Philippines-Agrarian Reform Operations Center in UPLB, Los Banos, Laguna.
The ARB-recipients gathered at the ceremony, observing the required Covid-19 pandemic health and safety protocols of social distancing, and wearing masks.
Other officials who graced the event were DAR Undersecretaries for Support Services Office (SSO) Atty. Emily O. Padilla, Policy, Planning and Research Office Virginia N. Orogo, Assistant Secretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Office (FASPO) Ubaldo R. Sadiarin, Jr., CALABARZON Regional Director Rene E. Colocar, Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission Commissioner Greco Belgica, PAMRS Director Chavez.
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