The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to distribute 200.72 hectares of agricultural lands to 222 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Sta. Maria in the province of Laguna, on April 29. 2021.

The lands to be distributed cover areas in the nine (9) barangays of the said municipality including Barangays Calangay, Coralan, Cambuja, Talangka, Inayapan, Tungkod, Paoo, Macasipac and Matalingting.

Aside from the land distribution, which will be led by DAR Secretary Brother John Castriciones, the department would also turn over one (1) unit of hauling truck for major crop-based block farm to SANTAMASI Irrigators Association, Inc. with 727 total membership of which 114 are ARB members. The farm machinery is provided through the agency’s Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support (CRFPS) Project.

Brother John said the activities that would take place is expected to boost the economic lives of the ARBs and their organizations, especially in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“All of the activities that we will be doing is geared towards sustaining the significant gains in agrarian reform implementation in the country and we will continue to push these gains even amidst the coronavirus pandemic,” Brother John said.

After the ceremony, Brother John, with other top officials of DAR, would conduct a dialogue with seven (7) agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) in the province to know their concerns and issues related to their farms and organizations so that the department could craft policies to resolve them.

Following this, the DAR would also launch the Sta. Maria ARC Cluster Development Plan (ARCDP) to further develop the agrarian reform communities in the municipality.

Apart from the land distribution ceremony, the DAR delegate would also conduct a house-to-house distribution of certificates of landownership award (CLOAs) to some ARBs.

“Under the DAR to door program, we deliver the land titles of ARBs right at their doorsteps to show the farmers that we bring the government’s services to their own home and give them hope that this administration can be relied upon,” he said.

Mamamahagi ang Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) ng 200.72 ektarya ng lupang pang-agrikultural sa 222 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) sa bayan ng Sta. Maria, sa lalawigan ng Laguna, sa Abril 29. 2021.

Ang mga lupang ipamamahagi ay nasasakop ng siyam (9) na barangay sa nasabing munisipyo kabilang na ang Calangay, Coralan, Cambuja, Talangka, Inayapan, Tungkod, Paoo, Macasipac at Matalingting.

Bukod sa pamamahagi ng lupa, na pamumunuan ni DAR Secretary Brother John Castriciones, ang ahensiya ay magkakaloob din ng isang (1) yunit ng hauling truck sa SANTAMASI Irrigators Association, Inc. na may 727 kasapi, kung saan 114 na mga miyembro ay mga ARBs. Ang makinarya ay naipagkaoob sa ilalim ng Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support (CRFPS) Project ng ahensiya.

Ayon kay Brother John ang mga aktibidad na magaganap ay inaasahang magpapalakas sa pamumuhay ng mga ARB at ng organisasyon nito, lalo na sa gitna ng pandemya ng Covid-19.

“Ang mga aktibadad na ating ginagawa ay pagpapatuloy ng mga mahalagang pakinabang na ipinagkakaloob sa ilalim ng programa ng agrarian reform sa bansa at isusulong pa rin natin ito kahit na mayroon tayong dinaranas na pandemya sa coronavirus, “ ani Brother John.

Pagkatapos ng seremonya, makikipag-ugnayan si Brother John, kasama ang mga pangunahing opisyales ng DAR, sa pitong (7) agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) ng lalawigan upang malaman ang mga hinaing at suliranin sa bukirin at samahan, upang makagawa ang ahensya ng mga polisiya na magreresolba rito.

Ilulunsad din ng DAR ang Sta. Maria ARC Cluster Development Plan (ARCDP) upang lalong mapalakas ang mga agrarian reform communities ng munisipalidad.

Bukod sa land distribution ceremony. Maghahatid rin delegado ng DAR ng certificates of landownership award (CLOAs) sa kabahayan ng ilang ARBs.

“Sa ilalim ng DAR to door program, hinahatid natin ang titulo ng lupa ng mga ARBs upang ipakita sa kanila na hinahatid natin ang serbisyo ng pamahalaan sa kanilang mga pamamahay at upang mabigyan sila ng pag-asa na ang ating gobyerno ay kanilang maaasahan,” aniya.