Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Bernie F. Cruz recently held talks with the National Guthrie Plantations Inc.-Multi-Purpose Cooperative (NGPI-MPC) to parcelize the validated 3,150.07 hectare-palm plantation to its 1,143 member/ agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).

In December of 1988, a collective certificate of land ownership award (CCLOA) was issued in the name of NGPI-MPC. In 1990, the estate was renamed Filipinas Palmoil Plantation Incorporated (FPPI), located in the towns of Rosario and San Francisco, Agusan del Sur.

Cruz said the department held a meeting with the NGPI-MPC, including the Field Validation Team, to discuss their issues and concerns on the validation and the process of subdividing the landholdings.

“We are here to look at their state of affairs and reassure them that we would overcome any challenges and obstacles in the implementation of parceling out the plantation,” he said.

The parcelization of the landholding is implemented under the SPLIT project or the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling. Through this project, lands distributed under CCLOAs are subdivided to the ARBs and they would also be issued with individual land titles.

The Secretary said the SPLIT project would strengthen their ownership of their lands and their land tenure security.

“I wish that when you receive your individual land titles, you will still cooperate with each other and double your effort in making the lands more productive,” Cruz said.

The validated landholdings include Alcular group, with 2,305.91 hectares; Abalayan group, 431.08 hectares; and Sustino group, 413.08 hectares.

Caraga Regional Director Leomides Villareal is confident that the issuance of individual land titles would take place in the very near future.

“Most of them are open and receptive to suggested plans and actions during the meeting because they all shared one dream and that is to have their land titled to their name and to have an improved economic lives,” Villarreal said.

SPLIT project is a response to the directive given by President Rodrigo Duterte, during the 36th Cabinet Meeting held on April 1, 2019 at the Malacañan Palace, to divide collective parcels of lots and instructed the DAR to convene a task force and come up with a program to ensure the distribution of individual CLOAs from the collective titles.

Nakipagpulong kamakailan si Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Bernie F. Cruz sa National Guthrie Plantations Inc.-Multi-Purpose Cooperative (NGPI-MPC) upang iparsela ang na-validate na 3,150.07 ektaryang-palm plantation sa 1,143 member/agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).

Noong December of 1988, ipinagkaloob ang isang collective certificate of land ownership award (CCLOA) sa ngalan ng NGPI-MPC. Taong 1990, pinalitan ang pangalan ng naturang ari-arian bilang Filipinas Palmoil Plantation Incorporated (FPPI), na nasa bayan ng Rosario at San Francisco, Agusan del Sur.

Ayon kay Cruz ang ahensiya ay nakipag pulong sa NGPI-MPC, kasama na rin ang Field Validation Team, upang pag-usapan ang kanilang mga isyu at mga alalahanin sa validation at proseso ng paghahati-hati sa lupain.

“Narito kami upang tingnan ang kanilang kalagayan at seguruhin sa kanila na anumang hamon sa pagpapatupad ng pagparsela ng plantasyon ay ating malalampasan,” aniya.

Ang pagparsela sa lupain ay ipinatutupad sa ilalim ng SPLIT project o ang Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling. Sa pamamagitan ng proyektong ito ang mga lupaing ipinamahagi sa ilalim ng CCLOAs ay ipaparsela sa mga ARBs at iisyuhan sila ng indibidwal na titulo ng lupa.

Sinabi ng Secretary na sa tulong SPLIT project ay magpapalakas sa kanilang pagmamay-ari sa kanilang mga lupain at sa kanilang seguridad sa lupa.

“Hiling ko na kapag natanggap na ninyo ang mga indibidwal na titulo ng inyong lupa ay mananatili ang kooperasyon ninyo sa isa’t isa at dodoblehin ninyo ang inyong pagsisikap upang mas maging produktibo ang mga lupain,” aniya.

Ang na-validate na lupain ay ang: Alcular group, na may 2,305.91 ektarya; Abalayan group, 431.08 ektarya; at Sustino group, 413.08 ektarya.

Naniniwala si Caraga Regional Director Leomides Villareal na ang pag-iisyu ng indibidwal na titulo ay magaganap sa lalong madaling panahon.

“Karamihan sa kanila ay bukas at tanggap ang mga mungkahing plano at aksyon sa naganap na pagpupulong dahil lahat sila may iisang pangarap at iyon ay ang mailagay ang kanilang pangalan sa titulo ng lupa at umunlad ang kanilang mga pamumuhay,” aniya.

Ang SPLIT project ay tugon sa direktiba ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, sa ginanap na 36th Cabinet Meeting noong Abril 1, 2019 sa Malacañan Palace, upang hatiin ang mga kolektibong parsela ng mga lote, at inatasan ang DAR na magbuo ng task force at gumawa ng programa upang matiyak ang pamamahagi ng mga indibidwal na CLOA mula sa kolektibong titulo.